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Does everyone get as many charity bags through the letterbox as we do? We get roughly 3-4 a week sometimes even more. Whilst I like to do my bit, if I filled each one the house would be empty! Some of them I'm a bit dubious of too. There's one which comes quite regularly which uses the Breast cancer ribbon logo but when you look closely it's a textile recycling company who will donate a small percentage of proceeds to charity. So if I have got things to go out I'm careful which one to use. On the plus side I've now a huge collection of unused bags ready for when the bins need emptying. Tried putting the unused bags out for collection but they never are.
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I get them too. I take my charity stuff direct. The bags I get through the door I use at lottie. I have tried to stop postings but no success. -
Around here we also get a fair few bags and they never collect the unused ones so like Donna I take my stuff either to the charity shop of Salvation army any thing thats left gets used for shed wipes.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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We rarely get charity bags here and if we do I check them out before filling them.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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my partner gets loads of bags me i get non so i always steal his and take my stuff straight to the charity shopComment
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No, I never get any charity bags delivered here. I take everything down to the charity shop myself. But don't forget that here in Wales we have had to to pay for all our plastic bags since last October. They will soon be like gold dust!
If I were you I'd keep hold of them - a time may come when you have to pay for the bags as well...Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.Comment
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We get them. I never have anything to put in them. Anything we have finished with is of no use to anyone else!Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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I'm surprised nobody's filled them with their green waste yetAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Nope but then not even the religious groups find us, nor the ambulance service, nor police! I like it that way
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We get at least two some times three charity bags through the letterbox a week, we never put anything out as our old cloths go to the school who sell them to the bag collection people and spend the money on the kids, charity bags get used as bin bags in our house not bought any for a long time
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We get them . have tried putting therm out on the street but they never get collected full or empty so have given up with them........don't seem to get the charity envelopes (where you put money in ) anymore thankfully ....I like to choose which charity gets stuff and don't like to feel pressurised ......S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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same here all round our area,they a pain in the butt,as been said not all are bonifide charites,we to have very little to give away as i recycle them for garage rags,for himself,anything any good charity shop of my choice direct,1 time i waited in allday for SA van,as i had quite a few things after a clear out,and no one turned up,so not worth the bother anymore,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of theseComment
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Soon I will have so many that I plan to fill one of them with charity bags and put it out for collection. I'm sure that none of them are genuine and I can only use so many down my lottie. Where I live is a Mecca for charity shop perusers. There are almost more of them than real shops. One charity has 2 shops! Anything that is no good to send for second hand use my OH uses as a rag at work. Don't forget natural fibres can be composted.Comment
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In our area the charity MIND will take worn out textiles for recycling - they are shredded and used as filling/packing/insulation etc depending what they are made of. We get a bag at the beginning of the year, and if we fill it and put it out for collection (the same day as recycling bins), they leave a new bag.Originally posted by Hilary B View Post
We get lot of other charity bags too, but just put them with other bags in the plastics recycling box.
There was one cheeky lot must have been following the air ambulance bag deliverers - right after we got the AA bag, a leaflet came through the door purporting to be collecting for them and advising to stick the leaflet on any bag of clothes etc and leave for collection. It took some very careful scrutiny to realise they were no connection to AA or any charity, and only in it for the moneyLocation - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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We get tons of the bloomin' things as well, and every day also seems to bring at least one menu for a local take-away too
We very rarely eat take-out, and I never use charity bags as they all seem to be a bit of a scam. All of our unwanted stuff goes to the nearest charity shop, or in the Bags to School bags. Pity none of the deliverers seem to be able to read the big 'No charity bags, menus or catalogues wanted here' notice stuck on my door!!
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