AIBU to use all the free so called charity bags that arrive through my letter box daily as rubbish bags

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Saves money thats for sure.

And whoever heard of the charity for firefighters!

The charity for women who burnt their fingers on the oven!

The charity for kids given wedgies by other kids!

YANBU, most of them are a scam anyway and the charity never sees the money. If I'm going to donate I'll bag the stuff up and hand it in to my chosen charity shop so I know its going where it's supposed to.

I do it!

YANBU we had a spate of people nicking charity bags round here and we have had scammers, I used them for rubbish bags too

The charities where i am dont take the empty bags back so YANBU to use them. I do it.

YANBU. That's exactly what I use them for.

Ooh what a good idea :)

I do. They're usually the perfect size for my bin

Theres nothing charitable about most of them anyway.

yanbu

i am getting increasingly annoyed at the number which are registered businesses not charities

I look forward to them coming through the door for precisely this reason!

We do it too

Brilliant idea - much better than just putting them in the bin like I usually do.

Agreed - given most are scams I take absolute delight in using them!

YANBU, but I'll warn you they often have holes in them!

We get about 4 a week and it makes me really cross. They don't want any bric a a brac/toys. Oh no they only want 'good quality clothes/shoes/handbags'.

All of our stuff goes to the Cancer Research shop in town anyway.

I already have my 'No Salesmen, Canvassers, Callers sign. feel like adding Charity Bags.

I use the ones without holes as rubbish bags as I'm into recycling

We get half a dozen a week, so I use them for rubbish too.

exactly what i use them for although i turn them inside out as thats what my mum said to do so you can't see its a charity bag!! (you still can)

we had a childrens illness scam about 5 years ago the council trading standards found the charity bags dumped in a bin at a local car boot sale they were charged and I think some went to prison for it,

I usually fill one genuine charity bag each month but receive so many more that I use them for rubbish bags also.

I see it as recycling.

Thank you I am glad I am not alone in this. At least 2 bags a week and increasing all the time.

DH says the ones from the british heart foundation are the best! A good size and fits our swing bin just nicely thank you!

We have a lot of charity shops in town, I take up a carrier bag and drop it off at a shop.

Sirzy, most registered charities are also registered businesses. They can be both and many do because it protects the personal assests of the trustees should the charity fold for some reason.

You can Gift Aid at the Charity Shops too so that makes more sense.

TV programme I saw said the 'charities' received a few pence and the businesses pocketed the rest.

But the weird charities make me laugh - never hear of most of them!

The fire fighters charity (formerly the fire fighters benevolent fund) is a charity for
Fire fighters and their families. They help fire fighters who are off of work die to injuries they've received on the job. They provide counselling for partners and children of bereaved fire fighters and for the fire fighters themselves. They can also help older retired fire fighters financially with things like breaks away etc.

Just thought i'd share that with you all! And yes, I use charity bags for the same thing. They're also handy for storing things in the loft