Do you donate old clothes?

Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
Having worked in thrift, I'm glad to give back to it. As is, about 95% of my clothing comes from thrift anyway. Not only do I give it back (in the same or better condition), I don't feel so guilty about wanting a new wardrobe once a year. Having such a self-perpetuating cycle of reuse-recycle is totally win-win.
01/22/2013
Contributor: KinkyNicki92 KinkyNicki92
Yep my fiance' has a habit of allowing me to get new wardrobes to compliment the season so i let my friends come in and pick out what they want and the rest i give to the salvation army or the good will
01/22/2013
Contributor: KissTheSkyBaby KissTheSkyBaby
Yep I'm with Nicki. Call up the friends, "hey I'm getting rid of this stuff, you want anything?" If they pass it's on to goodwill
01/22/2013
Contributor: Feisty Feisty
I usually donate them, but sometimes I will give them to relatives or upcycle them.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Raymaker Raymaker
I tend to buy from goodwill and so on, but I don't think I've ever had clothes that I didn't wear till they outright broke, I had to sew up again, and then got holes in them well beyond the point of repair. On the rare occasions I outgrow clothes and couldn't repurpose them, I donate though.
01/22/2013
Contributor: TheirPet TheirPet
I always donate things I don't need anymore, not just clothes.
01/22/2013
Contributor: WhoopieDoo WhoopieDoo
I like up-cycling my clothes (thinking of starting a thread for sharing), but the clothes I don't want to use for that are donated.
01/22/2013
Contributor: satinlady550 satinlady550
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Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
I donate them to local organizations. I worked for Goodwill industries for over a year in the production departmant. I will never donate anything to that place. If it wasn't "like new" they threw the stuff in the garbage. Then I was reading online that the CEO makes over a million $ a year while the people with disabilities and those whom don't work for mim wage and are treated like animals. So yes I donate to our local charities that distribute the clothing to people in our community that are in need.
01/22/2013
Contributor: RavenInChains RavenInChains
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
I donate my own clothes. I usually send my kids clothes to Thredup since kids grow out of clothes so quickly, that way I can get new ones.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Apirka Apirka
We usually have a yard sale, or give them to my mother's friend who has a yard sale (though she did open up a store that sells new and used items, but she gives us credit for giving her stuff).
01/22/2013
Contributor: TrenchcoatHunters TrenchcoatHunters
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
I give them to family and friends or donate them
01/22/2013
Contributor: Allison.Wilder Allison.Wilder
I donate, sell or give them away.
01/22/2013
Contributor: padmeamidala padmeamidala
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
I've donated my clothes and also my kid's clothes too.
01/22/2013
Contributor: UnknownGirl UnknownGirl
As long as the clothes are in good condition I'll donate them
01/22/2013
Contributor: Kitka Kitka
If we don't have friends/family that can take our clothes then we end up donating them to the Goodwill store.
01/22/2013
Contributor: joiedejouets joiedejouets
Donate usually, or sell to a consignment
01/22/2013
Contributor: Marie Hanna Marie Hanna
90% of the time I donate them, but the nicer clothes I sell.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Lover of Leather Lover of Leather
Whatever doesn't go to hand me downs, or to friends, gets donated.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Bubaloo Bubaloo
I give them to my younger brother.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Bethy Cassatt Bethy Cassatt
Yep. Donating about 80% of the time. Otherwise, it's so worn out I can't wear it any more.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Mrs.Tee Mrs.Tee
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
yes i do
01/22/2013
Contributor: Falsepast Falsepast
I give them to relatives
01/22/2013
Contributor: damnbul12 damnbul12
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
I donate them.
01/22/2013
Contributor: laflauta laflauta
I donate whenever my clothes are in good enough condition to keep being worn. I wear a lot of stuff for long enough that the garments develop holes or get pit stains, so that stuff goes in the trash or gets repurposed.
01/22/2013
Contributor: ginnyluvspotter ginnyluvspotter
I give mine to friends and family.
01/22/2013
Contributor: freud13 freud13
I donate them as long at they are in good shape.
01/22/2013
Contributor: PeaceToTheMiddleEast PeaceToTheMiddleEast
I give them to friends or family but if they can't get to them after a bit sitting around I will bring them to the Good Will or some other place that will take them.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Beautiful-Disaster Beautiful-Disaster
Yeah, i have.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Chelynn67 Chelynn67
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
Do you donate your old clothes when you don't want them anymore, or they don't fit anymore? Or do you do something else with them?
I give them away unless someone I know wants them.
01/22/2013
Contributor: JennSenn JennSenn
I donate them. They used to go to family, but not any more.
01/22/2013