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Charities report donors giving rubbish to their outlets 🙄

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Fallingstar Thu 15-Oct-26 09:09:14

A piece on BBC this morning about donors really surprised me about people donating highly unsuitable items and even bags of household rubbish to charities, meaning they have the added cost of getting rid of it all.
When I decluttered I remember ringing the charity which would pick it up describing what would be in the bags. I did have to remove anything electrical because the charity didn’t have a qualified tester.
I know there are members on here who volunteer in charity shops and would be glad to hear of their experiences.

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sodapop Thu 15-Oct-26 09:25:34

People use charity shops etc as dumping grounds when they can't be bothered to deal with their own rubbish. This has long been the case especially when leaving bags outside when the shop/charity is closed. Shameful.
I found the same thing on a smaller scale with the voluntary library I ran, people brought in books which had been in garages or barns for years and were damp, smelly and unreadable, even covered in mouse dropping. Usual comment was , well I don’t like to throw books away.

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Fallingstar Thu 15-Oct-26 09:47:05

What a shame!
What is wrong with people?
I feel quite conscious of what I donate to charity, worried that it might not pass muster.

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