To not re wash clothes for charity shop?

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Having a mass clear out and have several bags of clothes ready to donate. They’re all clean in that they’ve been previously washed and so straight out of the wardrobe but some have been in there for years! I usually run everything through the washing machine before donating but this time I have over 6 big bags full!

Maybe a short tumble with a dryer sheet depends if they are musty or not.
They won't be washed by the charity, possibly steamed though.

I never wash donations as they're clean anyway. I always wash anything I buy from a charity shop and figure most people do the same. The stuff isn't dirty as such just smells a bit cupboardy.

I once washed a big load like that and when I took it the charity place they told me I need not have bothered as they put everything through their industrial washer and pressing machine. It was like a massive warehouse though. I think if it was just a small shop I'd probably put it through a short, quick wash.

No I wouldn't. Obviously I wouldn't donate any clothes that are dirty but if they've been stored away clean I'd just donate them. Realistically they could end up sitting around in a charity shop store room for weeks anyway and I'm sure anyone who buys clothes from a charity shop washes them first anyway. So no don't waste your time doing so!

No I'd not rewash anything that's been washed once no matter how long it's been sat in the wardrobe

yes, i would, otherwise you might as well just bin them. Charity shops don't have washing facilities, so if stuff is musty or dirty they can't sell it anyway and have to rag it.
If you wouldn't buy it for a friend, don't donate it.

I work in a charity shop, as long as they are clean and don't stink of smoke/weed/mould then it'll be fine.

Ok so the consensus is not to wash which saves me a day of laundry! It all passes the sniff test in that it doesn’t smell musty or anything. Anything not worthy of resale has been bagged separately for recycling.

I worked in a charity shop. Donations were steamed before being sold, but not washed. Donations came into the shop in various states of cleanliness, and it all got chucked in together. Having seen the state of some of the donations I now always wash anything bought from a charity shop, but I don’t wash stuff I’m donating if I know it was put away clean - even if it’s a bit musty from storage.
Someone once donated a bin bag full of bloody clothes, like a murder scene; and another bag had a used toilet brush in with the clothes. Some of the donations go straight in the rubbish cos they’re soiled too badly to sell.
As long as your donations aren’t obviously filthy then you don’t need to clean them again - that’s for the new owner to worry about.

Also, charity shops are happy to accept clothes that they can’t sell in the shop.They sell them for rags instead. Bag them up separately and label them as rags when you donate them.

I'd wash it, regardless
I know it will be washed again but I'd have to