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.

Comments

jt_tesla t1_ja81bpc wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:15 PM

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Savers takes them and the proceeds goes to a nonprofit org

Woodnote_ t1_ja8g1kh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:53 PM

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Check with Dorcas, they always have need of household items.

SnarkAnthony OP t1_ja8lb2m wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:27 PM

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Replying to Woodnote_ (#2,061,971)

Thanks. This is helpful.

Jonesyiam t1_ja9279q wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:13 PM

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Try Freecycle!

JeffFromNH t1_jaa6wbf wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:37 PM

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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/

EquivalentLake6 t1_jaan6pl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:34 AM

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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.

cats-and-rainbows t1_jaaz9go wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:04 AM

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Replying to jt_tesla (#2,058,158)

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.

qwertythrowup t1_jab8187 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:16 AM

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

Alternative-Bat-8453 t1_jabdsf7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:10 AM

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

MT_Photos t1_jacf9ae wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:59 PM

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Replying to jt_tesla (#2,058,158)

Don't donate to savers