I have my son's old compression shorts and cups, and I don't know what to do with them. They are in great condition, just too small.
I don't want to throw them away, but I also don't think I would want to by them used. What should I do with them? Is there anyone who would take them?
I'm just wondering what others have done with theirs.
I called Play it Again Sports, and they do not sell used cups or compression shorts. I was thinking of Craig's List or Freecycle. I was honestly wondering if anyone had done that. I did notice some people are selling them on ebay.
I would really like to see if there is an organization in town that will take them ... for youth who might not be able to afford them.
Diane B, I hear you, but we're talking about used underwear! I was just hoping someone could tell me that they had successfully found an organization that will take them.
We'd give outgrown gear & clothing to the place the kids trained to be used as spares for other kids when the need arose.
Do you have a Play it Again Sports store, or other sports consignment shop near you? You could see if they would take them. Or offer them up on freecycle or Nextdoor or something like that.
Not sure if this is relevant, as you mentioned they dont fit? But, one thing we did with my oldest was to repurpose his old shorts as a sort of swimwear. Similar to 'jammers'.
He usually wears them under his swim trunks when we're at the beach, or just by themselves when we're at my mom's pool.
I throw nothing away!
Ask coaches, high school phys ed teachers, and athletic directors if they know of a kid who can use them. Our school staff knows exactly which kids are coming to school without winter coats and which ones are dropping out of sports because they can't pay the fees. They know who's on scholarship and barely making ends meet, and who can use donated items. As long as your kid's name isn't on recognizable shorts, it can go to someone in your school district. If it would be obvious that they came from you, then ask the coaches/teachers for the name of a colleague in another town. In my experience, these teachers don't want to become major clothing distribution centers, but handing out a few pieces of specialty sports gear is within their willingness to help.
i have been doing collections of things for new families moving to our area after 6+ months of zero electricity/job/gas/open roads in Puerto Rico. There is a group in our area made up of social workers, educators and others connected to the Latino community. These families came with one suitcase per person, and no luxuries (sports equipment, housewares, furnishings, or school stuff like lunch boxes and backpacks) so I've hit up 45 neighbor families and have been shuttling carloads to the local Catholic Charities food pantry (which is now a clothing, furniture and home goods pantry). They would love stuff like your son's athletic gear.
Call any Catholic Charities, YMCA/JCC, pastoral counseling center, immigrant welcome agency, or domestic violence organization and see what they need. Our DV groups often run thrift shops and give vouchers to families who are starting over. (You can't go to shelters or even know their addresses 95% of the time, but the thrift shops are public. Also, your local police department will have a domestic violence officer who can give you a phone number of a place or a volunteer who can help you.) I'm sure a child who has been uprooted for any number of reasons and who is starting over would be thrilled to be able to join a team with donated items.
Our Girl Scouts even do textile recycling, so anything that's too worn out to sell or give can be recycled into shop rags and other materials (and the Scouts earn money for their year-end trip plus merit badges for environmental work). Ripped or stained clothing, old stuffed animals and dog toys, bedding/towels, backpacks, shoes, purses....it all gets recycled!
we donated them to our local league. They might not take them anymore.
Goodwill does accept (they prefer them to be drycleaned with the cleaner tag)
I have a friend who takes mine. I mean, those things add up. You can sanitize in most new washers these days on those cycles.
Here at our rec center, there is a bin where you can just donate gear - that stuff too. People need it, they are free to take.
We have a donate/food bank place that I also donate used underarmor stuff to. I donate used hockey socks, etc. to - the kind we buy at athletics stores.
