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  • JC_Derby
    JC_Derby Posts: 818 Forumite
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    My main peeve is the endless supply of "charity" clothes bags, most of which are from dodgy companies who give a (no doubt tiny)% to charity. Annually I must get enough to fill a bin liner - anyone have a good way of using these?
    You don't use them as free bin liners?
  • I use the never ending supply when I do my daily chicken house clean up.Cheaper than black plastic sacks.
  • brewerdave
    brewerdave Posts: 8,899 Forumite
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    We too, get an endless supply of "charity" bags - I've tried to use them for general rubbish but our local dustmen sometimes refuse to collect unless the bags are black !!! HOWEVER, a couple of times I've put them out ...and they have been collected by the white van !!!!! ...I PRESUME that they get paid by weight so pick anything up !!:rotfl:
  • ex2t633w
    ex2t633w Posts: 26 Forumite
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    Anyone visited by Jehovah's Witnesses has the right to say
    " Please put me on your DO NOT CALL list ".
    There is no need to be abusive or deceptive .
    One day people may be glad they called !
  • tonycottee
    tonycottee Posts: 1,332 Forumite
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    ex2t633w wrote: »
    Anyone visited by Jehovah's Witnesses has the right to say
    " Please put me on your DO NOT CALL list ".
    There is no need to be abusive or deceptive .
    One day people may be glad they called !

    You mean when people are at their lowest and at their most vulnerable?
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