Charity Clothing collection bags.
Discussion
Is it only our area that's getting inundated with these little plastic collection bags?
In the last 4 weeks we've had over 12 dropped through our door.
I know that charities rely on these collections but why can't they coordinate with each other on which areas to hit?
How many clothes do these people think we have?
I'm thinking I should answer the door in my undies next time & beg the 'dropper off' "not my pants, for god's sake please leave me my pants".
In the last 4 weeks we've had over 12 dropped through our door.
I know that charities rely on these collections but why can't they coordinate with each other on which areas to hit?
How many clothes do these people think we have?
I'm thinking I should answer the door in my undies next time & beg the 'dropper off' "not my pants, for god's sake please leave me my pants".
soad said:
sherman said:
If you save them up you never have to buy rubbish bags ever again.
But they got holes at the bottom, don't they? But yes, I see your point. freecar said:
If they are actually for charity then use them. Donate your ol s
t, they could use it.
We however, are inundated withs who think it is a good idea to make up a load of bags and donate a fiver a year to a charity to have a flimsy pretence that they're not selling it all for a profit.
Same here. If you bother to read the small print on them a lot of them are from companies that collect the clothes and for every ton they get they will donate something like £50 to the charity that's plastered all over the bag. They're nothing to do with the charity itself.t, they could use it. We however, are inundated with
s who think it is a good idea to make up a load of bags and donate a fiver a year to a charity to have a flimsy pretence that they're not selling it all for a profit.We get loads and they are often binned as I'm really cynical about them - look closely at the bag and see what it says about where the proceeds end up. More often than not it'll say that the profits are donated or a percentage of them are.
I always look at the bags or leaflets for the "Registered Charity" number - that's a real giveaway - often it'll say something like "Registered company" or "Charity number" They almost always end up in the bin anyway.
Me, I put clothes in the Sally Army bin or take books and things to the Sue Ryder shop, that way I know where they end up.
I always look at the bags or leaflets for the "Registered Charity" number - that's a real giveaway - often it'll say something like "Registered company" or "Charity number" They almost always end up in the bin anyway.
Me, I put clothes in the Sally Army bin or take books and things to the Sue Ryder shop, that way I know where they end up.
Two rival "charities" seem to have scheduled a collection on the same day in my estate.
When one of the collection vans was leaving the estate the other van pulled across the road and blocked the van from exiting.
After a very heated discussion (which looked as if it was going to turn violent) the eastern european van drivers agreed to split the bags between them.
They obviously are very committed to their respective charities to be willing to hold up traffic, verbally abuse and threaten violence on each other. Good, hard working blokes.
When one of the collection vans was leaving the estate the other van pulled across the road and blocked the van from exiting.
After a very heated discussion (which looked as if it was going to turn violent) the eastern european van drivers agreed to split the bags between them.
They obviously are very committed to their respective charities to be willing to hold up traffic, verbally abuse and threaten violence on each other. Good, hard working blokes.
NitroNick said:
Two rival "charities" seem to have scheduled a collection on the same day in my estate.
When one of the collection vans was leaving the estate the other van pulled across the road and blocked the van from exiting.
After a very heated discussion (which looked as if it was going to turn violent) the eastern european van drivers agreed to split the bags between them.
They obviously are very committed to their respective charities to be willing to hold up traffic, verbally abuse and threaten violence on each other. Good, hard working blokes.
When one of the collection vans was leaving the estate the other van pulled across the road and blocked the van from exiting.
After a very heated discussion (which looked as if it was going to turn violent) the eastern european van drivers agreed to split the bags between them.
They obviously are very committed to their respective charities to be willing to hold up traffic, verbally abuse and threaten violence on each other. Good, hard working blokes.
WTF. On the plus side (I'm a glass half full kind of guy) at least the clothes are going to some kind of use rather than just being binned and left in the council tip.NitroNick said:
Two rival "charities" seem to have scheduled a collection on the same day in my estate.
When one of the collection vans was leaving the estate the other van pulled across the road and blocked the van from exiting.
After a very heated discussion (which looked as if it was going to turn violent) the eastern european van drivers agreed to split the bags between them.
They obviously are very committed to their respective charities to be willing to hold up traffic, verbally abuse and threaten violence on each other. Good, hard working blokes.
The sarcasm is strong with this one When one of the collection vans was leaving the estate the other van pulled across the road and blocked the van from exiting.
After a very heated discussion (which looked as if it was going to turn violent) the eastern european van drivers agreed to split the bags between them.
They obviously are very committed to their respective charities to be willing to hold up traffic, verbally abuse and threaten violence on each other. Good, hard working blokes.
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
chevykevv said:
Is it only our area that's getting inundated with these little plastic collection bags?
Full or Empty ? Are they trying to tell you something ?
We emptied a wardrobe of the OH's old clothes, but still they pour though the letterbox.
I think i'm going to have to buy some clothes from the charity shop just to put in the bags, I don't want to feel guilty of depriving an Ethiopian of a nice cardigan.
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