Survey #249—Full Response from Gabriella
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| Please share your suggestions for unconventional places to take donated items (for example, a local florist’s shop for empty flower vases). If you mention a specific business or organization, please include your city, state, province, region, and/or country in your answer. | The following are probably not suggestions that can be generalized, but this is what I did: When I gave up my collection of comics, I donated a stack of books by the popular German comic artist Ralf König to the café "Melitta Sundström" in Berlin, Germany. They appreciated the comics. I presented a large number of vintage buttons to a small local store specialized in buttons. The owner picked a few sets and told me he was really happy to have found some buttons identical to those his mother used to wear. In Morocco some people gladly accept clothing, especially shoes. I give lightly worn or new shoes that didn't work for me to our maid. |
| Describe an activity or interest for which you acquire far more supplies or materials than you tend to use over a reasonable period of time. | I used to buy a large number of books but did not read them all - though far more than 10 a year :o) I used to buy a lot of yarn for knitting. If I would use all of it to make garments, I would end up owning about 20 handknit sweaters. And I'd still be working away at using up my stash by age 75. |
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