tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470115786787140224.post5255709283574420992..comments2023-05-24T04:41:24.313-04:00Comments on heard, half-heard, in the stillness: 'tis the season, or somethingsarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796940410833284009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470115786787140224.post-52801174600378141982011-12-06T09:43:02.664-05:002011-12-06T09:43:02.664-05:00Hmm, good question. I think (having not seen your ...Hmm, good question. I think (having not seen your clothes) that my advice is "use your best judgment," but it seems that you're talking about slightly worn clothes--stuff that you or I would pick up at a thrift store. And it sounds like you already do throw out stuff that's really ragged--stains, major holes--which is what I'm really talking about in this post.<br />I don't think donated clothes have to be like-new. I think my standard is usually "would I wear this?" I've got a pretty low standard myself in that I wear clothes until they're completely unwearable, but I think it's useful. Sort of a take on "do unto others." What I don't think is helpful is assuming that homeless people will wear anything because they don't have any other choice, which is what some of our donors seemed to think.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796940410833284009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470115786787140224.post-83966558786679649532011-12-05T13:48:05.938-05:002011-12-05T13:48:05.938-05:00Here from Slacktiverse.
I am now feeling guilty a...Here from Slacktiverse.<br /><br />I am now feeling guilty about some of my past donations, and I'm wondering if you can qualify "ragged" and "worn" as deal-breakers. When I do a clothes-purge I always make three piles; keep, donate to Goodwill, throw out. Anything with major holes or stains goes in the throw out pile, of course, but I've put shirts with a little fraying on the cuffs or hem, or T-shirts that are getting threadbare, or blue jeans with (again) frayed cuffs or a small rip at the knee in the donate pile. It sounds like these are not actually helpful, and we should only donate items that are basically like-new?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com