Ever since I started working, I’ve returned to wearing ‘uniforms’ – the standard is to rotate through 3 sets of G2000 shirt and pants, mixing up the combination each day. Haven’t changed the base since I started work in 2006 and I don’t really intend to.
I really have too much clothes for my dressing habit.
Over the weekend, I started taking photos and cataloging what clothes I don’t intend to keep. I really do hope to give it away to someone or some organization. The standard reply on which organization to give is ‘Salvation Army’ but I’ve heard that the Salvation Army collection boxes have become ‘rubbish bins’ so I’m not sure if that’s still the best place.
Any suggestions?
The first batch of clothes are here. The shirts are quite old but still very much wearable (by the standard that I would be more than happy to wear them out, much to the chagrin of my gf). The Quiksilver jeans, Hang Ten pants and U2 trousers are relatively new, could possibly be described as good condition and only my ballooning waistline is preventing me from using them.
I’m starting to go through my clothes, books and toys to decide what to throw away ( or hopefully either give or sell away). If you have any tips about which organizations would accept these donations, do leave a comment.
Marc | 23-Nov-09 at 4:03 pm | Permalink
Hi Ian
No tips, but like you I’ve wanted to give away good things (clothing, cookware, an unwanted dinner set at one time, bicycles etc) and I’ve searched.
I was hoping there would St Vincent De Paul or Red Cross shops around, but not really.
The myth that there’s no poverty here always surprises me, and I wonder whether welfare agencies not reaching out in this way, as they do in other countries, is a reflection of this?
If you find a good avenue, do post it!
=)
iantimothy | 23-Nov-09 at 5:14 pm | Permalink
Yup. Most definitely will share once I find a place.
Found this group below…
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SgFreecycle/
The irony, at least to me, is that if an individual can afford Internet access, then they probably won’t need donations although to be fair, the group is more for preventing waste as opposed to helping people in need.
Yuuka | 24-Nov-09 at 2:12 pm | Permalink
You could try calling your community centre. They do collections and can tell you which organisations may want your stuff. I usually call up this orphanage my mom is familiar with and let them sort through what they can use before I dump anything. Their older children rarely get anything.
I wear my regular clothes till they`re thinly worn and virtually colourless. I keep wearing them so long as nobody complains about the rips and holes. Can`t even give them away once I`m done with them. My “charity” pile has to be specially sorted if they`re to be any good.
iantimothy | 24-Nov-09 at 2:54 pm | Permalink
Hey Yuuka, that’s a good idea.
I also wear most of my clothes until there are holes. Patched until damn jialat. Most of the clothes I don’t wear is because of the increased in waistline or because work does not give me the opportunity to wear them so I feel it is a tremendous waste just leaving them like that.
Which orphanage is it?