Where Can I Donate New Dishes?

Submitted by SnarkAnthony t3_11ddypi in providence

I've got some surplus restaurant-quality dishes that I just want to get rid of. I tried selling them on eBay, but the shipping was too much for anyone to buy at a fair price. Now I'm just looking for somewhere to donate them.

Before anyone suggests it, I have already reached out to Crossroads. I emailed the person in charge of donations, she emailed be back saying she would gladly accept them, and that we should schedule a time for me to drop them off. And then she just....ghosted me? I replied to no response. I left a voicemail to no response. I emailed again 2 weeks later to no response. It has been almost two months now, and the dishes are just sitting in my trunk taking up space.

Also, I am not interested in giving them away to a for-profit corporation or just some freeloader. I want to donate them to a cause that needs them.

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JeffFromNH t1_jaa6wbf wrote

The nonprofit suggestions so far are good. But I'm also a fan of "Buy Nothing" groups. Join your local group and offer them to neighbors.

Most buy nothing groups are hosted on Facebook, if that works for you. I joined my neighborhood group and have both given and revieved free items.

https://buynothingproject.org/

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EquivalentLake6 t1_jaan6pl wrote

I was trying to donate bus and train tickets to crossroads and had a hard time getting in contact with the person too but it did eventually work out. Hope she’s ok that is odd behavior for two months.

Not sure who you consider a free loader but there’s plenty of folks in need who search on offer up and fb marketplace for free items. I’ve given a bunch of stuff away like that - no way to tell if they aren’t gonna just resell them but I think a good chunk of the time it’s people who could use the help.

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Alternative-Bat-8453 t1_jabdsf7 wrote

Amos house, Sojourner, wide awake collective, haus of codec, re-store

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qwertythrowup t1_jab8187 wrote

How many are there? I’d be happy to take them, depending. Shoot me a DM friend!

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jt_tesla t1_ja81bpc wrote

Savers takes them and the proceeds goes to a nonprofit org

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cats-and-rainbows t1_jaaz9go wrote

It should be noted that Savers is a for-profit company, not a charitable organization. When I've researched them before, I couldn't find any real transparency in their charitable impact.

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