Charity shops: Six things to check before you drop off your old stuff
BBC News By Hazel Shearing , in part due to fears of a pent-up demand to donate after England's third lockdown ended. Picking up the phone is easy, but knowing what to check might be a little bit harder. So what should you be asking yourself about your potential donations? 1. Have you washed it? "We get dirty pants donated sometimes," says Grace Waring, 53, as she brings out a new load of donations to the shop floor at Cancer Research UK, in Blackheath, south London. She's worked here for seven years, and says some people still don't realise the shop doesn't have a washing machine.
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