Are there any UK charities or organizations that have an appeal for unwanted Christmas gifts?

Question

I would like to donate all of my Christmas gifts this year to a charity or charitable organization. Are there any organizations that have a special appeal for unwanted gifts?

Answer 1

If not you could always drop them off and donate them to your local Oxfam, PDSA or Cancer Research etc charity shop.

Answer 2

Charity shops are the main place to donate unwanted gifts. You could decide to spread the donations throughout a few months. I guess they get overwhelmed in early January.

All the charities with shops appeal for unwanted gifts to be donated after Xmas.

Very few charity shops can take electrical goods. Best to check first. Those that can usually have someone who’s qualified to test the items and make sure they’re safe to use. Some charity shops will take them, not to sell in the shop but to be sold to recycling schemes or another use found for them.

Children’s charities such as Barnardo's, NCH and NSPCC are interested in taking unwanted children’s toys and clothing.

Local playgroups, children’s hospitals, hospices etc might also be interested in suitable toys and clothes etc. (Best to choose playgroups in an area of deprivation rather than affluence.) Children’s and old peoples’ care homes may be interested in good items of clothing, DVDs etc. Youth clubs in sports equipment.

More ideas on gifting toys here.

http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fi...

AND

http://www.uk-energy-saving.com/charity_...

You could also sell them at a car boot sale etc or on ebay and donate the money to charity.

The Freecycle network helps people get rid of items without sending them to landfill.

http://www.uk.freecycle.org/

AND

Recycle London

http://www.recycleforlondon.com/index.cf...

Another exchange scheme is vskips.

http://www.vskips.co.uk/?gclid=CJvk0NfZw...

Donate bicycles, tools, shoes etc.

http://www.nomoreclutter.co.uk/2006/link...

The Body Shop (ActionAid and many other charities) will take old mobile phones. The Body Shop aims to convert them into mobile personal alarms. Sainsbury’s also takes them and passes them onto charity.

Unwanted spectacles can be sent to: Vision Aid Overseas, Unit 12 The Bell Centre, Newton Rd, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9FZ.

Unwanted bras: to

BreastTalk.co.uk - Bra Appeal. PO Box 71, Craven Arms, SY7 0WZ. England

http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal/

Unwanted vouchers

http://www.unwantedvoucher.co.uk/

Furniture reuse

http://www.frn.org.uk/

Many charities and recycling schemes will take PCs etc.

Horrifyingly in the UK we spend an estimated 1.3 billion pounds each year on gifts that aren't appreciated or wanted.

Answer 3

yes.  There's a thing called the "Fill Eamonn's Garage Appeal"

Email me and I'll give you the address to send the stuff to

Answer 4

Try your local Oxfam shop,

they number will be in the directory.

but they probably won't be able to take them until Thurs, the next working day.

What a wonderful idea to give you presents away to benefit others less fortunate.

please accept a big pat on the back from me.

;-)