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Why does no where accept baby clothes

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Onemorecrisp · 22/07/2019 07:32

I’ve got so many baby clothes lots unworn. Cannot find anywhere to donate them. Women’s shelter don’t accept etc. Not sure people will go to a charity shop for them and there are a lot of odds from multipacks, what did you do in this situation?

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GummyGoddess · 22/07/2019 07:33

Facebook marketplace or give to someone expecting?

PaddingtonMare · 22/07/2019 07:34

Try your local church - I donated lots to a refugee charity.

MrsMozartMkII · 22/07/2019 07:34

Charity shops certainly used to accept them, so long as clean and unstained.

1300cakes · 22/07/2019 07:34

Put them up for free or a few £ a bag on Facebook marketplace.

stclair · 22/07/2019 07:35

It probably depends where you live. There is a baby and child charity shop near me (London). But the local Oxfam and cancer charity shops take them too.

whistl · 22/07/2019 07:37

NCT sale?

TinyMystery · 22/07/2019 07:38

Have you tried your nearest special care baby unit or community midwives (which reminds me, I’m going to take all of DS’ old stuff into work this morning!)? Or there might be a baby bank close to you?

BethanyGilbert · 22/07/2019 07:38

I’ve found it so hard to get rid of baby things. People on FB want something for nothing.

MissDai5y · 22/07/2019 07:38

I bought as much as I could from charity shops, 3 out of the 4 in our village does baby clothes so possibly depends on the charity shop.

Barnardos and Rennie Grove definitely do near me. Barnardos has some shops that are specifically baby stuff.

Or you could look for a clothes recycling bin.

lyralalala · 22/07/2019 07:38

Have a google and see if you have a baby bank near you. The often run in conjunction with school uniform banks. They'd glady take them

BeanBag7 · 22/07/2019 07:38

We have a big clothes bin by the local supermarket. I put them in there. I think they sort through it and give stuff to the charity shops to sell and/or send to charities in developing countries for people who dont have much.

Flev · 22/07/2019 07:38

Freecycle?

OtraCosaMariposa · 22/07/2019 07:38

I'm a charity shop volunteer and we most definitely accept baby clothes of all types.

However, very few of the donated baby clothes end up out for sale. People do not want to buy anything which looks as if it has been worn by another child. All the vests and babygros go straight in the recycling bag. Things like jackets, dresses and snowsuits so sell OK. At least we recycle the rest of it - it doesn't go n the bin.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 22/07/2019 07:39

Salvation Army should take them.

DoneLikeAKipper · 22/07/2019 07:39

Try local playgroups and nurseries?

BanginChoons · 22/07/2019 07:40

Is there a Baby Basics or similar? It's a charity which prepares bundles for people who are pregnant/have a baby and are struggling.

Preggosaurus9 · 22/07/2019 07:40

There's probably a local charity which focuses on providing baby stuff to those in need. Asking a service provider e.g. your health visitor

RushianDisney · 22/07/2019 07:42

None of my local charity shops take baby stuff either! I was pretty pissed off having trekked all up the high street with several bags of clothes and a bouncer to be told by 4 charity shops that they don't accept them. Round me they only seem to want women's clothing.

MrsL2016 · 22/07/2019 07:44

My local children's centre take them. They have a baby clothes swap system where you can donate but also take anything you might need from what is already there.

stucknoue · 22/07/2019 07:54

Mine went to a charity supporting young mums, they took furniture too, pushchair went to women's aid. Try refugee charities, local food bank, schools, churches especially in poorer areas etc might be where you are, here there's pockets of extreme poverty

OtraCosaMariposa · 22/07/2019 07:56

A bouncer is different to clothing - obviously.

With baby equipment rather than clothing the charity shop have to make sure it's safe. Our particular chain has a policy that we don't sell car seats, prams/pushchairs, cots, mattresses or anything "safety" related because we can't guarantee safety, cleanliness or suitability. Same reason we don't sell bike or riding helmets.

And the other thing is space - baby bouncers and playgyms and so on take up huge amounts of space in what is usually a fairly limited space.

MmmBlowholes · 22/07/2019 07:58

Just give them to a charity shop, that's what I usually do.

Lolly25 · 22/07/2019 07:59

It seems a shame, as so many people are struggling and there are many organisations out there too.
Maybe you are in a more affluent area? Not sure how these things work?
Also there is a growing number of eco friendly people, like my nephew and his wife, who will not buy new, because of landfill etc.... , they could afford new, but will not out of principle, they buy everything from charity shops.

Namechangeforthiscancershit · 22/07/2019 08:02

I'm in a relatively affluent area and the charity shops definitely take baby clothes.
Where have you tried?

babysharkah · 22/07/2019 08:02

Our local refuges and charities don't accept due to space, they put notices on sm when they need specific things. Charity shop would be your best bet or someone you can had down to.