Re: Second-hand Fun (OT)



Yowie <yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Think again about donating your old unwearable clothes. Those that can't be
re-sold in second hand shops are ripped up and sold as rags for cleaning -
and still make money for your charity. (How do I know this? I use *alot* of
rags at work to clean up paint.

I haven't seen this in the US, but that doesn't mean it's not done.

I still find it rather difficult to use old
baby clothes to wipe up mess because i always wonder what happened to that
baby, and hope they grew out of it rather than something else.

Most likely the former. After all, growing is one of the main things
that babies *do*. :)

Joyce

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