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Hopefully itβs fine. Iβm trying to balance between my own budget and not donating absolute shite π’
Also the Xmas wrapping paper might seem a little rude. Both in the sense of being leftover/discounted and kind of suggesting that a bar of soap is a giftβ¦
Just trying to consider peopleβs dignity
Melba, please consider yourself too.
I'd be okay with it
My biggest concern wouldn't be that it's discounted, it would be that someone might have dirtied it, or it's been used. Hand soap does suffer from the "I don't know what they've done with this" worry that liquid soap doesn't. Or that someone might have hidden razor blades or something in it. But a smell test, and then a small use test on hands, or hell, even a quick cut in half, would definitely alleviate those concerns
Anecdotally, 2 places ago, I guess Palmolive must've donated a massive truckload of body wash to the org. That then trickled through to our house. It was black, activated charcoal mens body wash. Honestly it was awful. They sent me away with a carton of it, and I have used it on several occasions where I haven't been able to buy body wash, but it's awful. It leaves a slimey residue on everything and it kind of smells like BO. I would've preferred bars of soap to that any day
Yuck. The old "foist our rubbish off on the disadvantaged and call it charity" trick.
plus get a tax write off!!
Yeah :/ I donβt want anyone to think I tampered with it or used it. Bottles of liquid soap are more trustworthy but donβt share out as well.
Then again one time a food bank gave me a single bare bar that was obviously from a pack π And a knotted plastic bag of sugar with a random wood chip in it
Eh. Maybe I just leave it in the cartons
Maybe label the bar with a sticker or a small square of masking tape with the brand or the scent (if any) on it after wrapping. I think I'd wrap each bar in greaseproof paper (nicely) and use the tape to seal the package.
Yeah, I was going to write in big letters βSoapβ and then the brand/scent
That seems fine to me.