Mejane Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I loaded my car with a bunch of games and puzzles yesterday, and was told by the guy at Goodwill that they no longer take them. Seriously? Cardboard puzzles? Card games? DVD games? What am I going to do with this stuff now? I refuse to throw them away, and I've given as much away to the neighbors as they'll take. Gah. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Second hand stores in our area are still taking them. Craigslist or Freecycle? Donate to a women's shelter, homeless shelter, daycare center, Boy's and Girl's Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Really? They've not refused any of my things yet other than baby car seats and a stroller. Maybe I passed off the puzzles before the laws went into effect...? You know, you can always...(gulp)...put 'em in the trash can.:leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'm having the same problem. I've been told some of the church-run thrift shops are still taking toys but haven't had the chance to call and confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Check other thrift stores if you have them. Our Salvation Army wouldn't take games or toys, but our Goodwill would. Some of the stuff that I couldn't give away I put in a box and put in the attic. We moved and I hope the next resident either has children or likes to look at stuff in attics. :lol::lol: I have romantic visions of the children discovering a treasure box. In reality they might throw it all away, but at least I tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 My Goodwill won't take anything open because they can't take the time to verify all the game or puzzle pieces are there. I freecycled lots of stuff, and threw out other stuff. I hated to do it too but there was no way I was going to keep my house cluttered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah C. Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Do you have a Half-Price Books where you are? They will buy DVDs, and I know that some have game sections as well. You could try them also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I bring most of our stuff to the local SPCA thrift shop, and they haven't refused anything yet. Local thrift shops stopped taking car seats years ago, but that's the only thing I know of they won't take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I was wondering what the deal with this was because that would seriously affect my decluttering also! Thankfully AmVets is still picking up my stuff and hasn't changed any of their request info on their mailers so I keep sticking stuff on the curb for them. Hopefully I can get all the junk out before they all quit taking it -- if only the clutter would stop multiplying!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 How do the thrift shops even know what's being donated half the time? I know ours just gets tonnes of big black garbage bags filled with stuff - I've taken my own stuff down there that way. Clothes, toys, books, it's all just mixed in big bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 How do the thrift shops even know what's being donated half the time? I know ours just gets tonnes of big black garbage bags filled with stuff - I've taken my own stuff down there that way. Clothes, toys, books, it's all just mixed in big bags. The Salvation army in WA we took stuff to would open the bags and hand it back if they saw children's stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 We cleared out a whole bunch of stuff during our move prep. Our Goodwill took books, movies and toys. They did not take a car seat or a stroller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 How do the thrift shops even know what's being donated half the time? I know ours just gets tonnes of big black garbage bags filled with stuff - I've taken my own stuff down there that way. Clothes, toys, books, it's all just mixed in big bags. The Salvation army in WA we took stuff to would open the bags and hand it back if they saw children's stuff. Wow. That would cause no end of frustration for workers and donators here - there are sometimes several vehicles lined up with bags, furniture, etc etc to drop off and people would get very annoyed if they had to sit there waiting for their stuff to be gone through... and they just don't have the staff there to do it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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