Oh no-- it is darling!

I have one similar but without the charming bamboo. I have plans to one day replace the seat and add a cushion and cute skirt (the original had a skirt in a pheasant fabric... !!).

PS.. I have your lil chair beat. I was rejected by Big Brothers/Big Sisters when I was in grad school. I am still upset about it!

Awww, forlorn little thing, sitting in the corner. It has such a sweet demeaner…..is it crate trained? 😉

Maddie, No, they said it was in poor condition, but you make a good point!

I posted a while back about turning an old cast iron crib into a settee ... someone bought it for a boutique in a nearby town.

Funky, oooh, a skirt! And ... whaaaaat? Maybe they thought you were too busy?

I got accused by the state of NJ for cheating on a drivers's test (I was in my 30s and no I was not cheating.)

Cute chair! Your Goodwillmust be really picky. Ours takes almost anything and is grateful for everything they get.

I tried to donate a 7,000.00 wheelchair that my Dad used about 6 times to the Red Cross. Nope - rejected because the back had the ability to recline. (That costs a lot extra by the way, and is necessary for the comfort of a lot of folks.) Oh well, I listed it on Reddit/my town and was able to give it to a wonderful young woman who was caring for her mother after a major stroke. I was later told that I should have tried back on a different day because not all volunteers have a clear understanding of what's okay and what isn't.

ETA: It was the Red Cross, not the Salvation Army - my mistake. The reason we wanted to donate it to the RC is because they are so good about lending medical equipment.

I’ve never had anything rejected by Goodwill

My local Goodwill doesn't take anything unless you contact them first and email them photos of the items. They rejected two upholstered wing chairs that were in great condition except the piping around the seat cushion was worn. They wouldn't take appliances but did take a treadmill. They rejected the sunroom / porch furniture because the chairs didn't have cushions . They never had cushions, they were optional, and comfortable without them. They did take a very nice Western oak furniture set and bed but rejected the wrought iron daybed with trundle.

After moving to this house we gutted the kitchen and I was pleasantly surprised that Habitat for Humanity not only took all my kitchen cabinets but gave me a donation receipt for $3000. I was glad someone could use them and it kept them out of a landfill but I wasn't expecting a receipt.

Our Goodwill has big bins and a drive through. If you can get it in your car you can leave behind the Goodwill. They take anything.

I can see the problem with no back. Maybe list it on your Facebook Buy Nothing group. Ive had mixed luck with that. People say they want something but never pick it up.

“My local Goodwill doesn't take anything unless you contact them first and email them photos of the items. They rejected two upholstered wing chairs that were in great condition except the piping around the seat cushion was worn. They wouldn't take appliances but did take a treadmill. They rejected the sunroom / porch furniture because the chairs didn't have cushions . They never had cushions, they were optional, and comfortable without them. They did take a very nice Western oak furniture set and bed but rejected the wrought iron daybed with trundle.”

Your Goodwill has the big head too 🙄

Our local Facebook Buy Nothing is great. Never had anyone flake. I was kind of on the fence so I think I will keep it.

It's adorable. I'm glad you're keeping it.

I think I'm glad you're keeping it too, it really is very cute.

Our Goodwill went through a period where there were many things they weren't accepting and it tied into Covid early days when many were at home and nesting, cleaning, redecorating. No large furniture and nothing upholstered at all. I'm not sure now what all they were refusing but happily none of my donations were rejected.

Where we were disappointed was with Habitat when I was emptying mother's senior apartment. Nothing with a floral print - like her loveseat. They were concentrating on more popular furniture and not so much household goods and refused her dishes, questioned her fully operational antique lamps that had some value but none of us decorated in her style. After some back and forth and more photos, they did end up taking all we offered including the blue flowered love seat. I didn't have enough bodies there at the time they said they would come and they wouldn't use the elevator to second floor, the donations had to be driveway level. Maintenance staff pitched in and helped me and let us use their loading dock in back where the Habitat truck could back right up to the goods. Whew! Only added some angst for a while that I didn't need two hours from home and not completely familiar with where to take things in her city.

I don't blame them for being picky; they shouldn't have to take things they cannot sell. They spend millions each year on disposal.

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/993821945/goodwill-doesnt-want-your-broken-toaster

But I do think they kinda miss the boat on some things. Like you bring in Venus de Milo and well, she is broken.

It is "sign", it is right where it belongs. Love the chair.

Are you near a Habitat ReStore store?

Yes, plus I think that I could gift it on BuyNothing. I just feel bad for it now.

Goodwill can't be the only game in town, can they? Aren't there other places you could donate to? Around here, a number of churches have thrift stores, and my fave thrift store is run by an org. that provides mental health services. There's another really good one here that helps support a women's shelter.

I never donate to Goodwill or SA, they're picky here too, but that's because they can afford to be. I favor the mental health org.'s store, which is also closer. They have drive thru drop off too. I used to always donate to big one run by an org. that cares for children and adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, but they closed it about 5 years ago.

P.S. I wonder if the ban on upholstered furniture might've been due to bedbugs or similar?

Habitat here is super picky. Also, I never have any luck there.

Aww, I’m glad you’re keeping it. :)

Our goodwill won't take any pillows. I tried donating some that were still in shrink wrap; they still would not take them. They don't take any furniture. We remodeled a bathroom last year. I called several habitats for humanity in the area to take the "old" cabinets that were in perfect condition- no luck. I had a porta-crib for the grandchildren that I wanted to donate. It was impossible; nobody had storage for it. Finally, I gave it to someone who was having a huge garage sale. It was the first sold item. It's difficult to donate a lot of the time?

It's difficult to donate a lot of the time?

This rebuff was a first for me at Goodwill in CT. In Maine, we go to a community thrift store and they are kind of strict. The only issue we had there though, was an old painted bureau they rejected because the drawer fronts were veneer. We put it out by the road with a "free" sign and it was gone in hours.

I will never forget when we had a wild fire that kicked up in the middle of the day. Kids were in school, parents at work a neighborhood just south of me was burning. These families couldn't go home and went to the high school gymnasium down the street from my house. This was inland San Diego County, in October, so days were warm, but when the sun went down the heat disappeared and it got cold.

My neighbors and I filled the back of my truck with whatever we had that we could spare that might make keep a kid warm or give them a bit of comfort. We had sweatshirts and blankets and stuffed animals. . .

I pulled up, parked in the parking lot and told the Red Cross representative that I had a truck full of things that my neighbors and I gathered for the people who were displaced due to the fire. I was told that if we wanted to help we should donate money and they would give them gift certificates to go to the mall and buy what they needed tomorrow.

They made me leave the property, so I parked just outside the school property line, told someone who was going into the gym that I had blankets and sweatshirts and things from my home and my neighbors. I told them I couldn't go on the property, but if they would let the people inside know I would stay parked where I was and they could come and get what they wanted.

It took 3 minutes till a stream of people had my truck emptied. They were so grateful for anything that was going to keep their kids warm, even if what we had was used. (Everything we gathered was clean and decent.)

Great solution. Let the end users decide for themselves.

Unfortunately, I totally empathize with the Red Cross. Too often people are either stupid or careless with donations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6954302

https://www.nature.com/articles/nm0608-596

I've related this before, but I have personally seen donations of bridesmaid dresses to a men's homeless shelter.

I also have been part of misguided PTAs doing canned drives where the cost of transporting them likely exceeded the value of the cans. A *second drive* was done to raise money for transport. Hello?!

I always say, if you can, donate money too, whenever you donate used goods.

I worked at a Humane Society that had a thrift shop and I will say that honestly I think some people do use donation bins to keep from having their trash hauled to the dump. At the same time we also got a lot of good donations.

In my case, I understood that the Red Cross couldn't take the things as a donation, but to ban me from the parking lot and not allow me to personally offer the stuff was a bit over the top. These people were our neighbors. These kids went to the same schools as the kids in our neighborhood. We could see the fires from my street.

When it is this close to home you feel the need to help in whatever ways you can.

some people do use donation bins to keep from having their trash hauled to the dump.

At it's worst, I agree. But even people who would never do that sometimes make unhelpful donations.

I think you handled the situation well.

🫨 Goodwill here, has a Boutique store. They rejected my Lane leather couch donation. I still have it...5 years later. That is a cute little chair.