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What to do with Clothes you Don’t Want Anymore

Postby steven44 » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:38 pm

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Believe it or not there are several things that you can do with clothes that you can no longer wear, here are just a few:

• Donate them: Of course the easiest thing to do with all of your unwanted clothing is to donate them. Your local Good Will donation center will be more than happy to accept your unwanted clothes. This is great because they then sell them at really cheap prices to anyone in need of clothing. What’s even better is that they will give you a receipt with an approximate value of the clothes you donate that you can then write off on your taxes. Talk about a win, win situation.
• Exchange them: There are many websites now that are set up specifically for clothing exchanges. What you do is find someone with clothes that no longer fit them or that they no longer want and see if they are interested in any of your unused clothing. If they are then you can set up an exchange and each of you will end up with a new set of clothes.
• Sell them to a vintage shop: If your clothes are old enough you can actually make a little bit of money with them by selling them to a vintage shop. You won’t make a killing, but something is better than nothing.
• Have a yard sale: You can also have a yard sale and sell your unused clothing. Once again, you won’t get rich, but a few dollars is better than no dollars. Besides you can also sell some other stuff you have lying around the house. Use the proceeds and treat yourself to some new clothing.
• Go eBaying: If your unused clothes are designer, check out eBay before you do anything else. You might be surprised at the amount of money you can make by selling some used clothes that are in good shape. Really when you think about it makes sense. The people buying your clothes are getting brand names at discount prices and if they are buying something like your jeans then they will come pre-broken in.
• Upcycle them: If you end up with clothes that are too tattered to donate or sell then upcycle them. Upcycling is where you take something of no use and use it for something else. In other words, you turn it into something useful. For example, you can tear up an old cotton shirt and use it for rags when you detail your car. There are many websites now that are packed with ideas on upcycling so go nuts with it.
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Re: What to do with Clothes you Don’t Want Anymore

Postby kathrin » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:50 pm

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I have read a lot of misinformation about what clothing is acceptable to donate to charitable organizations and where it it ends up. I’ve heard “experts” admonish readers not to donate clothing that’s out of fashion or unsuitable to wear, and I’ve heard others talk about how they donate items to clothe the poor and homeless. Both of these perceptions are largely inaccurate and are explanations that are retold so frequently that they are presumed to be true. But most donors are so far removed from the people and the processes involved that they are simply ignorant and fill in the gaps of the story with ideal imaginings (similar to the way people imagine where meat and produce come from and what happens to trash and whatever is poured down the drains or sewers).

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Re: What to do with Clothes you Don’t Want Anymore

Postby henry47 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:54 pm

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Thanks for sharing this nice post. I appreciate your post...
Please keep sharing more and more information... Keep it up for great work....

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Re: What to do with Clothes you Don’t Want Anymore

Postby kat thomas » Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:39 pm

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The colors you wear can make or break your look. Color can enhance your facial features, eye color, and shape of your body. It can also work against you by camouflaging your body, accentuating the negative and even changing the perception of your natural coloring. Many people are not aware of which colors do and do not compliment their look. Moreover, a person's favorite color to wear is often the worst possible color for their natural color schema. To figure out which color palette is right for you, just look in the mirror at yourself and take a good inventory by asking a few questions.

When you look in the mirror, the first thing you should do is to gain an understanding of your natural coloring. This means to observe the color of your eyes, the color of your skin, and the color of your hair. Notice how the color of your eyes compliments your hair. Observe how your skin tone reflects highlights in your hair. Get a good feel of how your hair coloring and skin tone work together. Once you have done this, decide what you want color to do for you.

Do you want to bring out or downplay highlights in your hair? Do you want to downplay or enhance the intensity of your eye color? Is your skin tone more sallow than you'd like? Are you having trouble figuring out how to utilize the coloring of your new deep tan? Whatever you want to do, color can do it for you. For example, if you wanted to play up the redness in your hair, you would wear clothing that compliments the red tones. This does not mean wearing lots of red clothing. In fact, that would negatively effect your coloring. As a redhead, you would pick green hues, peach hues, and deep beige hues that complimented your hair with making your skin tone seem pale or sallow.

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