What do you do with your old clothes?
By corona1234
@corona1234 (467)
United States
March 21, 2009 3:46pm CST
Hi just wanted to know what people do with their old clothes,their are many different thing you can do with them {battered women s shelters,homeless shelters,even to people who's houses burn down or donate them to.I used to donate them to the good will,but they moved the boxes to far for me to go to and i was not sure who was getting them.I donate them too the battered women s shelter and the homeless shelter in my neighbor hood.their are many people who come to these shelters with just the clothes on their backs.It makes me feel good knowing who they go to.Any how just wondering who you donate too.
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@snowy22315 (170366)
• United States
21 Mar 09
I tend to throw my old clothes away because by the time I quit wearing them they tend to be pretty beat up. I like clothes but after awhile they do not look so hot.
I think that clothes should not be worn time after time after time. It is not the right thing to have happen.
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
21 Mar 09
yea i through out my worn out clothes too,most of the time i just donate my kids clothes because they grow out of them so fast as for mine i do not donate that much because i like you wear them till they can not be worn anymore
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@alyciassecret (542)
• United States
6 Apr 09
What my mother did while I was growing up was give it to less fortunate people. I got used to that idea, so I gave it to people who had the same size, would want to wear it and would want to have it.
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@alyciassecret (542)
• United States
6 Apr 09
Lately though, with the economy. That is hard to do when you haven't gone shopping as much, how can you give away your clothes, right?
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
8 Apr 09
The economy is very bad that is why it is important to donate what we do not use
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
6 Apr 09
that is what my mom did when i was growing up that is why i do it now.
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@lilcee (2703)
• United States
25 Mar 09
Our church has a Rescue Mission so when we have clothes that we don't wear anymore, we give them to the Mission for the homeless and the Womens's shelter. We always make sure they are nice and not ragged. If they are ragged, we either throw them out or use them for rags.
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@beachstarz (1092)
• United States
25 Mar 09
Hi corona , I've given old clothing to some of the local people here . They were happy to take them , and handed them out to others who could wear them.
I know I like recieving second hand items , so I try to give what I no longer need , to make someone else happy.
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
28 Mar 09
yea i like to receive second hand cloths as well and i also give them to my daughters friends and they give them to other people who want them its lik one big cloths party
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@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
21 Mar 09
My clothes i always give away to the less fortunate families out there. My boyfriends family doesnt have alot so he has a sister about my size and i give everything to her that i dont use even lotion or shower gel, she doesnt mind what it is she uses everything and i always see her in my clothes so it makes me feel good that i know she can wear them. I have given her makeup, make up bags, purses, socks and so much. I even see his mom wearing some of the stuff that i give. It feels good to give away things to people who arent as fortunate as my family is.
@corona1234 (467)
• United States
22 Mar 09
IT is nice that you can give them what you donot use.she must love getting them as well.
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@angela_allen (406)
• United States
21 Mar 09
If it is a name brand and still in good condition I will sell it on Ebay. All my other clothes I give to a charity called the Kidney Foundation. They do pick ups so I don't have to worry about taking it to a drop box.
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
21 Mar 09
that sounds like a good charity to donate too and you don not even have to go any where
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@callahanb78 (529)
• United States
6 Apr 09
Most of the time I donate mine and my husbands. The kids donate some of theirs and then with the other they take them into consignment shops to trade for other clothes or toys or whatever they want really, I let them pick when they trade their stuff. There are a few donation containers around our area. We also donate the old halloween costumes and dress up clothes to the school for the headstart classes or preschools because they use them to encourage imagination play, etc.
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
6 Apr 09
We also have those donation boxes around they are very covenant to drop things off.We belong to a few online trading sites were you can trade buy or sell from this is good because you can always find something and make a little extra money the only bad thing is you have to pay for shipping.
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
11 Apr 09
I donate a lot of clothes to our local ministry that has a resale shop. I donate a lot of household goods as well as books and other things that are of use to others. Sadly, there are some clothes that are too well worn to do anyone any good. So those I throw away. I even shop in the ministry's resale shop as I find many nice things there. I guess it is a form of trading or recycling for me.
I also give clothes and other items away directly to people who I know need the items. That is fun. I get to see the joy in the person's eyes. It makes me feel good to help others.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
13 Apr 09
I do donate my old cloths to good will, salvation army, churchs, places where battered women can get some use out of them. I think it is only fair that I do that with these cloths. I am blessed to have what I have and it is only right that I give the cloths that I can no longer wear to someone who can get some use out of the cloths.
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@lilsoozieqwa (67)
• United States
14 Apr 09
well i take them to work ..i work at my church thrift shop...so i do the drop off what i dont want and then shop for things i think i should have hehehe i love the NEW TO ME FEEL hehee...i would rather buy second hand then new..only thing i want new is my jewelry hehehe
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@sharay (2769)
• India
21 Mar 09
W have two churches in our home town, we send our clothes there and the people there distribute them among the poor ones in the church, other than that, if i find anyone knocking at my door for want of money, i just give them cloth and food and not money
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@corona1234 (467)
• United States
21 Mar 09
I think you gave me another place i can donate too thanks
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@mizstress (719)
• Philippines
14 Apr 09
i pass my old shoes and clothes to my younger sisters. sometimes we give our old shoes/clothes/blanket/appliances to our less fortunate relatives specially those in the provinces. they really appreciate it. and it really feels great when they used it or wear it when they visit us.
hehehe happy mylotting..
@theluckyclover101 (70)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I usually give my old clothes to my cousins in the province. I do it almost quarterly to free up some space in my cabinet. It also makes me feel good since all of them are very happy whenever I do this.
@ReVeRb1080 (43)
• United States
8 Apr 09
I try my hardest to donate my old clothes to GoodWill, but most of the time my clothes are so worn out I feel bad let even a homeless person have them. I can't decide if that is a warrented feeling or not, but I don't want to see GoodWill as a trash recepticle.
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