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Charities have right to be ‘picky’ when offered donated items like torn mattresses, broken shelves

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Smoke was rising from heated online discussions about two of the things people do in the run-up to Chinese New Year: Queueing for hours to buy pricey barbecued pork, and dumping damaged furniture on charities.

Many Straits Times Facebook users were angry about the latter subject and condemned residents who donate unusable bulky items. However, a couple of them felt that the charities were being picky.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 19, 2020, with the headline Charities have right to be ‘picky’ when offered donated items like torn mattresses, broken shelves. Subscribe