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submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I got a couple of these and I absolutely hate them. I no longer work there, these shirts have the company logo on, they're of a color I don't like, the fit is awful.

I suppose I could donate them to charity, but I've never seen work uniforms donated or for sale at second hand shops. (I'm in Australia if that helps)

I'm also not into sewing or crafting with clothes, and I don't need any rags. I would keep them as shirts to use to do dirty jobs like cleaning or coloring my hair but I really feel awful wearing these, and I already have plenty of tattered shirts for that purpose.

Throwing them away just feels so wasteful. So I'm wondering if any of you have any ideas.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I used to work for a company called Primus international. I took my work jackets and used a sharpie to black out international then used a white paint pen to write sucks under Primus. Been asked many times where I got it.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

There's donation bins i've seen that take basically any clothes to give/sell to people in need. They would take anything and it beats throwing them away in my opinion.
I'm blown away by your statement that you don't need clothes to dirty up nor rags lol.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I thought I replied to this already, so, apologies if you get two replies - basically, I already have too many rags and I feel skeptical of the donation bins. The ones I've seen are always overflowing with stuff and if they're outdoors the clothes that overflow are at the mercy of the elements. And I'm not talking about a couple clothes, but enough bags of donations to fill the bin again.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

unfortunate to hear about the overflowing clothes.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Charities will take them then cut, bale and sell most second hand shirts as industrial rags ♻️

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Old clothes are nearly lint free after several washes. Cut them into rags and keep them around for cleaning and DIY stuff. That is what I do with mine.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wear them.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not necessarily familiar enough to explicitly recommend this, but I am vaguely aware of the "take back bag" as a means to donate clothes and build up some kind of rewards points. I'm not really sure their goals or how it works, but may be worth investigating for you https://fordays.com/products/take-back-bag

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can't relate to work clothes (yet), but whenever I've had to get rid of a school uniform, it just ends up lent.

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