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OrangeandGoldMrsDeVere · 28/09/2012 17:56

Well not me exactly.
And I may well get told off for putting this in AIBU but I put AIBU so pfft

Bravissimo have recycling bins in their shops. They collect bras for selling cheaply in developing countries. Apparently bras are difficult to manufacture cheaply so they are beyond the price range of many women.

I read an article a while back that women in Africa are less likely to be raped and suffer other sexual assaults if they own underwear. This has stuck with me.

Today I took my darling girl's little bras to the shop in Margaret Street in W1. Her tiny little teenage bras that she never really got to wear. I have been hanging on to them for over 6 years. It was time to put them to good use, I cant think of a better one. It breaks my heart that my girl didn't get to grow into the amazing woman I know she would be. I like to think of her stuff giving a young girl in poverty some sort of security.

I took a load of my badly fitting ones too.

The money raised goes to Tommy's so it seems like a win - win to me.

So instead of chucking your old bras will you think about donating them? If they are too knackered for resale they are taken apart and recycled.

AFAIK the whole thing is legit, Bravissimo and Tommy's have put their name to it so I feel pretty confident.

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BigFatLegsInWoolyTIghts · 28/09/2012 17:58

Ah MrsDevere....well done for being so brave.

I will donate mine and think of your little girl and of the little girls and women who might be safer now.xxx

MammaTJisWearingGold · 28/09/2012 17:59

I am so sorry for your loss. Can I ask what happened to your daughter?

I don't have a bravissimo near me, I live on the edge of nowhere. Can I post them?

SorrelForbes · 28/09/2012 18:01

That is an absolutely wonderful and very brave thing to have done. Bless you xx

zukiecat · 28/09/2012 18:07

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cmt1375 · 28/09/2012 18:10

Bravissimo don't seem to be taking donations by post, however you can recylce them vis breast talk www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal/ or www.bagitup.org.uk/campaigns/bra-campaigns/ or
www.againstbreastcancer.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/recycling/513/bra-recycling/

cmt1375 · 28/09/2012 18:10

Bravissimo don't seem to be taking donations by post, however you can recylce them vis breast talk www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal/ or www.bagitup.org.uk/campaigns/bra-campaigns/ or
www.againstbreastcancer.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/recycling/513/bra-recycling/
again with links

OrangeandGoldMrsDeVere · 28/09/2012 18:10

Mamma she had leukemia. She was diagnosed when she was 12 and died when she was 14.

I dont know about the posting. I will try and find out later once the DCs are in bed.

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Grockle · 28/09/2012 18:15

I didn't know this was possible. I will always, always donate my bras in future. I'm so sorry for your loss but am very grateful to you for posting this. I'm going to look for a link I can put on FB.

OrangeandGoldMrsDeVere · 28/09/2012 18:15

:)

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bigsnugglebunny · 28/09/2012 18:18

I didn't know this was a thing, however I will donate mine in future - and also pass on the details to my mother and sister Smile Thank you for sharing that.

HolyAutumnGoldBatman · 28/09/2012 18:21

This is perfect. I have a bag of too small/knackered bras that I've been trying to find somewhere to recycle and I live about 2 mins from a branch of Bravissimo!

OrangeandGoldMrsDeVere · 28/09/2012 18:25

cmt thank you very much for posting those links.

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ouryve · 26/02/2013 11:36

Bumping this thread, in light of all the new bra threads!

Plus, I have a few not-fitting ones of my own to send off.

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