What to do with baby items ?

Question

My friends daughter is 4 now and ofcourse, she has outgrown her baby items like bath tub, bouncer and rattles,bottles ,formulas etc....My friend doesnt want to trash them for everything is paid for..what other options are advisable.?.thanks

Answer 1

1. Yard sale

2. Sell to friends who are pregnant

3. Donate to people in need

no.1 and 2 will earn you some money back.

no. 3 will earn you some happiness of sharing.

Answer 2

The Formula, she will just have to get rid of. This not something that has a very long shelf life. But everything else should be washed, and can be donated to local second hand stores. or Sold on Craigslist, if you are in a area that has this, or Garage Sales.. or any secondhand baby stores will take it and might give you either cash or Credit to buy something bigger for their child. If her child use these items that she got what she paid out of them and should not focus on the price and just find a useful way of letting them go. I saved mine because of having another baby. But maybe she has a close friend that could use them and ask them if they want it. There are many options here.. Good Luck!

Answer 3

ask  a  church  if  a  mom  or  soon  to  be  new  mom  who  is  having  money  trouble  could  use  the  items  or  possible  a  teacher  at  school  she  knows  her  students  and  would  know  someone  in  need

Answer 4

Call the local Crisis Pregnancy Center.  They take donations of things like this and give them to lower income parents.  Usually the parents have to earn them by attending parenting classes etc, so its a good program and they will go to good use.  Also, you can write it off on your taxes usually!

Answer 5

Give them to someone else who is pregnant or has a baby. Or donate them to salvation army. Or even sell them at a consignment shop.

Answer 6

If she's planning on having another baby, then she should keep those items.  If not, then giving them to charity or selling them in a yard sale would be nice.  

Answer 7

- Donate them to a local charity (Tax Write Off).

- Consignment Stores

- Private Selling (Craigslist, yardsale, etc.)

Answer 8

Ebay - www.ebay.com

CraigsList - craiglist.org

Goodwill

Salvation Army

Donate them to a shelter

Donate them to an adoption agency

Have a yard sale!

In Tennessee we have the Tennessee Trader, and you can put just about anything and everything in there for sale or give away. It is local, so only the people who are in your area will see the listing. Her town may have something similar.

Answer 9

Send them to me.

Answer 10

why doesn't she give them to Charity or he could save them for some body who wants them

Answer 11

There are places around that take old stuff for young mother to help them keep them. Are Salvation Army. Have a yard Sale.

Answer 12

donate them to a local women's shelter or the church nursery. Maybe you have a friend in need of some of these things? She could use them. if you wanted to make some money off of them you could sell them on e-bay or at a yard sale

Answer 13

There are so many unfortunate homes, shelters, parents who wish they had those things.  They'd be really happy about it.  Take it to a home or shelter or place a little ad letting them know you have those things to give away.  Or simply go through social workers who i'm sure could get them in the hands of people who need them.

That's very thoughtful of you by the way.

Answer 14

sell them or give them away on http://www.craigslist.com

Answer 15

take them to a charity organization, or something . she can get a tax deduction form for the value

Answer 16

Sell them on ebay, have a yard sale, give them to an expecting friend, put it all in storage for another baby she might have.  

Answer 17

send them to a  3rd world country or to a good will

Answer 18

if you want to make money off them ebay or hold a yard sale if you dont care about the money there are people in papers that are in dier need of baby items...or you could give them to good will (salvation army) giving to someone you know that is in need of them or just let people know u have them and if they come up with people that are really in the need of them to get in touch with u

Answer 19

Garage sale

Ebay

Give them to a friend who needs them

Donate them to a womens shelter

Answer 20

There are consignment stores that buy and sell new and gently used items.  She won't get much, just a few bucks, but you get some dough and get rid of unwanted stuff.

Answer 21

Have a yard sale or think of a friend or family member that's pregnant and give it to them.  

Answer 22

Have you heard of Freecycling? Within a community people write in and tell what they have to offer, for free, and someone who can use it can come to get it. That's real recycling. It's done right on the computer. It's best if you don't send directly to another country, unless you know someone who is traveling and can take it for you. I would donate to any local charity, especially one with a thrift shop. There are always people who need so much and just can't afford it.

There's always ebay if you want to make some money. Do you have a local community bulletin board? You can place a notice there too saying that these things are available. You have the choice of charging money if you wish, or just sharing with someone. I'm glad your not-needed items will find a new home.  

Answer 23

oh! ive been on craigslist.com a lot lately looking at used baby items for sale! I bet she would do great on there! Its like an online yard sale!

If not that, does she have anyone she can just give them to?

Or always ebay but i find that a hassle. I think craigslist.com is the best bet.

Answer 24

Try finding a consignment shop in your area that way she can make a little money on the items.

Answer 25

ebay.

Answer 26

Find a store that buys and sells items.  Not sure where to tell you cause im not sure of your area....you can look on line some places have to send them items and they buy things from you....or if there really good looking sell on e-bay.

Answer 27

wash everything and have a garage sale, give them to the goodwill, or ask around if you or her know someone who knows someone who is expecting or already has a girl. Chances are that you will find someone who wants them.