Sell - Donate - or Dump?
#11
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Oak Point TX
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Our church will come to your home for pic-up. They donate to the homeless shelters for people that are lucky enough to get a home. AmVets, American Legion, Moose, and others are happy to receive these items for the "out of luck" persons. I bet if you took them to a part of your city that are in need, and sit them on the corner, they would be gone very fast. I sometimes put mine in boxes on the curb side and mark "free." Gone in a flash. We have recycle trash pick up once a month also.
#15
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Horse Country, FL
Posts: 7,341
Call the Salvation Army or St. Vincent De Paul in your area and see if they do pick- ps. If not, we put stuff that is sill good at the curb with a free sign and it disappears quickly. The few pieces that remain go to the charity shop or stay at the curb for trash pick up.
#16
I have actually put stuff out on a table next to the footpath and most of the old folk around here managed to sift through and take all of it. It was interesting to watch the different personalities from my room. Perhaps this method could work for you?
#17
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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Depending on what it is. If it can go into the recycle bin, it will. Gone by the end of the day if it goes to the curb. I've even donated from the freezer. If DH and I don't eat it in a couple months I put it into a cooler and take it to soup kitchen or mission. The packages are always marked with the date I put it into the freezer. Had a big package of turkey legs and couple roasts that needed to be used up and knew we wouldn't in anytime soon. They couldn't have been happier. They were making soups and stews that week. Worked out fine. not going to mess with garage sale. Advertised a futon once. They came to get it and next thing I knew they (a couple) walked all the way through my house. My DH wasn't so dear with them. Our house is small but didn't have to go all the way through it. Never again. To the curb.
#20
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bay Area near San Francisco
Posts: 1,213
After finally deciding (anguishing) that some items are no longer wanted or needed -
what is the best way to get them gone?
I don't have enough gathered to put on a yard sale (or the facility/location or the desire or the energy) - the stuff isn't valuable enough to advertise - and taking them to donation sites is inconvenient - and it's still too good to just trash - and I've already tried to pawn the stuff off to other family members -
What do you do?
what is the best way to get them gone?
I don't have enough gathered to put on a yard sale (or the facility/location or the desire or the energy) - the stuff isn't valuable enough to advertise - and taking them to donation sites is inconvenient - and it's still too good to just trash - and I've already tried to pawn the stuff off to other family members -
What do you do?
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