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Donating old TV to charity?

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  • turtlemoose
    turtlemoose Posts: 1,644 Forumite
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    grr tried to edit my post but it won't let me....found the details of that shop....
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  • Sue-UU
    Sue-UU Posts: 9,557 Forumite
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    davetrousers wrote: »
    Yup British Heart Foundation do

    They certainly do!
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  • hmaffin
    hmaffin Posts: 134 Forumite
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    Need to do the same thing with a tv and computer - found this site while browsing :

    http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/

    Go to Goodwill Gallery and you can post a message about your item for a charity to contact you about.

    HTH!
  • purply
    purply Posts: 391 Forumite
    we donated our old tv at the weekend to the hospital ward my hubby works at. im sure most wards would take them even tho patients have TVs by their beds-staff could keep it in their staff room...?
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  • Noggin_the_Nog_2
    Noggin_the_Nog_2 Posts: 57 Forumite
    I agree that selling the TV on Ebay would be a good idea, particularly if you have a specific charity in mind that you want to benefit. You use the advanced listing option and Ebay refund the proportion of listing and final value fees that you are donating (i.e. if you are donating 100% of the final sale you will get 100% of the fees recredited, but not any Paypal fees). But be careful because if your item doesn't sell, you have to pay the listing fee in full as normal. There is a big range of charities set up on Ebay for you to donate to. Good luck! someone will be delighted to have your TV and to help charity at the same time, it is very kind of you to offer it.
  • Valli
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    what about domestic violence victims...the worker I know said they'd have a DVD player I don't need.
    Just waiting for her to come and pick it up!
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
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  • noonesperfect
    noonesperfect Posts: 1,831 Forumite
    When I wanted to donate a perfectly good and barely used 15" portable tv/video to the BHF I was asked if it was black or silver. When told it was black they declined and said they had loads of black ones as they don't sell!!!!!

    Somewhat stung I got in touch with the city's furniture/electrical store which helps needy people and they were very grateful I'm pleased to say. They would even have collected it......:T
    :wave:
  • rarrarrar
    rarrarrar Posts: 142 Forumite
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    Old TV's and monitors can be difficult to give away via Freecycle so its not surprising that even the few charity shops which take Electricals ( only 6 Oxfam ones now do) are not keen on accepting them.

    TVs count as special waste and cant go in the shops normal waste so disposing of unsold or non-working ones can be a problem.
  • pollysg
    pollysg Posts: 207 Forumite
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    I am about to try Emmaus (mine is Gloucester, but google it with your nearest city name) - they take tvs as long as they have a remote and a scart socket.
  • Sibo
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    Just offered my 5-year old TV on Freecycle and got 17 people replying who wanted it! Seems a waste when I think of all the TVs I see like mine down the dump. So don't think there aren't plenty of people out there in need of a 2nd hand Telly.
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