The Salvation Army came this afternoon to pick up our old kitchen table and the queen size bed we'd had in the guest room. I asked if they had room on their truck for my favourite knitting chair which has been stored in the garage for over a year because I wasn't sure if I could part with it. The guy picked up the ottoman (which was upside down in the seat) eyeballed the chair and stated, "We don't want it!" WELL, I never! Pardon me if my junk isn't good enough for you. The rest of my cast offs will be going to a local thrift store that has no affiliations with the Salvation Army. Some poor, single, mom can rock her baby to sleep in comfort and/or put her feet up and relax after a hard day waiting tables. There's still some life left in that old chair.
posted on Aug 20, 2010 2:58 PM ()
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Picky! picky! I'll bet if you set it on the curb, it will be gone before the day is over. Even the things we put out for the big trash truck are gone before the truck ever makes it by.
Troutbend has the right idea, I usually put stuff on the curb and within a couple of hours it's gone..or at least most of it
I just read https://my.mybloggers.com/nittineedles/people_just_want_scream.html. That happens here too, but we have also had success with the list. We also had success with "sell and trade" where people are willing to pay reasonable rates for good items. In one of those cases I did deliver an exercise machine to a local woman, since we have a truck and her house was on the way to town anyway, and besides, she met my price without a fuss. It's too bad that your negative experiences outweigh the positive ones.
I love your answer to Troutbend!
I put things we don't want out at the curb and people that need it are glad to have it. Habitat for Humanity has a thrift store and will pick up.
I know some people who would like to have that chair, just for the good knitting vibes it probably still radiates. Would I be able to knit better if I sat in it?
In Nanaimo we have enough thrift shops to sink a battleship. I like it when people put stuff outside their house with a "free" sign.
I had the same experience with Goodwill in NY. They didn't want an Ikea desk because there was a nick in it. Also electronics I tried to donate after my husband died were refused by local schools because they weren't state of the art. Oh, excuse me. We are talking inner city schools were most of the kids don't have a pot to piss in and spend whatever money they have on crack. But they need state of the art.
It doesn't look that bad... (Ok, maybe I need stronger glasses). Anyway, There may be a google group in your area called "freecycle". Many communities around here have them. People email and pick the stuff up when they see you post it.
The Sal Army won't hardly pick up furniture around here, and the Goodwill doesn't accept it at all. We generally put furniture we can't use up on the highway with a FREE sign on it.
That is a bummer.Give it to the Goodwill if you have one tgere,
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