Donating used reading glasses

carolebarclay

Hi everyone. I’ve been doing a lockdown tidy up and have a few old pairs of glasses. Decent frames and lenses. Any ideas where I can donate them to? Thanks in advance x

Silvertabby

Our specsavers had a box for old glasses, but don't know if that is still the case in these strange days.

If you have a local branch, perhaps  you could ring them to ask?

Norman_Castle

Some charity shops take them, possibly Oxfam.

Savvy_Sue

Norman_Castle said:

Some charity shops take them, possibly Oxfam.

True, but right now, charity shops are not open, whereas opticians probably are.

carolworwood

Sorry to hijack your question but I am new to this site and want to ask one of my own and just can't see how to do it, even though I have read the guide and tried to follow it! Can you advise please?

Savvy_Sue

carolworwood said:

Sorry to hijack your question but I am new to this site and want to ask one of my own and just can't see how to do it, even though I have read the guide and tried to follow it! Can you advise please?

when you can see the board with its list of posts, there is a button which says New Thread. Make sure you're on the right board, because that's where your thread will appear. 

Worth reading the 'Help' links too: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/forum-introduction-guide/?_ga=2.250206598.1277972118.1610481561-342716043.1515960275

carolworwood

Does anyone out there have any experience with Give Back Boxes. It sounds like such a good idea but I don't want to donate to one of those businesses which takes most of the proceeds and the charities get very little.

Norman_Castle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/charities

Top left, red button marked new thread.

General_Grant

carolworwood said:

Does anyone out there have any experience with Give Back Boxes. It sounds like such a good idea but I don't want to donate to one of those businesses which takes most of the proceeds and the charities get very little.

Have you found this for the UK.
I see this for donating where values are in $,