Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with your clothes going to Africa? Don’t you think there’s demand for professional attire there?

They probably do need professional attire, but if you are putting clothes in a Planet Aid bin with the assumption that someone in a 3rd world country is excited to wear your pants from 2016, you are misinformed. The clothes in those bins is mostly sorted by material and sold by the pound to be recycled into rags, stuffing, rug pads, etc.

Buy Nothing or Dress for Success.
I have both gifted and received clothes on Buy Nothing for a variety of reasons.
I got some things a size up for early pregnancy and early postpartum. I don’t work in person often so it didn’t make sense to invest in temporary professional office attire. Even now I sometimes get blazers, wear them for a year and put them back into the BN universe.

You can ask Dress for Success what they need to see if your clothes are appropriate.

After that, I would donate to a women’s shelter or another organization where the recipients actually need clothes to wear as opposed to an organization that just sells them.

TBH, I often use our FB Buy Nothing Group and NextDoor to offload our kids' clothes as well as mine and DH. I take photos of about four or five items grouped together, then post them along with the sizes and the range of brands. They go quickly. Moms of tweens and teens especially are eager to pick them up.

I also pick out items for our house cleaner, who has a number of relatives of different ages.

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Anonymous wrote:Lose weight

You’re a gem, PP.

As Op said, styles have changed. Even professionally leg shapes in women’s work wear are much different since 2018/2019.

But I don’t expect some incel in his parents basement to understand that.

This post wins!

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Anonymous wrote:You can get rid of anything on your local Buy Nothing group

Especially the basics. I gave away a closet worth of professional attire 2 years ago, all to one person. It was slacks, button downs, sweaters, sweater blazers, etc.

+1 I gained a professional wardrobe a size up from buy nothing after I had my first kid. I need to clean out my closet and I plan to move on a bunch of stuff there.

Anonymous wrote:You can get rid of anything on your local Buy Nothing group

Especially the basics. I gave away a closet worth of professional attire 2 years ago, all to one person. It was slacks, button downs, sweaters, sweater blazers, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:A Wider Circle:

https://awidercircle.org/get-involved/#donate-items

They take professional clothes only, for people who need it to get a job or work. Great organization, and it will go into the hands of local people who need it.

I didn't know they took professional clothes - thanks! I'd only donated baby furniture/ items there.

-NP

Why would they take them if styles have changed?

A local thrift store will put them on the rack what's the problem op? Also so will most goodwills and Salvation army's but if you don't "trust" them use a local thrift store.

Plug for ECHO in Springfield.

ThredUp

Anonymous wrote:You can get rid of anything on your local Buy Nothing group

+1 this is where I give away all my unused clothing.

Give to St Albans opportunity shop at St Albans church, right next to the cathedral.

High end things: RealReal.
Beyond that, I give my housekeeper anything she wants. Second dibs on clothes, one of the doormen in my building. He collects for his church's thrift. (I chose to believe him.)
If none of that works out for some reason, I have a Salvation Army and a Goodwill close enough to drop off.

You can get rid of anything on your local Buy Nothing group