Getting rid of stuff and things?

Genie said :

Just be prepared for people knocking on your doors at 6am in the morning.. even when you say “X”am start time, not early starters please.

I’ve never understood why Canberra doesn’t operate the system every other capital does: advertise the day, time and the street only – and put out signs in the street when you’re ready. Does away with sneaky early callers. Mention in the ad that signs will go out at x am.

rebcart said :

Thank you for all the suggestions, this is really useful!

emd, I have a serious dislike of organisations like the Salvos – are there any secular charities around that do the same thing?

Hmm, while we might like to be critical of organisations trying to push a religious agenda, it is religious groups which provide a large proportion of non government welfare services.

To reject the Salvation Army on that basis seems a bit precious to me.

No car, nor license, inner north, moving out, cheap “free” removal of our stuff, as long as we get paid to do it.

Give it up now, give it to charity so they can send it to the flood victims and move on.

Otherwise, you’ll have to accept the charity’s available or set up your own, but hey would the items get passed on….

Try the ADRA (Adventist Development & Relief Agency) shop in Lonsdale St, Braddon 6257 3890. They appear not to do much god-bothering but a lot of helping out of welfare recipients. I think they have a ute with which to pick up things.

We recently tried to donate 2 trailor loads of furniture to the Salvos, to be turned away with half of it because they “already had too many of them”. Ended up taking the stuff to the tip because we didn’t know what else to do with it???

rebcart said :

emd, I have a serious dislike of organisations like the Salvos – are there any secular charities around that do the same thing?

+1

Revolve is a great option, though they won’t necessarily take everything. But they’ll take everything that the god-botherers will, and without the magical sky fairy propaganda.

rebcart said :

Thank you for all the suggestions, this is really useful!

emd, I have a serious dislike of organisations like the Salvos – are there any secular charities around that do the same thing?

Look in the phone book.
I too dislike Salvo’s etc….many churches will pick up stuff and donate to ppl in need before they try and sell it for $200.

There are secular charity shops in Canberra, but I don’t know if they will pick up goods – you could call and ask I guess. The Brain Injury op shop in the Griffin Centre in Civic is the only one I can think of.

Thank you for all the suggestions, this is really useful!

emd, I have a serious dislike of organisations like the Salvos – are there any secular charities around that do the same thing?

If it’s worth something and you want the cash, put it on eBay with a note that it must be picked up by x date or it will go to charity. Then book the Salvos truck to come pick up anything that isn’t claimed – they will ask you what sort of stuff it is, and will let you know if any of it cannot be accepted by charity (eg used mattresses). For anything useful that cannot be picked up by charity, hold a freecycle garage sale – list a notice on freecycle, allclassifieds, and put the word out via Facebook etc that you are having a giveaway garage sale, and you should clear out almost all of what’s left in a single day. Very efficient.