Spring Cleaning? Don’t Donate These Items To Texas Thrift Stores

"Spring" cleaning is a great way to refresh and renew your space, any time of year. As it heats up in Texas, I think we all get the instinct to "shed" the extra clutter.

If you're like me, you love the feeling of tidying up, but loathe the idea of being wasteful. Luckily, many items that we no longer need can have a new life with someone who does. However, there are items (some quite surprising!) that you shouldn't attempt to donate to Texas thrift stores.

But first...

What Items Are Good To Donate To Texas Thrift Stores?

Items that are likely to sell quickly are great to donate to thrift stores, and you can feel great knowing your item likely helped an associated charity.

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Clothes that are in style and in good condition, particularly designer clothes, are probably the best thing you can donate. That includes denim, shoes, accessories, and any item of quality clothing.

However, if you do have a lot of designer clothes and could use some extra cash, you can take them to a resale store like Uptown Cheapskate.

Thrift stores can also turn quite a profit on collectables like toys, vintage items, and tools.

Why Would A Thrift Store Turn My Item Down?

It may feel a little ungrateful that a thrift store wouldn't want your free-to-them item, especially if you perceive it has value. However, some items either don't sell, take up too much space, or present a safety hazard.

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Of course, we can all make honest mistakes when dropping off our donation items; however, using a thrift store as a free dumping site is quite unethical. They have to pay to have the items disposed of, which cuts into their ability to do business and fund their associate charity, if they have one.

To avoid costing your friendly neighborhood thrift store, learn which items they typically don't accept. And for each item, I have provided an alternative safe disposal method.