robby

Does anyone know which charities collect goods as Oxfam seem to want people to take items to them.
We're moving house so have furniture, eleccy goods, books, dvds, records, etc - just want rid so thought we'd give them to a charity and was hoping they'd collect them in a van?

_Meridian_

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Some Salvation Army places collect, but you'd have to phone and check. Mainly intended for furniture, but if you have some and they do collect, I assume the rest is OK.


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Stephb1986

I think age concern is another that collects but ring to make sure

Steph xx

p.s wild thought if all that fails why not put them on your local freecycle people come and collect it that way

dunx

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Very few have P.A.T. testing gear, so won't want electrical equipment, as they are liable for injury cause blah,blah,blah. A numpty I worked with had a partner who cherry-picked all the TV's, DVD players, etc. As they couldn't put them in the shop !

HTH

dunx

Lisawrx

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You could just try contacting a few local charities, you never know, some maybe happy to come get stuff if it is offered even if they don't often collect. I don't know enough about places to suggest any for sure.

Other than that, your local council may have some scheme in place, I have heard of councils selling stuff really cheap to people setting up in council homes. It helps someone possibly with little money to start out with, have some stuff to get them set up. Could be worth a thought.

Timwinner

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Be careful, Those bags you get outside your front door, They are often left by business pretending to be charities.
If you look at the bottom of the bag/flyer you will see a VAT number where a charity number should be.

I had the same problem with some heavy items when we moved, I ended up selling the lot on loot and sending the cash to the RSPCA, seemed to be less effort then getting someone to collect it for a charity.

Lydia72

I think that's the best option. I found the local ones were very happy to come and collect - in fact one place sent a van minutes after I phoned them up, unlike the national charities who either said a blunt 'no' or insisted that I would have to wait until they were officially collecting in our area. Just look up charity shops in the Yellow Pages.

Turbohot

British Heart Foundation used to collect all sorts. They would leave a regular bag. But they would also collect on call, if needed.

I think the best idea is to sit with Yellow Pages, and ring around. Things are changing fast with credit crunch, and all charities are trying to save where they can, by cutting the costs of collection etc.

speedking

Yes we had a plastic bag on the doorstep to support breast cancer. The smallprint mentioned "... supporting Romanian women ...". Not illegal, but I wonder how much money actually reaches the Romanian hostel. Charity begins at home.

robby

thanks for the replies - we've got age concern comming to collect late next week (soonest they can collect) - they can't take leccy items either