My pitch

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Waitrose, Holloway Road, London Every day 9.30am-2.30pm

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The Big Issue Magazine

01 September, 2025

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I’ve just been surviving. i need to get to know myself again

I was homeless and down in the dumps before I started selling Big Issue. I was begging a lot and really wanted to stop, so I jumped on Big Issue. And I really enjoy doing it. Sometimes it’s a bit cold

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My customers are always friendly, every single one of them

I really want to get my story out there. I actually started selling Big Issue quite a number of years ago. But I lost interest in it. I’m a recovering drug addict and I’ve been off drugs for nearly tw

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Selling big issue is no different to standing behind a bar

It can be difficult to make money. There’s nothing out there. I was on the streets. I was struggling. It can be a full-time job not having a job. You’re out all the time on the streets, with no purpos

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