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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Donating the gifts isn’t the solution everyone thinks it is. That’s an entire activity: deciding who will accept the donations, scheduling a pickup or finding time to drop it off. Some donation places have inconvenient times. Some are too full to accept things after the holidays.

It becomes a whole unnecessary activity for the gift receiver if it’s too much stuff. [/quote]

^^^this is literally not a thing. I have never had any issue whatsoever dropping off or schduling a pickup, before, during, or after the holidays. You're making sh-- up. [/quote]

Yes, it is a thing. I live in DC and most places that accept donations are on the outskirts of the city or further out. Sometimes the Goodwill in Arlington has a car line wrapped around the building even in the summer. Green drop is only once a week on Mondays in my area. I tried to schedule a pickup with Wider Circle and it was weeks out for availability. At one point several places in the DC area wouldn't accept anymore clothes because they didn't have enough volunteers to sort through it.

No, it's not always a headache. Sometimes it's simple. But the point is, it's not harmless to show up with bags of unwanted/unneeded stuff to someone's house. It's bad for the environment, it clutters the home, and stresses out the parents who become responsible for where to put/donate everything. [/quote]

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