Furniture and electricals we can’t sell
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| Our furniture collection team answering service can be contacted on 020 8547 2710 |
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| There are some things our furniture & electrical stores can’t sell for safety or legal reasons. |
| If you’re not sure whether we can sell your donations, please take a look at our list below. |
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| Furniture and Housewares |
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| Upholstered furniture (unless horsehair) without a fire label including items without labels that are part of donated sets |
| Upholstered furniture with large tears/damage/stains |
| Any furniture with missing parts/fixings or damage that may make the item unsafe |
| Veneered wood furniture with damage to the veneer exposing the inner wood |
| Candles without instructions |
| Bunk beds |
| Cabin beds – unless pine and instructions |
| All mattresses, divan beds, king-size + bed frames and IKEA beds |
| Wall units / display cabinets over 5ft – (unless splits in two) |
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| Electrical Items |
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| Electric blankets |
| Electric showers |
| Sunbeds and tanning equipment |
| Waste disposal units |
| Power tools without instructions |
| Electric beds |
| Washing machines, tumble dryers |
| Fridges/freezers more than 5 years old |
| Video recorders |
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| Heating and Cooking |
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| Gas appliances (mains or bottled) |
| Hot plates |
| Gas cookers |
| Ovens with glass fronts/doors |
| Oil filled radiators (not supplied with a thermostat) |
| Oil heaters (mobile) |
| Storage heaters hardwired |
| Oil and gas Agas |
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| Sports and Safety Equipment |
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| Buoyancy aids, lifejackets, inflatable dinghies |
| Safety helmets, riding hats, crash helmets |
| Cycle helmets |
| Safety harnesses of any sort |
| Exercise equipment unless with instructions |
| Fire fighting equipment |
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| Children’s Equipment |
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| Children’s car seats |
| Prams, pushchairs and buggies without fitting instructions or fire labels |
| Highchairs |
| Toys without a CE mark |
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| Software and Hardware |
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| Computers, monitors or printers |
| Home recorded DVDs, video and audio tapes |
| Home recorded computer games and software on recordable CDs and DVDs |
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| Weapons |
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| Knives |
| Swords, sword stocks, crossbows |
| Guns and ammunition (including replica guns) |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Personal appliances such as shavers, foot spas, etc (unless unused and in with original sealed box) |
| Duvets and pillows |
| Medication including vitamins |
| Perishable goods, food and drink |
| Prescription spectacles |
| Cleaning agents, solvents and adhesives |
| Ivory |
| Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools such as lawn mowers |
| Carpet and underlay |
| Typewriters – unless antique |
| TV stands (may be collected as part of larger collections) |