Forgotten clothing

I think it is reasonable to assume that she is not too bothered about the coat.
Keep it for another month then donate it to the charity shop.
She really cannot assume that you will keep her property for ever.

grannysue- thanks for your reply but a charity shop would not take this coat to sell- it is only fit for the bin. I thought if I kept it for 6 months that was a reasonable length of time.

At my last place of work, anything left by visitors was kept for six months. After that time, if it hadn't been collected, we got rid of it either to charity shop, or bin. I think that if you keep the cost for six months, that is reasonable.

How did you get this temporary cleaner?- through an agency? if so contact them, tell them you will hold it for another month and then dispose of it unless she collects it or they provide you with a place to leave it. I don't understand how you would let someone clean your house when you don't know anyting about them.

I cannot remember which agency or the girl's name.

It was not a name I plucked out of a newspaper- this girl was only filling in for my permanent one who was on holiday. The agency would have her details.

Charleygirl5 take some photos of the coat and the size label before doing what ever with it then if she claims it was a leopard skin designer coat you can show exactly what it was

Charleygirl5, if you do need to just get rid of the coat eventually, most charity shops will take clothing unsuitable for sale as they can sell it on by weight for "ragging".

It's frustrating that they don't advertise this, as lots of people send to landfill clothes that could be recycled this way!

Happiyogi thanks, I do know this but this item is not even remotely clean. The stuff I have taken to my local charity shop has been clean, even holey dusters.

I’d bag it and put it in the garage (or somewhere else I could
forget it for a while) and then dispose of it into the bin after a year or so. I think it’s unlikely that the cleaner will ever come back for her old coat.

Charleygirl You are clearly looking for validation to throw out this item. Either do that or do as Tartlet suggests.

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tiredoldwoman, I consider that comment completely unnecessary and rather unkind. I've reported it.

After all this time I think I'd throw it in the bin as it's not in a fit state for the charity shop. In the unlikely event that she ever returns tell her it was completely devoured by clothes moths.

You don’t know anything about the OP tiredoldwoman ! perhaps you should find out about her before you jump to conclusions .

I missed the comment but thank you for reporting it.

I am going to put the coat in a carrier bag and pop it in my fabulously tidy and almost empty garden shed. It can rot there.

Thanks for all of the helpful comments, most appreciated.