Do you keep or give old Clothes?

I have lost a lot of weight over the past year or so, and this has meant that I have a lot of clothes that no longer fit me because they're so big. I like to give them to charity, because this means that other people can benefit from the things that I have bought in the past. I love to do this as I hate wasting things, and if I threw the clothes away that would mean that nobody would get anything from it and that would upset me a little bit. We have a charity shop in our village and I tend to take things there because it is local charity which will be of benefit to the community that I live in, and to the people who I live near.

Hi, normally if I have old clothes I pass them on to the lady that cleans our house. She then takes what she wants for her family and passes the rest on to her friends. I once threw some really old clothes away because I felt they had seen better days and I was too embarrassed to give them to her. But when I looked again she had scratched them out the bin and took them home with her, so now I just give her everything.

really, what is the point of keeping old clothes that you don;t like or don't fit you any more? i always go through my closet about once every year and then donate what doesn't fit anymore or i don't like anymore.

i do give out used clothes as there are much more people in need. Like the past typhoon incidents i gave out all the clothes and last december we also gave some for the orphanage and the home for the aged..

Hi i still have some nice clothes in my wardrobe but i don't like it the model anymore. Maybe because it past of time. So i used to give it to poor people here. Many people surround me are poor. I am lucky that i have still enough clothes to wear. But most of them are torn. I use it to wash some windows or maybeto clean my kitchen

Always i give my old and used things to charity and orphanage. As we don't do anything with our old clothes and things. If we offered the old used clothes, unwanted things and old books to the charity or the orphanage other people will get benefits with our things and we will get more satisfaction with our activity. In my childhood, my mother always provide our used clothes to the near by orphanage. She visit the orphanage once in a year and provide our old clothes, books, notes, stationary items to the kids in the place. At that time i went there with my mother and siblings and spend some time with the kids there. Really we have a great time while playing with that kids. I watched the happiness in the kids face while receiving our things. They will get more enjoyment and excitement with our used things and we will get more pride by helping them. Some persons in my place will provide their old clothes and things to exchange for new items or to buy new things. But this kind of activity don't give any satisfaction to us. If we offered our used and unwanted things to this kind of charities and orphanages, lot of people will get benefits with it. The books given to the orphanage is placed in their library and lot of students in that place have the ability to use the book. In this way, our old book will increase the knowledge of lot of students. Offer your old things, books and clothes to orphanage or charities, you will get more happiness with your activity.

I always donate clothes that are reusable and are in good condition. There is a local church that has a clothes closet with a sign that reads Take What You Need, Give What You Can.

Nowadays there are much less people who are otherwise takers for old torn clothes. In this instance the preference is to burn those old worn out clothes in an effort to do away with the same or dispose of it .

I don't keep my old clothes since I will not wear them at all. It means nothing if I keep them. I have no more room for them. So I will give the old clothes to the people who are in need. At least it is a good cycle. I don't like wasting. I love China

hi knight, i would really love to give away my old clothes. however, the country that i'm staying, it's quite difficult to find orphanage to give clothings too. either it's too far away or there's one that i think there's already too many people donating and i would want to donate to one who really needs it more

I give them to my older sister. Most of the clothes I buy are of good quality. I don't even buy most of them since my sister-in-law sends me clothes every year i don't have to buy anymore! So when they no longer fit me or i'm bored with them already, I just give them to my older sister who's smaller and shorter than me. Sometimes i give them to my nanny.

if they were out of trend, I either give them away to relatives/charity or recycle them as rags. some of my clothes, I had been wearing them since I was 12 and they still fit.... I dont buy cheap clothes cos they get ruined so fast. I am more into long term investment. T-shirts from Tribal,Lee,Fubu and Bench lasts for along time. The made in China ones.... they got ruined after few months. The T-shirt I am wearing now, I purchased it when I was 15 and I am going to be 27 this June.

clothes with sentimental value,i keep them.but mostly,clothes that weren't used even if it is new,i give them to people who wants it,or bring it to redcross office ..

hello I give away my old cloths to charity. Every few munths there is a charity organisation collecting clothes and toys for poor kids and kids without a family and I ofthen leave my old stuff there although I have a younger brother but he is bigger then me and can't wear my old clothes.

as you may know letran I live in a retirement center so when I have old clothes still wearable but not suiting me I take them downstairs and put them on a shelf in the activities room. in just an hour I will c ome back and only one garment is left.so someone saw something she could wear and liked that it was not worn out at all. I never put raggedy clothes down there just toss those in the trash but wearables I do take downstairs. these are things that look good but nmot on me or else are too s mall.

Hi Letran, happy to see you here again. As for my family old clothes, we usually would collect them and give them as a hand-me-down clothes to our relatives living in the villages. We always make sure that those clothes are still in good condition. For those torn-off clothes, we will use it for wiping the house. At least, we are not wasting them at all. My family didn't like to waste anything in our home. We always re-use or re-cycle them until they are can't be use anymore.

dear LK, Well, I do not keep old clothing, I always check my kids drawers and closet for clothes that needs to be discarded. I gave it to charity institution and victims of calamities. It's rainy season again, so we need to sort out unused clothes for donation. Our municipality will soon have their vehicles roam around the area collecting old clothes.

I give them to a charity organization usually, unless they are ripped or something so badly that they cannot be used again (which is pretty rare for me, but it does happen). There are a lot of people who need that kind of stuff after all, so I just feel better about myself doing that.

Hi, My mom also used to give away the old clothes to the needy/poor. In our city, you can see many persons who collect old clothes (but in good conditions) for re-using them and instead they exchange some household items like steel utensils (usable in kitchen), plastick drums and buckets etc. However, i prefer to give away to the needy and sometimes in some charity camps etc. have a nice time.

I used to give aways my clothes before to my poor patients or relatives but now I saved it because my niece is getting bigger and need clothes too. It is much better if she's the one wearing my old clothes since I only wear them 3 to 4 times and still looks new. Also so that I wil not spend lots money on shopping during holiday while she staying here with me.