UntamedDOG 0 #1 May 18, 2005 Hi guys, I just got through cleaning out my closet and I have about 3 giant piles of clothes that I will never wear again. I live in an apartment complex and the trash chute is right down the hall. Previous times I have gone through the hassle of carrying every pile of outdated/wornout clothing to my car and gone through this hassle of driving to "Good Will" and carrying it pile at a time and filling out a form. Is this really worth it? I haven't so much as gotten a "Thank You" from these guys. I know it's a waste and there are needy people out there but should I just throw this shit away? It is so tempting!!! Thanks for the advice! UntamedDOG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidihagen 0 #2 May 18, 2005 just take them to a local drop off... forget the form if it's that much of a hassle for you. knowing they are getting use should be thanks enough. Quote Thanks for the advice! uh huh.i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #3 May 18, 2005 Do whats right, take the clothes to good will You don't really need a Thank You - they really need the clothes."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #4 May 18, 2005 First of all...yes, bring them your extra clothes because it's the right thing to do. QuoteI haven't so much as gotten a "Thank You" from these guys. Are you bringin' them your dirty socks and underwear? Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 May 18, 2005 I have occasionally gotten some really nice stuff from Goodwill or similar thrift stores. For some reason the Northwest seems to have MUCH better thrift stores than any other part of the country. My Mom has gotten some crazy deals. She once got a $300 scarf for $3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #6 May 18, 2005 Bring your stuff to Goodwill. If you don't care about doing the good deed, at least you will get a tax write-off.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #7 May 18, 2005 Quote I haven't so much as gotten a "Thank You" from these guys. Quote Giving without notice shall be rewarded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peregrinerose 0 #8 May 18, 2005 I lost a lot of weight and have donated about 4 garbage bags of clothes to goodwill. If you ask for a receipt, they give you one that you fill out, use it as a tax deduction. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sum1mom 0 #9 May 18, 2005 Amen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bobsled92 0 #10 May 18, 2005 Go for GOODWILL. SOmetimes I just feel like getting a wood chipper & clearing the house. (I get hit with Catholic guilt if I did that)_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites UntamedDOG 0 #11 May 18, 2005 I did it, I dropped off 3 garbage bags full of clothing that I no longer need to Good Will. I suppose it was the right thing to do even though it would have been a hell of a lot easier to just throw it all down the trash chute Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallinWoman 1 #12 May 19, 2005 I drop my more worn clothes into a donation box at my daughter's school. The nicer things I take to a place that sells nicer clothes to make money to put deserving kids through college. If I bring the clothes in clean and on hangars, they send me a letter at the end of the year with a valuation of the items for tax purposes. It works out pretty well. Either place I think is worth the time. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #13 May 19, 2005 The "form" is easy breezy to fill out and a hell of a tax right off...do it...it's a win-win to help others by getting rid of your stuff. When I left Colorado to come south, I donated thousands of dollars of my stuff. It's just THAT...stuff. If you aren't emotionally attached to it, get rid of it and you feel "free" of clutter and shit that just doesn't matter. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GravityGirl 0 #14 May 19, 2005 When I lived in the city, it was easy. I'ld just put them in a box with a "FREE" sign on it. They'd be gone before I got back from work. Even the box. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daniel_owen_uk 0 #15 May 19, 2005 Free karma? Or at least for the price of gas to drive to good will.__________________ BOOM Headshot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
peregrinerose 0 #8 May 18, 2005 I lost a lot of weight and have donated about 4 garbage bags of clothes to goodwill. If you ask for a receipt, they give you one that you fill out, use it as a tax deduction. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #10 May 18, 2005 Go for GOODWILL. SOmetimes I just feel like getting a wood chipper & clearing the house. (I get hit with Catholic guilt if I did that)_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UntamedDOG 0 #11 May 18, 2005 I did it, I dropped off 3 garbage bags full of clothing that I no longer need to Good Will. I suppose it was the right thing to do even though it would have been a hell of a lot easier to just throw it all down the trash chute Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #12 May 19, 2005 I drop my more worn clothes into a donation box at my daughter's school. The nicer things I take to a place that sells nicer clothes to make money to put deserving kids through college. If I bring the clothes in clean and on hangars, they send me a letter at the end of the year with a valuation of the items for tax purposes. It works out pretty well. Either place I think is worth the time. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #13 May 19, 2005 The "form" is easy breezy to fill out and a hell of a tax right off...do it...it's a win-win to help others by getting rid of your stuff. When I left Colorado to come south, I donated thousands of dollars of my stuff. It's just THAT...stuff. If you aren't emotionally attached to it, get rid of it and you feel "free" of clutter and shit that just doesn't matter. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #14 May 19, 2005 When I lived in the city, it was easy. I'ld just put them in a box with a "FREE" sign on it. They'd be gone before I got back from work. Even the box. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_owen_uk 0 #15 May 19, 2005 Free karma? Or at least for the price of gas to drive to good will.__________________ BOOM Headshot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
