Those charity clothes bag collections

[maybemyrtle]

I'm probably the last person to realise this, but those donation bags that come through the door from different charities? The donations actually go to a private company that just make a pathetic donation to the named charity per tonne of donations received. £50 per tonne, which is nothing!

I'm very annoyed because I donated a load of decent stuff a few weeks ago in this way that could have done quite well in a charity shop.

@Clymene I have an Oxfam shop and other charity shops nearer than a Collect+ store.
How do other people without cars get stuff to charity shops?

I don't think online collection services are scam. If you ask OXFAM about the operational costs associated with a collect+ scheme, you will probably get a disappointing figure. People often don't realise that even a charity shop has overheads such as bills, rent, bookkeeping and others, so there is no chance that all the proceeds from the sale of an item will go to charity.

Oh many companies put the charity registration number on as well, because they are donating 'profits' to a specific charity they put the charity's information on the bag. They still have to put their own name on the bag as well though.

Look them up on the Companies House website and you'll see just how much income they make, and just how little is left after they have creamed off huge expenses, making their profits practically zilch.

There are very few charities which actually collect their own charity donation bags.

Some bags are from charities , the DWP used to send people out manning the vans as "work experience"

I our house we call them decorative bin bags.

Some are genuine charities, some are businesses. The bags will make it clear which is which.

when I was clearing my mums very cluttered home I was grateful for any company that would take things away. It isn't always as simple as charity shops welcoming you with open arms. A lot of shops around our way have to turn away donations for lack of space.

The ones that come through the door I would never donate to now. I do use the plastics bags tho' for rubbish. I give my stuff directly to local charity shops and the Salvation Army, etc, in the local recyling place. Once I realised that the ones that come through the door give such a small amount to charity and keep any profit over that for themselves I'd never donate again. I think in the early day of this type of donation it was a great idea. Now, it's a way of scamming. I read what it is says about the so-called charity on the bag, and it's always a tiny donation.

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