Man shocked at where he finds his clothes 45 minutes after donating them to charity
Jacob King shared his feelings on TikTok after donating the items to a charity just 45 minutes before finding them being sold.
They were reportedly hanging over the railings on a wall at a nearby Lidl.
Sharing a clip of the jackets and shirts, Jacob said: "Point of view: you donate clothes to charity and 45 minutes later they're being sold outside Lidl."
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He added in the caption: "I respect the hustle, but this felt kind of violating."
One person asked: "Did you dump the clothes outside or actually take them into a charity shop to be sold?"
Another said: "Donated how? If you left a bag with clothes in outside a shop they are very liable to be taken.
A third added: "That's why you should give your donations when the shop is open and not left outside."
Jacob explained: "Lots of people are asking the same question so I'll answer it just once.
"I put the clothes in a charity donation box, which someone has then reached into."
One person responded: "Isn't that the whole point?
"Donate them so someone less fortunate can benefit from them in some way?"
A second wrote: "To be fair this is technically what you gave the clothes away for, is it not?
"That person clearly needs the money more than a charity shop, who's CEO likely has a triple figure salary.
"It's not the charity you intended but it helps someone living in your community."
And a third said: "They must be very needy, but seeing your old stuff like that on display is a bit off-putting."
According to the Textile Recycling Association, charities have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds due to entire clothing banks being taken from car parks, MEN reports.
In an interview with the BBC in 2018, President Ian Woods said the loss of the banks was "depriving members of the public from a service intended for them to recycle textiles and, more importantly, depriving charities and local authorities nationwide of revenue streams which are vitally important for the services they deliver".
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