I have concluded a garage sale and have bags of useful clothing and household items. Does anyone have experience with an agency or charity that will come collect these items? If not, what is the best way to drop them off? Thanks!
COMMENT 221473
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2011-10-10 11:00 AM |
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Drop them off at the Goodwill, 302 W Carrillo St. Also... The Salvation Army, 4849 Hollister Ave (805) 683-3724. Call (800) 958-7825 to schedule a home pickup.
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ZIPPER101
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2011-10-10 11:03 AM |
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Starr-King's annual rummage sale is in a few weeks. Maybe call them at:
Starr King Parent-Child Workshop
1525 1/2 Santa Barbara Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 966-1325
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COMMENT 221478
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2011-10-10 11:05 AM |
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Both UnityShoppe and Alpha Thrift Store will pick up your items and leave a receipt for tax purposes.
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COMMENT 221479
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2011-10-10 11:09 AM |
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Bring them to the Occupy Wall Street 'sitters". They will take what they need and and tell you where you are falling short regarding the choices you have made in your life.
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COMMENT 221480
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2011-10-10 11:09 AM |
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Leave on a curb with sign saying "free." Quick and easy way to get rid of stuff.
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COMMENT 221493P
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2011-10-10 11:54 AM |
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Ventura Rescue Mission picks up regularly in SB. Once you get on their list, they'll call every few months to ask if you have anything to donate. You leave the items on your porch in the morning and they're gone by the end of the day. They make it easy, so I donate a lot to them.
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COMMENT 221501
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2011-10-10 12:20 PM |
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480 you must be joking. OP asked about donating items to a charity. Leaving your "trash" curbside with a FREE sign is basically littering and makes our neighborhoods look like eyesores! And who knows where the items go. Alpha Thrift will pick up. 964-1123
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ELSPETH
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2011-10-10 12:42 PM |
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Well said, 501. I hate this lazy way of getting rid of stuff. I think it started in Isla Vista quite a few years ago - and that worked. The outgoing students left stuff for the incoming students. But I don't live in I.V.and the occasional blight of someone's cast-offs parked on the sidewalk with a free sign is just awful. It is indeed littering - and I ought to be able to call the police, but I'm sure they have better things to do. Can we make it a county ordinance (I live in Noleta)? Allied Waste and now Marborg, will come once a year and remove all of your junk, FOR FREE! Why don't people avail themselves of that great service.
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COMMENT 221514
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2011-10-10 12:50 PM |
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The leaving on the curb method works great. Many of the items end up in the hands of local families in need. It's not trash and usually doesn't sit around for very long. Only trick is don't put in front of your own house if you prefer not having undesirables loitering around.
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COMMENT 221520
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2011-10-10 12:58 PM |
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United Families will pickup.
Magnolia Shopping Center
5156 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara
(805) 964-9996
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COMMENT 221522
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2011-10-10 01:02 PM |
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It's funny that some folk use Edhat instead of Google.
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COMMENT 221524P
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2011-10-10 01:07 PM |
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Lovely 514, I guess you are suggesting putting it in front of someone else's house so they can enjoy the undesirables loitering around in front of their house and you can have peace and get rid of the unwanted items. Glad I don't live any where near you. I know that, because neither I nor any of my neighbors would do that kind of thing to on another.
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COMMENT 221525
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2011-10-10 01:08 PM |
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We like Goodwill. We take photos of items and get a receipt for tax purposes. It's a great organization. They don't quibble. We had no use for an extra tv one time. It was fine, but one local place actually turned down the donation because it wasn't a F L A T S C R E E N.
Incredible!
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COMMENT 221539
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2011-10-10 02:12 PM |
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Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
535 E. Yanonali Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Phone: 805-966-1316
Fax: 805-966-7495
Email: mail@sbrm.org
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COMMENT 221542
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2011-10-10 02:21 PM |
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You can donate items at any of the Alpha Thrift Store locations. They have good hours and are open on weekends. We used to donate to the Salvation Army on Milpas, but that location had really inconvenient hours, and now they no longer exist at that location.
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COMMENT 221552P
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2011-10-10 02:59 PM |
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Alpha Thrift picks up, as does Catholic Charities
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COMMENT 221578
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2011-10-10 04:09 PM |
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SBHS - Girls Basketball team has swap meet at the high school - just drive in and ask for the coach - he will gladly take any and everthing....
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AQUAHOLIC
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2011-10-10 04:24 PM |
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Alpha Thrift...you can call and arrange a pick-up, or drop off at one of their stores. They are my first choice for recycling unwanted items.
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COMMENT 221587P
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2011-10-10 04:32 PM |
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Stuff the thrift shops don't want (and they can be picky) usually disappear quite quickly from the sidewalk in my neighborhood with a "Free" sign. (Be sure and place such a sign so people won't feel guilty about stealing.)
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COMMENT 221596P
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2011-10-10 05:04 PM |
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478 You can't be serious.
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COMMENT 221611
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2011-10-10 07:28 PM |
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What? Why can't 478 be serious? I do that a few times per year. Seriously.
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LEAHKING
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2011-10-11 07:40 AM |
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i second the suggestion of the ventura rescue mission. my understanding is that alpha thrift, goodwill, and the salvation army are very choosey about what they pick up, are not always reliable when scheduled, and often throw away lots of the stuff donated. vrm apparently uses everything that is donated, do not seem to be choosey about what they pick up, and in my experience are extremely reliable. they collect from me and my friends regularly in carpinteria and santa barbara.
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COMMENT 221655
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2011-10-11 07:58 AM |
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Freecycle - it's a yahoo group where you post what you have, and those who need it come and pick it up. There are free postings on Craigslist also.
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COMMENT 221662P
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2011-10-11 08:13 AM |
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Although it isn't a charity per se, the Assistance League on Veronica Springs Road, SB, accepts clean clothing and household items. They have a nice little shop which displays all items for inexpensive prices, and the proceeds support many charitable causes for children and teens and many other projects for the Santa Barbara area community.
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COMMENT 221671
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2011-10-11 08:35 AM |
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Alpha Thrift Store, United Families, Salvation Army all have trucks and do pickups. They leave receipts for tax donation purposes.
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LUCKY 777
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2011-10-11 10:14 AM |
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I drive things over to the Assistance League all the time, whenever a box of stuff accumulates I drop it off. They sell things for extremely low prices and I support the causes they give to. It is no big deal to divert over into that neighborhood, and I feel much better that the stuff is going to be re-used, not trashed.
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COMMENT 221718P
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2011-10-11 10:17 AM |
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First Congregational Church, 2101 State Street is having a rummage sale Oct. 29th and would probably take your stuff. Call the church at 682-7146 and leave a message if no one answers. Benefits local people and the church. Then left-overs go to one of the charities others have mentioned.
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COMMENT 221770
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2011-10-11 01:50 PM |
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I would never donate to Alpha. They are so greedy, and mark up stuff so high. You can get the same stuff cheaper at K-Mart or any other store in town. Most people tend to think because they are shopping at a thrift store they are getting a good deal (wrong!) Also Goodwill is so picky now, and go through and pick out what stuff they want. I can understand where they are coming from because sometimes people just dump off total junk.
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