To want to donate used but perfectly good bras ?

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Hi all,

Didn't know where else to post this...
I'm having a massive clean out and came across tons of pre-pregnancy bras which I no longer fit into. Some of these are in a very good condition.... so can I donate these to an Oxfam shop ?? Or AIBU to think that someone will want to use a used bra ?

Thanks ! :)

Take them to a charity shop or to a bra bank.

Don't m&s or somewhere do a bra recycling service where they send them to third world countries?

Someone please tell me I'm not making this up.

I used to volunteer in my local hospice shop, and donated bras in good condition were put out for sale. Think they had an underwear basket.

If they don't want to sell them to customers, they will get some money back for them from the rag man.

Oxfam will take them happily - they have a scheme.

I donated mine, but only because I know my local shops sell them. They were new-ish. Take them down in a seperate bag and ask?

I know there's some charities etc that like old bras.

We've got collection bins in the ladies toilets at work at the minute for us to put unwanted but still good condition bras in, the poster over the bin says they'll be sent to parts of Africa where bras are in short supply. Can't remember the charity name right now, though.

So, to get back to the point, I think it's okay to donate useable bras to charity. But if you're not sure, you could always call into the shop in advance to ask them.

Depending on your size and the brand, they may do well on ebay. I'm quite a large bust and I find bras my size sell very well used.

Also my local red cross have a bra bin, 50p each, so you can donate them in some shops.

Definitely. Any clothing bank or charity shop will take them.

If they are good as new then a local refuge would also be glad of them.

Sainsbury's recycle them in-store too.

Breast Cancer research takes them. We collected over 800 in our girl guides

Pretty sure there was a collection bin in House of Frasers underwear department.

Don't m&s or somewhere do a bra recycling service where they send them to third world countries?

Someone please tell me I'm not making this up.

you are not but I think it was a campaign and not sure if it is still running IYSWIM

We collected over 800 in our girl guides

wow those girls go through loads of bras or they just raided every female they knows drawers

My postlady is collecting them at the moment. She is doing it for againstbreastcancer.org

I've got a few that are actually brand new (long bra-sizing story) and I'm going to send them to Awks at SSAFA for the boxes they make up at their refuges.

So loads of good potential homes.

Refuge and Women's Aid will also take bras.

Our local cancer research took my bra hoard and sold them (for quite a lot when I peaked at them hanging up) I had lots of different sizes all barely worn due to my magically expanding chest.

www.brarecycling.com/

There was a link on here before to a charity running a campaign to send them to the developing countries and part of the reason was that they have found females are less likely to be sexually assaulted if wearing bras. I don't have a link but that finding certainly stayed in my head.

decaff I thought of that and thought my link was to that charity but its not.
This is the link I meant to post
www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal/

They recycle them in Bravissimo too and they money raised goes towards the eve appeal for gynaecological cancers