What are you carting off to Goodwill?

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We're all a bunch of pack rats. But even the nest needs cleaning every 30 years or so. What have you been meaning to get rid of? What are you carting off to Goodwill?
 

This week it will be a box of Christmas ornaments and holiday dishes that I no longer use.

If I have the ambition I may tackle sorting and purging the closet by the front door.

I'm a much better starter than I am a finisher so the closet may become part of my New Year's resolution.
 
I don't generally give to Goodwill. They are a for-profit company, jack the prices up, and only give the "round it up" change to charity. I drop off at Salvation Army, they sell items really reasonable and the money goes back to help the community. Also to churches, animal shelters (they need blankets, towels, etc).

I try to go through things a few times a year and purge. Otherwise we are prone to become hoarders. LOL! I have some sheets, older towels and a few nicnaks to get rid of.
 

Pappy said:
Whatever doesn’t sell from our community garage sale this weekend. Into the car and off it goods to Molly Mutts, a thrift store for our local SPCA.
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The community garage sale sounds like a great idea!

You can buy your neighbors stuff store it for a year and sell it back to them next year! :playful::eek:nthego:
 
Books and magazines. I resent, like hell, the unfriendly and rude "estimators" at Half-Price Books, who sell me a book for $5, and then, when I bring it in, to sell it back to them, I'm offered .50! I just go next door, to Goodwill, and donate the book, getting a tax receipt for doing so.
 
After Christmas, a lot of our Christmas décor will go to the Goodwill and some to our neighbor, if she wants any of it. We really don't know the size of apartment we will be getting in Colorado, or if we will be able to decorate outside. And, if there isn't a Garage Sale in the Spring of next year in our complex, we will have a number of things going to the Goodwill.
 
We donate to Value Village. I go through the place each season. Mainly donate clothing, jewellery, shoes and kitchen stuff. If I haven't worn an item for 3 yrs...it goes. My other half buys shirts there and picked up a cute lamp as well. I've got a shopping bag full of things ready to go.
 
Brought a couple of big bags of jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, t-shirts, socks, etc. to one of the donation bins that they have in store parking lots. They all seem to be for different charities or causes, I don't give to Goodwill anymore either. For furniture we've had the Salvation Army pick up in the past. I used to donate to ARC, but when they started spamming my phone everyday, morning, noon and night and refused to take my name and number off their call list, I stopped supporting them.
 
I carted off a large box of clothes and Christmas stuff to a local charity I like to support. They have good prices at their thrift shop and I see a lot of obviously disadvantaged people shopping in there. They also run a food pantry, a counseling and job service, and most importantly, a community health clinic staffed by local doctors who give a half day a month in service. One of my former MD bosses was one of the founders of the clinic. There are very few paid staff members.

I prefer to donate to charities like this, rather than Goodwill.
 
Other than the movies we drop off, previously bought from GW, that were pretty much horrible in content,
we seem to know or know of folks that need or appreciate our stuff we no longer want or need.
Most of that is clothing, but some tools.
 
I have a box I've been filling for the Salvation army for the past several months. Some figurines, a lamp, dishes some clothes and two end tables. I'm going to get my hubby to bring it because I will go around the back and unload,then drive around to the front door and fill up the car again. This store opened about a year ago and I love it. I've done some serious damage to their inventory buying wise. One of my New Year resolutions is to stay away from the Salvation Army store. The hubby gives me about a month.
 
Since we moved a few months ago I still had a lot of things packed. My husband dropped off at the Salvation Army winter clothes, coats and sweaters. My daughter helped us drop off gowns that I had and a few suits of my husbands, I think where she dropped them off at was called a consignment shop. We also dropped off pots, pans and dishes.
 
I need to a) get another round of stuff (clothes and a few small housewares) to Goodwill; b) shred another round of old paperwork; and c) get to the dump/recycling center with some broken electronics I'm not supposed to put in the trash. Looks like I need to do a lot of spring cleaning this late fall/winter! Ugh!
 
Our local thrift stores are a Mennonite Charity shop and a thrift store run by people recovering from drug and alcohol problems. They are next door to each other and I have donated to both but now I only give to the Mennonites because they sell their items at a cheaper price. I went in to The Lighthouse where I have donated dozens of books and they wanted almost $7 for 2 books. At the Mennonite store they are usually 50 cents each.

When I donate to a thrift store I am hoping to help low income people buy things they need and paying $6 for a stained pair of blue jeans isn't right!

Lately I've donated books and cloths and a few kitchen items. I am in an online group where we talk about decluttering and even post photos of before and after cleaning a room. It's helped me to get real and clean out some closets and under the beds. :D
 
I nearly always have a box that is being filled for Goodwill or Disabled Vets. Right now it has some clothing and dishes in it. I rarely shop at thrift stores because I don't need more stuff. If only Amazon weren't so eager to fulfill my every whim and wish from the comfort of my own home.
 

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