To not cut name labels out of donated uniform

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Outgrown uniform is washed and ready to go to charity shop. It has DC2's name and my mobile number on the name label.

If I cut the label off, I also cut off the size. Removing labels is virtually impossible. But I feel slightly uncomfortable leaving the name and number on.

AIBU to leave the name labels on the donated uniform?

Could you not put a sticker on the clothing and write the size on? I wouldn’t want my details on the label personally especially if your DC is still at the school

Could you get a sharpie or indelible ink pen to scribble out your child's name, and your phone number?

Can you scribble over with a sharpie?

Cut it off. People can work out the size by trying it on, no?

I'd put a note on the clothes for the size. I definitely remove all traces of names before donating.

Definitely don’t think you should be exposing your contact details like that

Obviously just scribble over it 🤦‍♀️

I’d remove it and avoid covering the size in future. Just cut out the label and write the size on the dress with a sharpie pen.

Can you not just unpick the name from the label, that's what I do to donated stuff.

I donate stuff with DS's name still on it (I never put my phone number on - I would definitely ink that out).

I definitely wouldn't donate something with the size cut off, because that is what I look at and I would skip an item with no size tag.

Just put a line through it. I've never put my phone number in clothes, just name (and Scout group for Scout clothes). I don't think another parent would do anything with your number though.

Thanks, all. I am a (sleep-deprived) idiot whose brain isn't working as it should today!

Problem solved thanks to a sharpie. IABU!

Please remove the label as volunteers often have to put named items in rag bag when sorting donations as may not be considered suitable for resale . we can measure the items to figure out the sizes .

Yes I would worry leaving my DD mobile number on the label in case another child rang her up to say 'I'm wearing your jumper'

I once bought a school scarf from the charity shop with the child's name still stitched into it that I hadn't noticed. My DD came home crying because the teachers had returned it to the child named on the label and told her she mustn't take other people's things.
Thankfully other parent gave it back to us and I cut it out

I really struggle with needing to ask questions like.this?

My DH manages 2 charity shops and I help him on Saturday, he cant sell clothing with names on, so he has to cut the label off, obviously if the original label has the size he can write the correct size on the sales ticket, but there is no way on earth he would sell an item with the name scribbled out the label would still have to be cut off. If he can't cut the label off he will rag it Its the same when people donate clothing worn by an elderly person who has been in a care home and has the name and room number on, the label has to be cut off or the garment ragged if it cant

For those who raised concerns, the uniform is white/grey - nothing identifying the school - and the number was mine, not my child's.

Thank you to the posters who've explained the rules for charity shops. It is really useful to understand what I should do. I now know:

1. Scribbling the name out with a sharpie isn't good enough - all traces of names etcetera must be removed

1. The items can still be sold if I cut the labels out.

So that's what I'll do - cut the labels.

I don't understand why you have your phone number on there.... I have always just had kids'names.

Why did you even consider doing this?

While I would Sharpie it out (and leave the shop to decide whether or not to cut the tag off entirely), I honestly don't see what the problem would be with leaving the name and number visible. You're the ones donating, so it's not even as though someone could recognise that it came from a charity shop and try to shame your child for buying second-hand clothes instead of new. A random mobile number isn't valuable to identity thieves, and it's unlikely anyone would ever call it. (I don't answer calls from unfamiliar numbers, anyway...)

I'd mark through it, but I can't see any legitimate risk in leaving it.

Why not add your bank details and address too???????????

Think about it. Someone calls and they already have the name.