Dubious items -- donate or toss?

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Dubious items -- donate or toss?

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Started 1 year ago by wintersmom
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wintersmom
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I'm in the middle of decluttering baby items and am not sure how to get rid of certain things. I could use some votes (donate or toss) on the following items:

1) Baby bottles: Would people use used baby bottles? I guess they could buy new nipples and sterilize the bottles and caps...?

2) Pacifiers and teethers: I'm leaning towards "toss" on these, though I guess you could sterilize these items too.

3) Cloth training pants: I have several pairs of Imse Vimse cloth training pants (they're like very thick underwear for potty training tots). I know there's a market for used cloth diapers -- I guess it's the same for training pants?

Posted 1 year ago #
thewritegirl
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Are you part of a freecycle group? I think one person would probably take all of that, and it's all reasonable stuff to donate. The only thing I'd really wonder about is if the bottles, teethers, and pacifiers are older, they probably have bpa in them.

The training pants are probably fine. At the least, I'd donate them to goodwill and if they don't want to sell them, they can use it as bulk cotton.

Posted 1 year ago #
Charity
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I binned bottles - newer ones are BPA-free now - and would also bin dummies/teethers if I had any. Cloth training pants are very sellable indeed - I bought mine second hand. Never used them, mind you!

Posted 1 year ago #
wintersmom
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Yep, I was thinking Freecycle for the "donate items. I just wasn't sure if there was an "ick" factor present. The bottles, teethers, etc. are about 2 years old and I was careful to get BPA-free. Thanks for mentioning that point -- I should note it when/if I donate.

Posted 1 year ago #
Rosa
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I wouldn't donate bottles & teethers to a charity shop, but I'd put them on Freecycle & see if someone wanted them - especially BPA free ones. I would have taken them.

Posted 1 year ago #
jbeany
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You might check to see if a local woman's shelter could use any of it, too.

Posted 1 year ago #
Peg_Bracken_Fan
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I am actually looking for bottles! What brand are they? Are they standard nipple base? I would be willing to pay postage in the US.

Posted 1 year ago #

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