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My local charity shop has closed down so I'm not sure what to do with my old clothes that might not be worth selling on ebay.

Any ideas of what to do with it?

Zuharah
over a year ago
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Ann1984

Advertising them will be best on free sites will help local charities like womans aid and homeless

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Zuharah

Thank you. Good idea πŸ‘

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jigsawx3x

Find a free site local to you where I live we have one it's fab as the admins also do prize give aways for people that are active

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Zuharah

Sounds good. Thanks πŸ‘

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nicolajaynehend

Turn them in to a blanket for the winter. That what I would do. Like a patch work one. Or make a bag. Or dye them. Then you got some new clothes. Make cushions. πŸ€—

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Zuharah

Great ideas. Thank you πŸ€—

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lornaae

Ask your local shelters, particularly women's shelters, if they can take them. Often women and children who stay there arrive with very little clothes

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Zuharah

I know 😒 It Is really difficult for women and children in that situation. I have been in a similar position myself a few years ago and will be forever grateful to a friend who gave me some of her clothes.

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AliceBell64468

As others have suggested it would be worth seeing if any shelters can accept them, also if you have old towels and bedding the dogs homes will always have those x

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Zuharah

Thank you for the suggestion πŸ‘

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sarahgreen15

I’ve tried advertising some better condition clothes on vinted but I’ve not had any luck selling so I will no doubt get bored of waiting and take them to the charity shop like i normally do πŸ™„

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Zuharah

I hope someone buys some of your items soon ❀️

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LeighReidAtanas

Do you have a local recycle centre- most of these centres have Salvation Army bins for old clothes

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Zuharah

We do have some bins locally and that might be the best choice, but sometimes they are completely full.

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Username10418

Try other charity shops such as Triad, as they have now reopened. As someone said recycling centres have clothes banks as do supermarkets & you also find them on high streets etc

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Zuharah

Thank you for the suggestions πŸ‘

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Username10418

Zuharah welcome, if you go down selling route don’t forget you can also sell on shpock & Gumtree. If bins full people tend to leave clothes in black bags next to them

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Zuharah

ivenailedit Thank you for the reminder πŸ™‚ πŸ‘

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HollyDolly22

clothes bank bins.

i cant be bothered with being messed around with people collecting then not turning up. or giving someone in need and see them flogging it.

drives me nuts

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Ann1984

dholly39 I hate that when you trying help someone out then you see them for sale

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AgnesFaludi

Give them to charity...

The give the baby clothes and girl clothes to relatives and friends.

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SilverSurfer

Stick them in a charity bin somewhere, i'm sure there are plenty about. Never use enviroclothes though, family member took loads of the clothes and they went through the bag and only selected certain clothes they wanted and surprise surprise they wanted the designer stuff but not the plain cheaper stuff.

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Zuharah

Thank you for the info about enviroclothes. I don't know much about them but it is dissapointing to hear that they wouldn't take the regular stuff.

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Golfforall

Any good with a sewing machine ? Turn them into face masks/coverings , you could even sell them then . Plenty of patterns around on the internet , might even make a few bob .

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Zuharah

That is actually a great idea. I made myself a face mask and when I posted a picture on fb, someone asked me where I had bought it. I made one for her but only charged for the postage since it was not exactly professionally made 😁

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KayMountford

If theyve got holes or marks in then you could cut them up for cleaning rags

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Zuharah

Good idea. I remember my mum used to do that πŸ™‚

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tumblespots

If you want to you could donate them, I posted this a few days ago; Post Your Donations to BHF for Free

https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/freebies/post-donations-bhf-free-5922

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Ceebers

Make some face masks as we will be needing them from the 24 July.

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Chelsea0121

Check where your nearest charity shop or maybe a local clothes bank might be available at your local supermarket

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tara73ziva

I take mine to a local charity shop

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Chaz85

I donate mine to lord whisky cat and dog sanctuary helps feed the animals as I’m a animal lover

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KatieBlue

You could take them in to H&M. They give you a voucher for Β£5 off Β£25 spend. But that means buying more clothes!

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Howmuch

I believe you can add multiple vouchers to your account for Β£5 off Β£25 for every bag you drop off in store.

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eyeballkerry

Most of my old clothes are old and would be no good to anyone. My husband uses some as cleaning cloths.

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emmajd

If they are in good condition I donate them to charity

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reannsgran

Most of mine either go to the charity shop or to the local school jumble sale. I have to admit most of my clothes I wear until there’s not a lot of wear left πŸ₯΄

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jam45

I give friends and family first refusal and take the rest to a charity shop.

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Pjran

Old clothes just take up all my storage areas around the house. I know I should clear them out but I think I’ll wear it someday.

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Mskaur

Take kids clothes to tk maxx, they go to help a children's Cancer charity

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Antiwoke

supermarkets normally have clothes containers next to bottle banks, we also get a bag through the door for diffrent charities to put clothes in and leave outside. i'm also sure there is more than one charity shop a bit further a field..

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