Charity bags Q

GotToChange

Those which merely collect and give a percentage are usually clearly marked.... (I find).
I seem to always have plenty to donate, although am sure that I will run out some day.
I have been know to drive after the colllecting van as it drove off down the road - and finally catch them as they leave the village! Much to their surprise.
I am usually not enough on the ball to have the bag full and ready to leave out and always feel pleased when I actually manage it.
I have a pdsa one that is still not filled and I missed the collection (saw the van and felt v guilty), so I shall fill it up and take to the shop when next in town.
One driver told me that they go around twice in this village, hoping that they will get there before the Polish/bogus collectors who have no intention of even passing on a percentage of what they make. (He was the one who said they were Polish, not me.)

spartacusthe1st

we get charity bags at least twice a week!how many clothes do they think we have?we have a no junk mail and no charity bags sign right next to the letterbox but the people who deliver these bags cant seem to read as they still get put through the letter box!

spike7451

The's actually a couple of places sprung up near me that will buy your unwanted clothes for cash,so it just shows you what big business the is in recycling old clothes.

http://www.cashforclothing.co.uk/#/cash4clothes-n-ireland/4539203779

trukdiver

McKneff wrote: »

The only ones I can think of that are legit are the Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.
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The Oxfam ones are legit. I used to volunteer in an Oxfam shop and we got bags from door to door collections. Oxfam also have their own recycling centre (Wastesaver) which takes care of the the unsaleable stuff.

PZH

trukdiver wrote: »

McKneff wrote: »

The only ones I can think of that are legit are the Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation.

The Oxfam ones are legit. I used to volunteer in an Oxfam shop and we got bags from door to door collections. Oxfam also have their own recycling centre (Wastesaver) which takes care of the the unsaleable stuff.

However, there is absolutely NO way of ensuring that the said bags are collected by the named charity - plenty of "white" vans drive down roads and simply collect ALL bags put out.

Personally - I always take my stuff to the shop itself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14724915

Only a third of items donated to door-to-door charity bag collectors end up in high street charity shops, with most being sold abroad, it has been claimed.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=44265216&postcount=10

nomoneytoday

sarahg1969 wrote: »

Half of the ones we get through our door aren't even for charities. They are for companies that sell the clothes on. I get really cross when I see my neighbours have been duped into leaving full bags on their driveways. I personally save the bags and use them for rubbish, etc.

Those get returned to sender at their cost or used for rubbish

Abbafan1972

I never use charity bags that come through the door, they go straight in the bin.

A lot of the time they are no good to use for bin bags as they have holes in.

Anything I have to give to charity, I always take it personally to the shop, at least I know they are receiving it.

trukdiver

phoodless wrote: »

However, there is absolutely NO way of ensuring that the said bags are collected by the named charity - plenty of "white" vans drive down roads and simply collect ALL bags put out.

Personally - I always take my stuff to the shop itself.

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Taking it to the shop yourself is certainly the best idea!

go_cat

I use them for old stuff that isn't sellable even in charity shops - they can do with it what they want - saves me taking it to the tip

trukdiver

go_cat wrote: »

I use them for old stuff that isn't sellable even in charity shops - they can do with it what they want - saves me taking it to the tip

That could explain why one of the bags we got in the Oxfam shop was full of dead leaves...:rotfl: