Today, at my work at a charity shop, I reached into a new bag of donations only to pull out... used underwear. Thanks for your generosity. FML
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indigohero 20
@22 Yeah that's exactly what I do now since this happened and @21 exactly. I swear some of the stuff people "donate" is ridiculous. It's clearly just stuff they couldn't be bothered to dispose of properly. One time, someone "donated" a small bag with a bundle of string and a rock in it (??) and another time someone had "donated" their old retainer..... just, why? And @16 it's true we get money for bags of rags and damaged clothing that we can't sell, but we don't actively ask for items like this - we ask for "good quality items", and while it's not so bad just throwing torn or worn clothes in a bag, it's kinda disgusting to have to sort through used underwear, stained baby clothes and dirty old socks, to name a few things. People donating clearly don't think through that an actual person has to sort through this stuff when they hand it over. Thankfully most of the stuff we get is fine though, there's just the odd few where you have to wonder what they were thinking. And generally I love working there, it's just nice to complain sometimes haha :)
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jqmalang 17
I understand that underwears are needs of others but at least wash the goddamn thing and package it.
LPac5295 27
That's pretty gross OP. Be sure to wash your hands after that one.
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Norja 33
You guys should always use gloves when handling donations because some people are so disgusting.
babagee 2
eBay is your friend
Serendipitous88 3
it's really gross, but many charity places are able to get money for clothing by the pound, so they ask that you donate any clothing, even the gross ones
NativeNation98 5
should've looked in the bag first
lolhailsatan 23
I used to volunteer at a second hand store and the kind of stuff we'd get donated would blow some peoples minds... dirty underwear, full pill bottles of all different drugs, and all kinds of people's literal trash (banana peels, chicken bones etc) would come in. It sucks to deal with sometimes, but it's lovely you are giving your time to a good cause:)
nitsud82 14
samething happened to me at an old job. I won't name the place but it just about killed my faith in humanity working there it's a charitable organization people, not a trash bin..
Redgy22 26
Why not dump the bag out first before just just reaching inside? Either way, it's gross that you have to deal with that. Sorry OP
captainsmegma 12
Mark them "seasoned undies", triple the price, and display them in a prime location.
indigohero 20
@22 Yeah that's exactly what I do now since this happened and @21 exactly. I swear some of the stuff people "donate" is ridiculous. It's clearly just stuff they couldn't be bothered to dispose of properly. One time, someone "donated" a small bag with a bundle of string and a rock in it (??) and another time someone had "donated" their old retainer..... just, why? And @16 it's true we get money for bags of rags and damaged clothing that we can't sell, but we don't actively ask for items like this - we ask for "good quality items", and while it's not so bad just throwing torn or worn clothes in a bag, it's kinda disgusting to have to sort through used underwear, stained baby clothes and dirty old socks, to name a few things. People donating clearly don't think through that an actual person has to sort through this stuff when they hand it over. Thankfully most of the stuff we get is fine though, there's just the odd few where you have to wonder what they were thinking. And generally I love working there, it's just nice to complain sometimes haha :)
dragoongirl90 34
It is possible that this was meant to go to a Laundromat. My ex mother in law gave away all my clothes that I meant to wash and clearly marked as such. But my dirty clothes ended up at a thrift store.