Clothes for Goodwill, can't find a drop-off

My mother gets her clothes picked up through Purple Heart. I don't really know if that's bad or good, but they pick it up for you which is neat.

My mom does the same - good call, Emily!

www.purpleheartpickup.org/

also, depending on how much the tax deduction means to you, i know a lot of churches do a church rummage sale and most of the ones i've been to are non profit. the clothing just goes to those who need it. Just a suggestion

Yeah, that problem with the bins is one I ran into already... like I said, there's one at the Whole Foods near me, but its gets sold for-profit in third-world countries.

I did find an actual store drop-off not far from me. I've never gone into one of those... how does it work? They go through the bag and give me a receipt for whatever is usable? That bags has been rattling around in my trunk for a month now, and the cloths are pretty wrinkled... should I iron them first? It seems silly if they're going to do it themselves anyway, but I don't want to be one of those people who just drops a bag of crap off saying "here, you less fortunates should be happy with this shouldn't you" while I go off and drink my mocha frappachino.

*note: I do not actually drink mocha frappachinos

I'd say just launder them first, and then drop them off.  They'll look at it all, and ask you to fill our a receipt if you want one, giving a rough estimate on what you donated.  I don't think they have the ability to launder them in the store, so it's best if you do it first.

Sorry.  I just saw this tonight.  I hope you found a suitable spot for drop off.