Donating clothes

[cateyes1]

Do you wash the clothes before you donate them?

[aflyingmonkey]

Yes.
They are usually in drawers or hanging up in closets, so they are clean.    Some I cut up into rags for personal home use cleaning. 

[Laurieandjohn]

if they are in my drawers I don't always wash them because most places wash them before they put them for sale anyhow

[Nancy5]

No, they either are in drawers or closets in one of the bedrooms, so they are clean.  I think most places wash them anyway before they sell them.

[LaTashaS28]

No because the places will wash them anyway.

[snuggleycutejc]

If I can wash them before I donate them I do. But I don't if I know that they are going to be rags.

[lmrbean]

If they come out of my closet or dresser, then no, but if I had worn it recently, then I would wash it before donating.

[melissajh44]

Yes

[mgint]

yes make them as nice as possible

[sdenimandlace1]

MIne are washed before I leave them,even the one I leave on the dumpsters.

[haimsterette]

Normally they are already clean. I don't have many clothing items anymore to donate so it's mostly going to be little knick-knacks this go around. A truck comes by once a month to pick up donated items, and there's donation bins all around here, too.  Feels good to give back! 

[jkhanson]

When I am in the sorting and donating mood, the clean clothes in my closet or drawers are boxed up for the next YMCA pickup.  Since the clothes are already clean, I do not re-wash before packing them up.

[torch71]

I always wash clothing before donating them.

[vickysue]

I volunteer at a small place where all clothes are given a way free or shipped to Dalles to be sent to other places, Yes we much prefer the clothes are clean as we have to handle them.  some people will just drop off clothes even if they are not clean. We do not have a washer and or dryer. so we depend upon people being nice and give them too us clean. If they are dirty we have to pitch them into the dumpster. We also give food out to those who are either on a very limited income or no income. And we  are only open on Tuesday and Thursdays and it can get really busy there. Of course some go down during the week to sort the clothes and stock the shelves.  A small town and very few volunteers.  But we enjoy it.

[countrygirl12]

Do you wash the clothes before you donate them?

I do not take them out of the dirty clothes basket and donate them.  But if they are in the closet or from stored clothes in a box I do not wash them.  Most people who buy used clothes or even have clothes given to them wash them before they wear them.