Charities

[john1066]

Are the people who leave plastic bags in our doors to collect old clothing etc. to be trusted or do they rummage through them to see if there is any thing worth keeping. I have been that this does happen. Has anybody else heard of this happening?

[Androcles]

We've also had incidences in our locality of these companies going round and stealing bags left for other charities. When challenged, they made off at high speed. They are mostly crooks. Any incidents report to the police. with reg no and description if poss.

Only give to a collector from a registered charity or deliver it to a shop, or ask a neighbour to do it if you are out.

[hc4361]

Also, other people come round and collect the bags before the charities get there. It is becoming a real problem, so if you want to donate to charity take your goods to a charity shop yourself.
This is one example.
http://neighbourhood.southyorks.police.uk/news /wombwell/15052009
http://charitybags.org.uk/thefts_of_clothing_c ollection_bags.shtml

[marval]

I only give to charitries I trust. I used to work in a charity shop, so I know how vital donated clothing is.

[welshlibranr]

I take my unwanted items to the local Cancer charity shop myself, they probably get buttons for them, but at least they get something!

[zig.zag]

lol maval was doing time in a charity shop lmao

[stewey]

Surely if you leave things out that you do not need does it matter who takes them: people who need them to use, or people who think they can make some money from them.

[paraffin]

I've just had a good chuckle at some of the replies.

Androcles: "They are mostly crooks."
And those who aren't? Perhaps only "apprentice crooks?"

hc4361: "It is becoming a real problem."
As opposed to.... what? A "pretend" problem?

marval: "I only give to charities I trust."
You mean there are untrustworthy charities out there?

welsh: "...they probably get buttons for them."
That's not a very good exchange then, is it?

I've saved the best till last:
Androcles: "Any incidents report to the police with reg no and description if poss."
I tell you, anyone who wants to skeedaddle with my used socks and skiddies certainly does need locking up. Hee hee.

[B00]

Parrafin deserves stars just for using the ace word of "skeedaddle", not heard that in years!

And i have to say, to be brutally frank im with him/her on this one. By the time I'm through with clothes they're hardly fit to be worn by anyone, so if someone wants to collect them from my doorstep without me having to personally honk them anywhere, they're quite welcome to 'em.

[hc4361]

Unwearable clothes should be put in clothes bins at recycling centres, not passed on to charities to dispose of.
Paraffin - a real problem for the charities who are losing out, as opposed to a one off occurrence.
Stewey, if I am donating my unwanted goods to help a charity of my choice instead of selling them on ebay, I don't want them stolen by chancers.

[sara3]

real charities have their registered charity number on everything, including the plastic bags that come through the door. the others have "business" numbers, or something that is supposed to look like a registered charity.

personally, I'd put stuff in a registered charity bag, but don't even bother looking at the iffy leaflets that come through the door.

[daffy654]

We get several of these leaflets and bags every week through our letterbox,we have never given to any of them as we know most of them are not charities but profit-making organisations. We have several charity shops in the village who always need new stock,so any unwanted clothing gets bagged and taken to them.

[smudge]

We take all our cast offs directly to various charity shops.

It doesn't take long to stick them in the boot & deliver them -mind you we do live near the town.

Any clothes not suitable for selling go straight to the tidy tip for recycling.

[smudge]

....I never put clothes in the plastic bags you mention john - they go in the bin. (The bags not the clothes)!

[mccfluff]

i was throwing a load of clothes out and a friend asked if i'd give them to her church as they were sendig clothes etc overseas and she blatantly admitted that they go threw them and take out any good stuff to keep for themselves.

[mccfluff]

*through*

[caththecrazy]

We get loads but I only give to the ones I recognise.

What really annoys me is those who don't collect the bags after you've filled it up.