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Donating baby stuff. Was: Used infant/child carseats - what the heck to do with them?
Tori M wrote: "enigma" wrote in message . .. "Tori M" wrote in : "enigma" wrote in message . .. "bizby40" wrote in news Of course there are sometimes drives for specific things -- shoes, coats, backpacks, and books for example -- that will be distributed directly to those in need at no cost, and that's great. But then many of these drives are looking for brand new things. The Salvation Army Christmas tree for example requires everything to be brand new. As did the Katrina and Iraq school supplies drives that my school and church participated in. you know, that ****es me off... the *truly needy* don't CARE if the stuff is new or used. while i think those who "donate" thier broken trash are contemptable, i find the "needy" who *demand* new, unused items to be pretty contemptable too. there *is* such a thing as being grateful for what you receive, especially if you get it as a gift. One of my favorite "new" pieces of furnature is my couch.. it is old and it is ugly and really if it was at a yard sale I wouldnt have bought it but my SIL brought it to us and we just love it.. I must admit though I have day dreams of owning a couch set that actualy matches :P i *love* "side of the road" furniture. usually out here it's stuff that didn't sell at the yard sale (which i don't get. don't people haggle at yard sales? if i offer you $5 for that dresser, & you say 'no', then i come back after the sale & pick it up for free, who wins?g), but my friend in NYC has some really cool stuff from off the curb. we did get one fold-a-bed thing that had belonged to a heavy smoker & was kept in a basement or shed, because it *reeked* and we could NOT get the smell out (3 bottles of Febreeze & one of Clorox odor remover. only made it smell worse. Febreeze stinks!)... so it went back by the road & on to the next person... as to 'matching' your couch to other furniture, you can do a couple things. the easiest is to declare your decorating style as 'eclectic' & presto! everything matches or you can cover your furniture in matching sheet sets (cheap) or chair/couch covers (more expensive). i've used the sheets for years, but my current couch has a denim cover. still use the sheets on the back porch comfy chair though. lee I had covered the couch with a really pretty bed spread and even Jeff liked it. I wish I knew something about recovering couches but I dont think I have yet to get it to stop smelling like a wet dog. Jeff doesnt mind and he sits on it more then I do. We have a love seat given to us by a lady at church. It is 30 years old and the only thing wrong with it is that the zipper on one of the cushins broke when I was trying to figure out if I could take it off to wash it.. Tori Our couch and matching chairs are old ( vintage 1920's) and used, purchased at a 'students furniture exchange' back in the grad school days. We used them in their 'used and crazy and why would they upholster it with *that* mode' for about 10 years, then sent them o prison to be reupholstered. Took a looong time (3 months? 4 months?), cost about $750 total for 1 couch and 2 chairs, and it's really spectacular now. Heavy as anything, but just great. Perhaps your local prison offers reupholstering services? It's worth checking out; we're determined to keep these pieces for the next umpty-ump years, and feel that all told, $750 was worth it. Caledonia |
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Donating baby stuff. Was: Used infant/child carseats - what the heck to do with them?
On 18 Sep 2006 14:15:46 -0700, "-L." wrote:
We also had a specific charity in Evanston Evanston, Illinois? IME, private charities in the Chicago 'burbs do a pretty good job of supporting the communities. Yep, Evanston, IL. And yes, the suburban charities were good in our area and in most of the burbs on the northside. I don't know anything about the south or west suburbs, but ours were very good. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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