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   6/06/08

   wenfri

   Yes I have to the church, Salvation Army, Girl Guides etc

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   6/06/08

   calais50

   I give clothes to Goodwill all the time. The mission of Goodwill is to train people for jobs who might otherwise have difficulty finding one. They can't very well accomplish their mission by giving people used clothes, I suppose, but they CAN use money from the sale of the clothes to train people.

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   6/06/08

   richrf

   Always give my clothes away to a local charity. I know people can use it, and why waste - though nowadays I am wearing clothes longer, because I don't feel like wasting.

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   6/06/08

   AmyOops

   yes, and to the battered womans shelter too

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   6/06/08

   Anok

   I give clothes and toys to the Goodwill. I do not donate to Salvation Army.

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   1. 

      6/06/08

      Shiley

      Goodwill in my area charges brand new prices for furniture that's used you'd think it was gold.
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      6/06/08

      Anok

      Hmm, that's weird. I get everything cheap at our Goodwill, much less than SA.
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      6/06/08

      ThriftShopRomantic

      Our Goodwill is a bit higher, too. I've noticed their furniture has gone up quite a bit. I shop at, well, pretty much any thrift I come across. It's a lot of fun.
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      6/06/08

      Shiley

      In WV they are notorious for over charging. Cleveland is reasonable not WV.
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   6/06/08

   ThriftShopRomantic

   I give clothes and goods to both the Goodwill and the Salvation Army.

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   6/06/08

   MKDesigner

   Always. My favorite is to our local WARC (Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens). They have great thrift stores around town. I also donate to Goodwill and very often Easter Seals.

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   6/06/08

   howisbradley

   I give goods to Goodwill and think they are a wonderful organization. I will not do so to the Salvation Army, primarily because of the strong religious ties and anti-gay stance.
   
   Before anyone wants to chastise me for not giving to the Salvation Army because they still do good, I'd like to remind you that there are plenty of other worthy causes I can give to.

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      6/06/08

      Anok

      I refuse to donate to SA for the same reasons (Anti-gay stance).
      
      Plus, they haven't done a lick of good in our community in many years. While Goodwill continues to donate money and offer charitable works for good causes, our local SA has been accused of racketeering and don't do anything but sell the donations.
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   6/06/08

   JanelleV

   My little cousins get all of my hand-me-downs -- I never throw away any clothes.

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10. 

    6/06/08

    resebel

    Yes we do and there's still more coming because we can't take all of our stuffs.

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    6/06/08

    Teck

    I always give my clothes to goodwill because they have a good
    cause for the handicap... to be able to find work after "GoodWill"
    trains them...

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    6/06/08

    Shiley

    No, I have a seconh hand store nearby that sells things much cheaper than the S.A. I'm not knocking it. Just it seems to me if you are going to give something to a second hand store they jack up the price. I prefer it to go to someone that has a much more difficult time purchasing. I either give it away or take it to the second hand store that has $1.00 bag day.

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    6/06/08

    Nomadic

    yes. always.

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    6/06/08

    saraho

    Yes, every December.

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    6/06/08

    aeye

    Goodwill, charitable stuff my school takes part in, friends, family, friends' family - they all get dibs on my clothes and shoes.

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    6/06/08

    wehireu

    They have clothing donation dumps behind the local Walgreens. We simply put the clothes in plastic bags and dump them in there.

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    6/06/08

    timethief

    Think global - act local.
    We have a clothing recycle free store in my community. I collect, wash iron and mend clothes and then deliver them to the free store.

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    6/06/08

    DrowseyMonkey

    I always thought the Salvation Army, and other organizations, were pretty up front with what they do with the clothes donated. Quite often they sell them and use the money for various programs for the homeless. Most are sold in their stores, which are open to the public, so anyone could buy them. Quite often they need the money more than the clothes, so it's all a worthy cause. I donate to several organizations. In my area the Salvation Army is the only organization that has a homeless shelter, so while I disagree with their theology ... I can't deny the work they do in my community. Without them we wouldn't have a shelter.
    
    Keep donating, there's lots of great organizations out there.

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    6/06/08

    lisamcglaun

    I usually donate to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. They make a pick up about once a month and if I have anything they get it. I also like to donate clothing to Savers...it's a resale store that gives proceeds to the Safe Nest program for battered women. I buy from them, too. I've found some great clothes at Savers.

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    6/06/08

    globalgirl

    Always.

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21. 

    6/07/08

    huggingthecoast

    Definitely, especially as this gives me an excuse to check out what's new there when I'm donating.

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    6/07/08

    wigwam2theorem

    Yes, I give to a local charity at least once per year.

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