When will I ever learn?

jo5- join the club, ahahah (not funny really, but hey ho)

The Salvation Army would really appreciate any extra food that people do not want, I live in London so we have one on our door step but perhaps there are not too many were other people are..The priest is always happy with any excess food that is going to waiste, I hate the thought of food going to waiste.... When I was little and I did not want to eat my food my Dad would always say there are starving children in Africa that would love to have that food, when I got fed up of him saying that I told him that he had my permission to send all my diners to Africa.....

I am afraid that I struggle with the Sally Army ever since I rang them to ask if they wanted to take some clean duvets and blankets for the homeless people, after my Mum died, and the woman on the other end of the phone said " We do not take peoples dirty bedding for our clients, they have new things"......
I gave them to the RSPCA instead where they were appreciated. Don't get me wrong. I think the work the SA does is excellent but she was so rude.....

nanapug - what a shame you got such a rude response and how hurtful. Maybe that is not the Sally Army's policy and the woman was just mistaken. I'm sure the RSPCA were vey grateful for the duvets. I always take my redundant bedding to our local Dogs Trust.

I suppose it was too much to hope for!

I took a coat to an Oxfam shop a few years ago that was refused because it was too shabby [I'd only just stopped wearing it as well ].

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I took 3 bags of really good toys (could have sold them on ebay) to our local Charity shop before Christmas and the woman nearly sent me away with them

Oh, er... When my uncle and aunt died nine years ago, my sister and I took loads of decent duvets, pillows, etc and left them in the Salvation Army box in the Sainsbury's car park!

What is the world coming to, I think charity shops are too expensive now a days, I also did to be honest have one bad encounter with SA too, What a cheek though charity shops sending people away that wish to help with their belongings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was cooking for 20 on Christmas Day. Had no idea how much would actually be needed, so made sure there was plenty. Fed everyone no problem. Used the left overs to feed a further 11 the next day, and have just made a lovely pot of soup with the remainder! Next year I'll definitely be more careful!

To be fair, I think the SA is worried about bed bugs, which have become a huge problem in the US and, last I heard, are an increasing problem here. Their worry may be misplaced and even such a worry doesn't excuse rudeness; the person who spoke to nanapug could have explained politely.

Very hot laundry washes kill them but most people don't do very hot washes any more.

Fairness on the subject of bed bugs aside, I'm rather disgruntled with charity shops nowadays too, partly because they seem too showy and expensive, but also because I'm disgruntled with many of the large charities for other reasons. They have suffered from too much corporate creep in recent years.

I have been having a bit of a clear out and already have 3 bags to take to the local charity shop. This is for St. Peters Hospice and they take just about anything.

Very true Bags. I was in a Charity shop recently and suddenly thought ' is this really a charity shop?'. Everything was soo expensive, and strategically placed, and there was only me and one other in the place. Then I realised that Mary Portas had got her hands on it and turned it into something that it really wasn't. Hopefully they will see sense and revert to being just a normal charity shop full of 'stuff ' then they may make some profit!

I didn't know about Mary Portas. I looked her up and it explains a lot. Yuk.
I'm just hoping our best one - evicted before Xmas - will open again.
- The same....!
I don't go in some of ours.

I have managed not to waste much food at all. There are a lot of left overs that will keep and when I go to visit DD (to collect the christmas presents she forgot to bring ) I may off load some of the cheese which will further damage my waistline.

Bags. "Yolk is chick food in the egg, after all."

I honestly thought it was the chick!

I shouldn't admit that should I?