Dirty Donations.....Lazy people

Isn't it amazing what you can learn in all kinds of discussions. Another thing that works in coffee mugs is to put crushed ice, salt and lemon juice and swish it around. That works good for stained coffee pots and tea pitchers as well.

I agree with you there somewhat, there has been times I'm getting rid of little trinkets and things and I set them by the mail room at my complex or right next to the trash cans outside, then I don't really clean the stuff that well but if I take it to a actual Facility then I clean it up

it wouldnt take long to clean them would it! I agree, denture tablets are fab for cleaning things! I soak my tea and coffee mugs in them once a week, keeps them really clean (I get annoyed when people give me stained mugs to drink from! EEEWWWW) I Do think some people just dont care, they think if there isnt something in it for them why shouldnt they hand them in dirty for someone esle to clean. I personally rinse everything I am donating or giving away. The only times i ahvent is when we had a broken fridge, which we clean out weekly anyway, so it wasnt really dirty, we jsut left in our front garden for the council to colelct but someone came and took it in the night, which dodnt bother us. But they then ahd to fix and clean it.

Vases clean up nicely with denture tablets. I would have looked around for some, I guess, if I was the one cleaning them and soaking them. Of course I keep them on hand to throw in the toilet bowl to clean it.

They were pretty dirty, I had to soak them for a while to get them clean

It wouldn't been so bad if she didn't work there and nobody knew were they came from but now thay all know that she did that so that makes her look a little bad

I couldn't agree more, it doesn't take that long to rinse out a vase

It's wonderful that you donate blood, it's a live saver. Myself I never done it cause I really don't like needles and only had blood taken twice in my life...I'm 48

Well talking about blood donation, it is a very good thing for you too. Not only it saves life, but makes you feel better, because the quality of your blood is getting better also, having the new amount. I am a smoker, drink a lot of coffee. I am not sure how exactly it helps, I am not feeling it so much, but I like to believe it is win-win situation, even if I am not doing it because of this.

I know, I couldn't believe it. Then she tells me...all you have to do is clean them and I'm thinking WHY DIDN'T YOU

Whether you are donating something to charity or simply giving something to a friend, turning these items in filthy is a reflection on you in many ways. I had a friend a few days ago ask me to bring some items to a local swap shop and some of the items were very dirty. I had to wash them before I brought them over.

You just never know what people are thinking, I would have cleaned them before I brought them in especially bringing it to my work. I didn't want my co-workers thinking I'm dirty like that

Oh gross

too much stuff, too many people involved

Honest mistake I'm sure

I agree and on top we work at a health facility so you would think they want clean things to be brought in not filthy dirty stuff

Me too, I would never give dirty stuff away

yuck, I hate bugs

me too if i saw the vase, checked and maybe carried them around and saw bugs coming out of it ........ i might accidentally either throw the vase away or drop it

I periodically clean out my closet and donate some clothe but I would never give them away dirty.

I shop at lot a Thrift and second hand stores and ran across some nasty looking stuff. What are people thinking

A nurse that works at our hospice...go figure

Same here, and the funny thing is...otherwise she seems to be a very clean person

Either way, she gave it to somebody else to use and I think she should have cleaned it first

You would think, now you got people like me making discussions about it

That's live

I knew you would be cleaning your stuff, you just that kinda gal