![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And some offer their services only in limited ZIP codes.Īlso know that the pickup services generally want everything boxed up and ready to load, and they all have lists of things they do not accept. Here are 10 charitable organizations that will send a truck to pick up donated items. But be mindful they are often overloaded with requests and therefore cannot accommodate your schedule. on WTVF-Channel 5’s “Talk of the Town.” Organizations to call for pickups Cheap at 61 or Follow her on Facebook at /mscheap, and at /mscheap, and on Twitter and catch her every Thursday at 11 a.m. ► Guide to getting rid of things: Declutter your house and help others too The Grizzards eventually had to hire a company to haul away mounds of unwanted stuff from the barns and outbuildings.īut the good news was that First United Pentecostal Church, the church next door that is buying the Grizzard property, happily accepted the Grizzards' household goods and appliances as a donation to add to the big rummage sale it holds every fall. Grizzard's daughter Bonnie Wagonfield made calls to the DAV and GraceWorks, which told her that they didn't pick up in her area, and she called the AmVets, ARC, ThriftSmart and Goodwill, all of which had pickup dates that were days and weeks after the family's closing date. ► How to declutter: Turnip Green, Goodwill and other nonprofits that take almost anythingīut, as the Grizzards can attest, nowadays it is not so easy because even the nonprofits that will pick up seem to be overloaded with requests, and many have long lists of things they do not accept, such as sofa sleepers, car seats, big desks, mattresses, old TVs and things that do not work. It used to be that when you had donatable items, you could simply call the local Salvation Army or Goodwill, and a truck with a couple of strong-armed men would show up, load up all your unwanteds and happily hand you a receipt for your donations. "I can't believe all that is left, seems like somebody would want it," Grizzard told me as she despaired over the leftovers. "Now I guess we are going to have to pay someone to take it," she said. The "really good stuff" she was talking about that was left included luggage, kitchen items, art, two brand-new kerosene heaters, vacuum cleaners, a refrigerator, a lovely marble top table, a kitchen table, dozens (maybe hundreds) of ball caps, rolls of fabric, curtain rods, ladders, a saddle, fishing gear, even a pair of roller skates that Grizzard proudly wore at the old Hippodrome rink that was the rage in those days. A lot of it is really good stuff that surely someone would want," said Grizzard, whose family had sold the property to the church next door and had a deadline to get everything cleaned out. "We couldn't find anyone who would come get it. Shoppers picked up mountains of stuff at the sale, but there was so much left over from the Grizzards' 60-plus years on the property that the family wanted to either find someone to buy all of the leftovers for a lump sum or just donate the whole lot to a thrift store or other good cause that would come haul it all away. When Marjorie Grizzard and her family sold their 8 acres on Charlotte Pike, they had a big three-day sale to get rid of the contents of two houses, a barn and a couple of sheds. Watch Video: Ms Cheap hosts a National Thrift Shop Day panel ![]()
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