turned down donated things? I own a flea market in MS and churches was bringing me stuff because the churches were full of stuff kind people donated and the victims didnt want such as, furniture, clothes, ect.. Is it because they expected new things the old wasn't good enough?
2007-01-28 08:59:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
i dont mean right after it happened i mean like 6mths after
2007-01-28 09:19:02 · update #1
Perhaps their homes were destroyed and they had no place to put the furniture. The same thing would apply to clothes, especially winter clothing. At that time it was 98 degrees and the humidity almost 100%. I don't think it was because the clothes were used. Trust me I saw a lot of people digging through piles of clothes that were just dumped in large piles in shopping centers. If you were familiar with this area during that time you probably are aware that people were walking around in shock, totally emotionally devastated. To them food and shelter and mostly water were the things to worry about.
2007-01-28 09:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by JESSIE James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a lot of things being turned down because the folks they were offered to felt they could get by and assumed somebody else could use them more. Not just clothes and furniture (and a lot of folks didn't have a house to put the furniture in) but even ice and clean water in the early days when these were precious commodities.
2007-01-28 17:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months later? Most people had moved on to new lives by then, there was not that much demand for stuff by then. Also, there were a lot more things donated than the people could use. Unfortunately, there were things not really wanted ( like who wants used underwear!) or not appropriate (I saw some fancy drapes, custom made-they would only fit certain windows, and were ugly to boot).
2007-01-28 18:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt if it was pride. Perhaps more was donated than people wanted -- at least in localized areas. And if someone's house has been destroyed and they are living with friends or relatives -- or in a tent -- they wouldn't want to collect clothes and furniture because they wouldn't have anywhere to keep it.
2007-01-28 17:25:27 · answer #4 · answered by emsjoflo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really?!Well that would`ve been stupid of them.Maybe they didn`t want charity
2007-01-28 17:08:06 · answer #5 · answered by kvcreom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋