[CrimsonFox]

4) Charity - The "give something away" thing. There are plenty of these but some are not actually charities...some give you something and some do not but make you feel better about where you give it.

Half price books - A place I used to frequent but have stopped taking my books there. They will give you "money" for books. Which is actually like 50 cents for a box of books. THey also give you a box of excuses about why they can't take an item, won't look at an item, why they are giving you nothing for an item, why they are making a single offer without looking at each piece, why theywon't itemize nor tell you what they think a single item is worth. Heck I was asking just today if they take video game accessories even though they have old xboxes and gamecubes for sale. He said they don't take things like that because it's too hard to set up a console on their TV and prove that it's working. It's just toooooo harrrrrrd,
Interesting. Yeah, they are so rude and worthless I"ve just stopped doing any shopping there. And their prices really aren't that good compared to other used book stores and thrift stores

Value Village - A thrift store chain. Awesome place. If you take enough stuff there they give you a tax donation form AND a coupon for shopping there. This is NOT a charity but a business. They make money for themselves. But for stuff that is totally crap to you (and that won't sell) it's great to take things here especially for the coupon.

Used book stores - one in particular nearby is awesome and run by sweet old ladies. THey give you credit for your books. And a LOT of it. And the catch, you can't use your credit to just get a free book. They will only let you use 65% of a book's price as credit. But that's still great. If the used book is half price, say 10 dollars. Then you can use your credit 6.50 worth and only pay 3.50 for it. Mainly they do this so they can stay open and I find them worth supporting. However, this means that I'm just getting rid of books to get MORE books and paying for that privilege. NOt a great solution.

Tip: If you want to get something for really bad items, sometimes just getting a coupon or credit is as good as you are going to get. Credit for books is always good and a 10-20% off coupon for clothes is nothing to sneeze at.

Goodwill and Salvation Army - Not places I really want to go. Goodwill isn't really charity as they goodwill stores simply pay their people's wages with the profits they get. Salvation Army pays for um....things which are not charities but rather thigns that aren't the kinds of things I like to support.

Tip: Research charities to make sure they are actually charities. Some aren't and the money does not in fact go to what you think it should.

Children's Hospital Thrift Store - A local thrift store I found that seems to be the first actual charity I've found. All of their sales goes to help pay medical bills for children. That's it. NO coupon, but a tax form. So all in all, at least you get the warm fuzzies that your stuff is actually doing some good.