At least he had the good sense to use numerals. Otherwise he’d be Achtzehn bei Drei und Dreizig.
Just a nitpick: numbers are all one word, so it’d be Dreiunddreißig (not sure if the spelling reforms change the ß to ss, though).
I actually tried to donate it to various organizations (my church, a homeless shelter, a battered women’s shelter) before I tried Salvation Army / Goodwill. Apparently enough people get rid of nice VCR-TV combos that nobody wants “just a TV”.
I forced Goodwill to take it because I called in advance and some schmuck on the phone said they’d take it without asking all the proper questions; I ended up making a special trip out to a Goodwill in an adjacent town (the one in my town didn’t take electronics), and told them like hell I’m hauling this thing all the way back to my apartment because of their mistake (I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment complex with no elevator … moving the TV down was non-trivial)
Marry him. Men who openly like cats and will work to take care of the cats are the best. I’m reminded of how much I love Mr. Neville every time I see him petting, playing with, or talking to our kitties.
This is what Freecycle is for, stuff like that that you don’t have any use for, but someone might.
Check it out on Yahoo and see if there is one in your area - very handy for getting rid of unwanted stuff.
Here we just set the thing down in the alley with a sign saying “Free. Works.” It’s never there for more than a day. We’ve gotten rid of a high chair, a microwave and dehumidfier that way.
Realistically, I have to say I’ve seen things sitting at thrift stores like that for ages. Like any other retail business floor space costs money. And most TVs have a large “footprint.” Things without remotes don’t really sell quickly these days.
I see, further down, you got them to take it after all, but I can’t really fault them for trying to screen things.
(I lurk the VOA thrift shop looking for new, cheap, bar stools. I go through the silly things like they’re going out of style. I bought an excellent, resturant-quality one, last year. It lasted about 9 months. Now I go for disposable ones. I weigh almost 400 lbs, and have my computer set up on the breakfast bar in my apartment - it’s where I work and play, so…)
Which is pretty much the only way for a resale shop to survive. Granted, we don’t pay for our merchandise, which lowers costs, but we still have to pay rent, pay utilities, pay employees… And it’s not like people are going to pay full price for something at a resale shop, even if it’s got tags on and has never been used. And in my experience, Goodwill and other charity shops always have more coming in than they could ever hope to sell. So you screen, screen, screen before you take anything. It’s the only way to get product out the door.
Would it be possible to get a cheapie universal remote, program it for the TV, and donate them both?