Donating to our Shops
We value your donations to Highland Hospice
We always try to sell or recycle everything we receive but sometimes we simply can’t and then we are charged for disposing of the items, which takes valuable income away from our care services. Please consider this list of what we can and can’t sell before bringing donations to our shops or warehouse.
Everything you donate should be clean, complete and in fully working order.
Items we can sell...
- Good quality clothes, shoes or accessories
- Underwear, socks and swimwear still with tags
- Jewellery including watches
- Antique and collectable items
- Books, Music, DVDs and Blu-rays
- Video game consoles, games and accessories
- Mobile phones, tablets and cameras
- Homewares and bric-a-brac
- Paintings and other art
- Soft furnishings - rugs, linens, curtains, towels, cushions with fire safety labels
- Pillows and duvets that are new and in packaging
- Small electricals like lamps, toasters and CD players
- Small furniture items like chairs, coffee tables and bedside cabinets
- Toys and games
- Leisure and outdoor items
- Unwanted gift items like unopened toiletries
- Knitted items and blankets
- Stamps
...and those we can't
- Anything that’s damaged or dirty
- Safety equipment like child car seats and cycle helmets
- Partially used toiletries
- Used underwear, socks and swimwear
- Videos and cassettes
- Large or upholstered furniture
- Large electrical and white goods
- Microwaves, electric blankets and heaters
- Incomplete toys, games and jigsaws
- Alcohol
- Encyclopaedias and Readers Digest condensed novels
- Opened paints, varnishes and other DIY or gardening related items that have been opened
- Large knives
If in doubt about what we can sell you can phone our warehouse on 01463 417437 or email generalenquries@highlandhospice.org.uk
Our staff and volunteers have the right to refuse donations that don’t meet our guidelines.