# Donating very lightly used bras -- yea or nay? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 26, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076 "2012-04-26T23:18:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/21 "2012-04-27T18:53:56Z")
Donate. Washing either gets things clean, or it doesn’t. Even bras. Second hand bras are a good way to try out other styles to see if you’ll like them, before buying. For people who are changing weights it’s also good. Bras are not cheap, as you’ve no doubt noticed. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/22 "2012-04-27T18:57:26Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > If people can donate used underwear They can?!? Do thrift stores actually accept used skivvies? ---
**Author:** ![user\_defined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/53a042/32.png) [@user\_defined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_defined)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/23 "2012-06-19T04:49:41Z")
This organization gives donated bras to schools homeless shelters job-readiness programs domestic violence shelters residential facilities for recovering addicts Native American communities communities in Kenya, Mali and Zimbabwe many other organizations and social services professionals who serve women [http://www.support1000.org/](http://www.support1000.org/) ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/24 "2012-06-19T06:03:53Z")
Definitely donate. I’m more interested in whether or not it’s Drain Bead or her husband that is anti-donation. I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that **Drain Bead** is the one who hesitates to donate them (although if I went by how she wrote the OP, I’d say she’s the one that’s pro). I just can’t see a guy getting squicked out or really having an opinion about donated bras, is why. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/25 "2012-06-19T14:37:29Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > They can?!? Do thrift stores actually accept used skivvies? Yes, they do. Count your blessings if you can afford to splurge on brand new underwear! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/26 "2012-06-19T15:57:52Z")
I occasionally visit a Goodwill in a very upscale neighborhood. The lingerie rack is always full of very fancy bras in new or almost-new condition, and they are in great demand. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/27 "2012-06-19T16:05:17Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > Yes, they do. Count your blessings if you can afford to splurge on brand new underwear! Done - blessings duly counted. ---
**Author:** ![indiaeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9a140/32.png) [@indiaeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indiaeyes)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076/28 "2012-06-20T07:24:24Z")
Donate. Goodwill will accept them. If you or anyone else in the Washington, D.C. area and would like to donate to my organization (501(c)(3)) non-profit. We would be happy to pass on whatever items you do not need and provide you with a tax receipt! Many thanks! > [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Help settle an argument between me and my husband. I will not say who is taking which side of this debate so as not to influence it in any way. > > We are getting together a donation pile for Goodwill. I have a bunch of bras that I got for my post-op period from a breast reduction–worn after everything healed but before I could wear regular bras again. Most of them are sleep or sports bras but a few are regular bras that just don’t have underwires. I’ve worn them all only a handful of times. Some have been washed but never worn. > > Can I donate them to Goodwill, or is that just nasty? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076.md?page=1)