# What becomes of the clothes dropped off in donation bins?

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**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-the-clothes-dropped-off-in-donation-bins/971662 "2022-09-16T11:01:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-the-clothes-dropped-off-in-donation-bins/971662/31 "2022-09-21T11:49:16Z")

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Old FQ thread:

> [@Clothing donations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-donations/815467/):
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> I took a bunch of old clothes down to the gas station yesterday, and deposited them in one of those [clothing donation boxes](http://www.triblocal.com/geneva/files/cache/2012/04/4-24-12_donation_box_1.jpg/460_345_resize.jpg). What actually happens to those clothes? I put in a couple of nice jackets (well, great condition but they were a bit dated – a brown corduroy sport coat and an almost-black, once very hip sport coat) and some very nice dress shirts and trousers, plus a bunch of cotton shirts and khakis that were a bit faded. It would be nice to think that someone might wear the nicer th…

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