Charity Clothes Bags

[Blade73 10]

Just seen a bloke spend 15 mins rifling thru Charity Clothes bags that someone has left outside their house. He was rummaging away, taking what he wanted (which was most of it), then throwing what he didn't want into someone's front garden, unbelievable! He didn't look like he was in desperate need he was well kempt.

[SALLY18 10]

He's probably well kempt because he nicks all the nice clothes out of charity bags. Some folk will take anything if it's not nailed down.

[cgksheff 44]

Just seen a bloke spend 15 mins rifling thru Charity Clothes bags that someone has left outside their house. He was rummaging away, taking what he wanted (which was most of it), then throwing what he didn't want into someone's front garden, unbelievable! He didn't look like he was in desperate need he was well kempt.

 

What did the police say when you reported the theft?

[Blade73 10]

What did the police say when you reported the theft?

 

Is it theft? Brazen yeah

[cgksheff 44]

Is it theft? Brazen yeah

 

It is theft and should be reported.

[landi 10]

This is definatley theft and should be reported to the police also ring the charity shop that the bags belonged too

[Daven 10]

The only way to stop this crime from happening is to stop putting charity bags out.

There is never any guarantee that those collecting the bags in unmarked vans are the ones who will forward the contents of said bags to the charities they claim to represent.

The best way forward is to deliver your unwanted stuff directly to a charity shop of your choice.

[taxman 12]

They are a pain in the butt these charity bags. We get so many of them it's untrue. And when they tick the box to say "collection on Tuesday"...which Tuesday, specify a date!

[Daven 10]

We recycle them - use them for the blue bin.

[Blade73 10]

Well he's back.

[L00b 441]

The best way forward is to deliver your unwanted stuff directly to a charity shop of your choice.

Or to drop them into 'one-way' clothing containers to be found in recycling centres and some supermarket car parks.

 

Charity bag-diving/theft is as old as the concept of doorstep charity bags itself. Used to see it regularly with Romas(-like) when we lived in Dublin 12 years ago (and the reasonably nice part, south/D16). Every now and then (about once a week or every 2 weeks), they were dropped off at, and collected from, the entrance of our estate by a minibus van (talk about organised!), with prams and toddlers an'all.

Edited August 18, 2016 by L00b

[poppet2 13]

Ive seen people diving in and taking clothes OUT of the supermarket clothing containers.

If people sell these clothes at local boot fairs, it's not a bad little income for them.