Leanmeat Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 If there is no one whom you can give to, what do u do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vera. Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 carousell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyl Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 i let my bf sell them on carousell. Blogger Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Unbranded Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 I donated tones to Salvation Army, not that my cloths are branded. Could have joined a small flea market selling 1 for $5 bucks instead, but that will be a hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyglobe Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 If is brand new from the shop, normally within 3 days u still can change it, if is online purchase then the postage cost may not be justifyable to return the goods, if is already worn, then sell as second hand or to karang guni man, last resort donate to charity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkable Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Give them away to those who could make better use of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Go online and bitch about it... http://theindependent.sg/sporean-socialite-jamie-chua-shares-her-5-regrets-which-happen-to-be-all-chanel-handbags/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyan Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Most of the time Carousell sell off. No choice. If really cannot get rid, then Salvation Army or 2nd Hand shop if the clothes is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Like many of you, I get rid of unwanted clothes by giving them anonymously to an institution that has a collecting bin for clothes in a mall nearby. Never again will I call Salvation Army or similar to pick them up, because thereafter they will keep repeatedly asking for clothes. Fortunately I don't need to get rid of many clothes. I haven't changed shape for decades, I'm not into fashion, so clothes last me a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyjd Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 last year I cleared out a big chunk of my wardrobe and my part-time maid was so happy to take it back. I know she has 2 daughters back home so I asked her what she wants to do with all the men's clothes I'm discarding, and she said she donates it to a charity similar to Dress for Success: they dress up people of lower income for their job interviews or first day at work. A couple of weeks ago she sent me several photos of filipino men to show me how my old work clothes have been given a new lease of life, and I was heartened to know that all the beneficiaries have started work. Leanmeat and Blogger Adam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, zyjd said: last year I cleared out a big chunk of my wardrobe and my part-time maid was so happy to take it back. I know she has 2 daughters back home so I asked her what she wants to do with all the men's clothes I'm discarding, and she said she donates it to a charity similar to Dress for Success: they dress up people of lower income for their job interviews or first day at work. A couple of weeks ago she sent me several photos of filipino men to show me how my old work clothes have been given a new lease of life, and I was heartened to know that all the beneficiaries have started work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncoin Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 There is a local charity that runs a thrift store where I am based and the clothes I donated gets sold. The money collected goes to help those with HIV/AIDS with housing and meals. Quote Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 10 hours ago, zyjd said: last year I cleared out a big chunk of my wardrobe and my part-time maid was so happy to take it back. I know she has 2 daughters back home so I asked her what she wants to do with all the men's clothes I'm discarding, and she said she donates it to a charity similar to Dress for Success: they dress up people of lower income for their job interviews or first day at work. A couple of weeks ago she sent me several photos of filipino men to show me how my old work clothes have been given a new lease of life, and I was heartened to know that all the beneficiaries have started work. You are really so naïve. For all that you know, she might have sold off the clothes or even rent it out to people for money. And those pictures were just some fake evidences to give you the false impression that she was doing it for charity (or more likely for business purposes). IF earning money is unimportant to her, she won't be your maid in the first place. And if she can even leave her family to be a maid here, what makes you so sure she will forego a chance to earn more money from you? Charity? Yeah, right..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Guest Guest said: You are really so naïve. For all that you know, she might have sold off the clothes or even rent it out to people for money. And those pictures were just some fake evidences to give you the false impression that she was doing it for charity (or more likely for business purposes). IF earning money is unimportant to her, she won't be your maid in the first place. And if she can even leave her family to be a maid here, what makes you so sure she will forego a chance to earn more money from you? Charity? Yeah, right..... I m very skeptical about their integrity too. Personally I know many people (including myself n Leon lai, yes the singer) who had bad experience of missing articles with them as domestic helpers. But other than galanguni, I don't think any local would want used clothing? Edited June 22, 2019 by fab Quote 鍾意就好，理佢男定女 never argue with the guests. let them bark all they want. 结缘不结怨 解怨不解缘 After I have said what I wanna say, I don't care what you say. 看穿不说穿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lean n mean Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) So what if people you give to resell your clothes. You already dont want them. And they lessen your guilt of wrong purchases. When u give ppl things, its up to them to do what they want with it. At least the clothes dont go straight to wherever clothes go and die and hasten our environmental degradation. Edited June 22, 2019 by lean n mean zyjd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowmenow Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 11:21 PM, zyjd said: last year I cleared out a big chunk of my wardrobe and my part-time maid was so happy to take it back. I know she has 2 daughters back home so I asked her what she wants to do with all the men's clothes I'm discarding, and she said she donates it to a charity similar to Dress for Success: they dress up people of lower income for their job interviews or first day at work. A couple of weeks ago she sent me several photos of filipino men to show me how my old work clothes have been given a new lease of life, and I was heartened to know that all the beneficiaries have started work. must be feeling good to see ur clothes are used and appreciated well done man! zyjd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benedict5856 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 8:38 PM, Steve5380 said: Like many of you, I get rid of unwanted clothes by giving them anonymously to an institution that has a collecting bin for clothes in a mall nearby. Never again will I call Salvation Army or similar to pick them up, because thereafter they will keep repeatedly asking for clothes. Fortunately I don't need to get rid of many clothes. I haven't changed shape for decades, I'm not into fashion, so clothes last me a long time. so u get irritated of them? i believe u can deal it better by politely telling them u do not have any clothes, instead of telling us indirectly not to use them to avoid harassment. Hmmm..... is harassment the correct word to use?! if u are not irritated by it, then what better word to use. i wonder..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, benedict5856 said: so u get irritated of them? i believe u can deal it better by politely telling them u do not have any clothes, instead of telling us indirectly not to use them to avoid harassment. Hmmm..... is harassment the correct word to use?! if u are not irritated by it, then what better word to use. i wonder..... You can keep wandering around wondering. My experience with non-profit charity institutions takes place in the US. In your country it may be different. And what you do with these institutions is your business, I don't "indirectly tell you". Also what you wrote that I get irritated and am harassed... is purely your invention. After I once made contributions to one of these institutions, they call me back and send me mail forever requesting more contributions. And more institutions appear, like they have a shared list of people who make donations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mean and stupid Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 14 hours ago, lean n mean said: So what if people you give to resell your clothes. You already dont want them. And they lessen your guilt of wrong purchases. When u give ppl things, its up to them to do what they want with it. At least the clothes dont go straight to wherever clothes go and die and hasten our environmental degradation. Wah liao... If you donate money to a charity and it turned out that they siphoned that money into their own personal pocket, will you say the same thing arguing that you already have the intentions to donate the money away anyway, so it is ok? If that's the case, I might as well wait and hold on to give the money or items to someone as REAL charity who really need it more. If you disagree, you can also give me your money as charity, can? What's wrong with the people here on this forum? Have they really gone stupid? Or are you a Filipino trying to defend that Filipino maid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyjd Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 guess I always try to choose to give others the benefit of doubt whenever possible. Sure, that thought of her reselling my clothes did cross my mind before but I consciously chose to give her the benefit of the doubt. I didn't set out to do charity in the first place; these clothes were going to the Salvation Army's collection point anyway so since she volunteered to take them off me, by all means. Even if she did sell it, she had to pay for the excess baggage charges to bring it home, so I don't think there's anything wrong if she wanted to make some money out of it. One man's trash can be someone else's treasure. If she can profit from what I deem to be my trash, why not? She's been a very good part-time maid for me. Just my two cents, lah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 8:38 PM, Steve5380 said: Like many of you, I get rid of unwanted clothes by giving them anonymously to an institution that has a collecting bin for clothes in a mall nearby. Never again will I call Salvation Army or similar to pick them up, because thereafter they will keep repeatedly asking for clothes. Fortunately I don't need to get rid of many clothes. I haven't changed shape for decades, I'm not into fashion, so clothes last me a long time. Got such a collecting bin for unwanted clothes? I dun knw of any at east side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Leanmeat said: Got such a collecting bin for unwanted clothes? I dun knw of any at east side. I was writing about my experience in the US, where some charities place bins in public places to collect donated clothes. Maybe you don't have them in Singapore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Just now, Steve5380 said: I was writing about my experience in the US, where some charities place bins in public places to collect donated clothes. Maybe you don't have them in Singapore? Oh...aiya, I tot u mean Spore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 11:53 PM, doncoin said: There is a local charity that runs a thrift store where I am based and the clothes I donated gets sold. The money collected goes to help those with HIV/AIDS with housing and meals. Here in Spore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyjd Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Leanmeat said: Oh...aiya, I tot u mean Spore... we do, actually. There's a Salvation Army very near where I live in Changi, and here's their address: 7 Upper Changi Rd N, Singapore 507705. Believe they have one at Bishan too and their address is 20 Bishan Street 22, Singapore 579768. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 minute ago, zyjd said: we do, actually. There's a Salvation Army very near where I live in Changi, and here's their address: 7 Upper Changi Rd N, Singapore 507705. Believe they have one at Bishan too and their address is 20 Bishan Street 22, Singapore 579768. Hope this helps! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lean n mean Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Guest mean and stupid said: Wah liao... If you donate money to a charity and it turned out that they siphoned that money into their own personal pocket, will you say the same thing arguing that you already have the intentions to donate the money away anyway, so it is ok? If that's the case, I might as well wait and hold on to give the money or items to someone as REAL charity who really need it more. If you disagree, you can also give me your money as charity, can? What's wrong with the people here on this forum? Have they really gone stupid? Or are you a Filipino trying to defend that Filipino maid? Before you label others so readily as stupid just because they don't share the same opinions as you (and thank goodness for that), it is actually super lame to compare giving clothes away as the same as donating money to charity. Unless you see clothes and money as the same value and both can do the same things (and let's not even go with the checks and balances a charity has compared to the simple act of donating clothes). What else can the clothes that is given away be used for? The recipient either wears them or sells them. Would you feel better if they swear to you, with tears in their eyes, that they will keep them in mint condition and wear them only on very special occasions? What conditions would you specify before you give them your finery? Please enlighten and share. And what's there to defend the domestic helper for? She need not have bothered to take the pics as proof of what she did with them and none would be wiser. If the giver is happy to give her the clothes, what the fuck has that got to do with you? When you call him naive (who are you to judge him for his generosity) and you say things like "And if she can even leave her family to be a maid here...", it only shows you are the one that is naive (I'm already being very kind here with the adjective as I don't like to pronounce others as stoopid, stupid) . Don't attempt to sugarcoat your bitter cynicism as weary wisdom. It doesn't take much at all to see it as what it is. And since you asked, I am Singaporean and if u r one, I am deeply ashamed on your behalf for your last sentence. Edited June 23, 2019 by lean n mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alponsu Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I donate my excess clothings. It gives me a sense of meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TndrHrt89 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 off the rack shirts above $50 Reason: above this tailors give better value and fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Alponsu said: I donate my excess clothings. It gives me a sense of meaning Donate to where? If all my friends bigger size than me and it fits too tight on me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, TndrHrt89 said: off the rack shirts above $50 Reason: above this tailors give better value and fit Think u gotten my topic wrongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not real army Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 8:38 PM, zyjd said: we do, actually. There's a Salvation Army very near where I live in Changi, and here's their address: 7 Upper Changi Rd N, Singapore 507705. Believe they have one at Bishan too and their address is 20 Bishan Street 22, Singapore 579768. Hope this helps! Except Salvation Army are Anti-LGBT so why support groups who go against us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zackling Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 seriously man.. pour kerosene over the clothes, light up a match & let it go.. wa la.. no more headaches.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auscent Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Easy solution. When i travel, i wear them then leave them behind overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FattChoy Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Edited June 25, 2019 by FattChoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 12:10 AM, lean n mean said: Unless you see clothes and money as the same value and both can do the same things (and let's not even go with the checks and balances a charity has compared to the simple act of donating clothes). When it comes to charity, it's the thoughts that counts. Therefore, in that sense, the value of money and that of clothes are both of the same thoughts, and therfore the same value. If it is my thoughts to donate it to charity, it is then not meant to be used as a form of business sale. As for checks and balances on clothes and that on money that a charity in the simple act of donation, they are the same, but clothes will be harder to determine its monetary value. Proper charity will issue you a receipt to list down the items received. Otherwise, even the storeman is free to siphon away the donated items. Such was the issue with some charity items given to support victims in disaster sticken areas. Intermediaries took away so much of the charity to sell such that little was left for the victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 10:43 PM, Guest Not real army said: Except Salvation Army are Anti-LGBT so why support groups who go against us. That's true. There are so many other charities to give the items away to, eg Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery simplified Chinese: 光明山普觉禅寺 at Bright Hill Road. They converted one section of the ground floor area of the building near the open air carpark into a recycling area. So you can just leave your things there for them to be sorted out. But the temple closes at 4pm everyday, unlike Salvation Army which is opened at all hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest desmond1972 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 I just keep it in the closet. If after a year I stil haven't used it. I turn it into one of the rags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 I saw people cut and damage their old clothing and dump it at the void deck.Some are still useable but they prefer to cut and not let others use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hi I'm Bi Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Give to H&M. They got a recycling program. You get a 15% discount coupon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practease Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 I often donate them for new or rarely worn pieces. However, those that are worn down, I'll cut them up and use them as rags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hey all i will strong encourage you guys to donate those that you no longer wear or can no longer fit you anymore. Recently did an orphanage visit and many of them do not have enough ! But please make sure u do no donate junks. Some of them barely have more than 5 shirts and they even mentioned that even in the orphanage all their clothes are pass down depending of size etc. So if u do have extra please donate ! =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted July 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 9:56 AM, Guest Hi I'm Bi said: Give to H&M. They got a recycling program. You get a 15% discount coupon. Really?? What you put there dont have to be their own brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanmeat Posted July 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 1:09 PM, Guest guest said: Hey all i will strong encourage you guys to donate those that you no longer wear or can no longer fit you anymore. Recently did an orphanage visit and many of them do not have enough ! But please make sure u do no donate junks. Some of them barely have more than 5 shirts and they even mentioned that even in the orphanage all their clothes are pass down depending of size etc. So if u do have extra please donate ! =D Hi, do u mean just any orphanage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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