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15 March 2010

Ask MeCha. I have a 19-inch flat screen tv/dvd player that I don't want. It's less than a year old, works great, I just don't need it. What charities might want it, do you think? Or for that matter, do any of you want it, and live close enough to Maine to come get it?

post by: JanetLand at: 15:30 | 8 comments

I tired to give a working TV to Goodwill and they weren't interested (they get lots of duds). Craigslist will probably make short work of it, if CL is active in your neck of the woods.

posted by doctor_negative 15 March | 16:05

I'd say you may want to talk to women's shelters or the children's ward at a local clinic. They would appreciate it much more than a person who has these things and is acquiring your player as a 2nd player or a spare.

posted by reenum 15 March | 17:08

We gave ours to the local art museum (Grants Pass Museum of Art) and they use it all the time. With a dvd player it's even better.

posted by alteredcarbon 15 March | 17:32

How bout the local library?

posted by MonkeyButter 15 March | 18:01

+1 to reenum
Or maybe some sort of group home/transitional housing facility?

posted by desjardins 15 March | 18:53

2nding women's shelters. Probably folks there in need of rebuilding.

posted by chewatadistance 15 March | 18:53

Good ideas -- clearly I have some phone calls to make.

posted by JanetLand 15 March | 19:00

End of Story: the local soup kitchen/shelter wants it. Thanks all.

posted by JanetLand 16 March | 09:03

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