To want to give stuff away to the most 'grateful and deserving cause' ?

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Was thinking about this when I started another thread about wanting to pass on some baby/ toddler books.

Is it just me, or when you give stuff away, do you want to feel sure that it has gone to a 'deserving cause' i.e. someone who really needs it, and will appreciate it?

Sometimes it seems so hard to 'find' that person/ cause though?

When I've put stuff on Freecycle I feel like adding 'tell me who it's for, and how it will be used' !

I've been annoyed a couple of times to see stuff I've given away (for supposed personal use) then sold on eBay.

However I love it when I've freecycled something, and the recipient e-mail afterwards and say 'thank you so much, the kids adore it' etc

Is that wrong? Am I just being horribly smug and wanting to feel good myself about giving stuff away???

i wish people would be so nice when i freecycle. i asked one person if they would post something to me (i would have paid the postage) and they said they were going to report me!!

I don't bother w/Freecycle anymore. Too many no shows.

i hate the wanted freecycle ads that ask for new model mobile phones, laptops, computers and i even saw one from a woman asking for a car for her son because he couldnt afford one

both cars and laptops have been given away on my my freecycle.

A friend of my mum's works with asylum seekers and they have literally nothing. I gave a load of the DCs baby clothes and my mother said she honestly nearly wept with gratitude.

Also, a friend of a friend has just been matched with a 4 year old boy for adoption. She does not have any children so of course has absolutely no clothes at all. I have a large 5.5 year old boy, so she can have absolutely everything - all the usual clothes, plus pants, pyjamas, nice winter coat, dressing gown, swimming costumes etc. I am very about that. Plus I have had a chat with DS about it as well and he is thinking about sharing some of his old toys. Nice result all round.

That's true, Anchovy, so OP, check with your local mosque or church and see if they work with refugees.

Many do, and really need your 'old' stuff.

Even if you upgrade, consider donating to them.

At work they wanted a new kettle, but our old one still worked. The mosque across the square was glad to get it - they help refugees kit out their homes with the basics, too.

Colditz,that is vile re the shitty undies.
Lol at the trannies though.

My friend owns a launderette.She says what they get is unbelieavable. Stuff like duvets full of vomit that the person who brings them in doesn't even bother giving a cursory scrape to.

moondog, did you tackle the closed charity shop again today? been wondering if you got a smiley face welcome or a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp welcome for yr stuff.

lol
No time today.
Put it in a charity bin thing this eveeniong.