Best way to get rid of a ton of T-shirts like a mustachian?

[FrugalSaver]

Many left over from corporate events, etc. most never been worn.

Best approach to just count them up and give them to goodwill?  Any better options?

[bacchi]

Work shirts. Or rags for painting and caulking.

[CurrentDrunkFutureBrewer]

Sew or quilt a new blanket, could get weird!

[diapasoun]

Rags.

Your local animal shelter may take tshirts (or old towels, blankets, etc); they may be used to burrito-wrap nervous animals or as a comfy blanket for a smaller animal to lie on.

[GuitarStv]

Buy an empty punching bag.  Pull the buttons off the clothing.  Pack the punching bag with the clothing, using a 2x4 to hammer them down/compress them tightly into the bottom.

[Dancin'Dog]

Homeless shelters could probably use them. 

[fuzzy math]

Compost them


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[TheWifeHalf]

There is a place in downtown Toledo for the homeless, it's kind of like a store, but free stuff for homeless. They are allowed to come in and take 3 things a week. If there's something like that nearby, that' an option.

[the_fixer]

Put away 25x the amount you use each year and you are set for life never having to buy another one but chances are you will have a better roi than your safe withdrawal rate of T-shirts and be able to leave a nice nest egg of t-shirts for your progeny.

But be careful of a down market you might end up wearing old t-shirts with holes in them but you could adjust to T-shirt market ups and downs by going shirtless from time to time or dipping into you sweater stash

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[FireHiker]

Put away 25x the amount you use each year and you are set for life never having to buy another one but chances are you will have a better roi than your safe withdrawal rate of T-shirts and be able to leave a nice nest egg of t-shirts for your progeny.

But be careful of a down market you might end up wearing old t-shirts with holes in them but you could adjust to T-shirt market ups and downs by going shirtless from time to time or dipping into you sweater stash

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I think this is my favorite thing I've read today.

I would donate them to VVA (or your pickup charity of choice) and itemize them on my taxes via ItsDeductible.

[seattlecyclone]

I also have a ton of t-shirts from college and work that I've accumulated over the years. I have a couple dozen that I regularly wear. I also have a pretty big box of more in the attic. As some from the current rotation wear out, I turn them into rags and get a few replacements out of the big box. I expect the flow of new t-shirts will slow down after I FIRE, and I have the storage space, so I have no real urge to purge them at this time.

If you are determined to get rid of them, Goodwill or other thrift shops can be a good option if you itemize your deductions. You can cut $2 (or whatever the thrift store price for a t-shirt is in your area) off your taxable income for each shirt you dispose of. You could perhaps try holding a garage sale to get more value out of them than that, but good luck selling many.

[Monocle Money Mouth]

I sleep in free t-shirts I wouldn't wear in public. When they get too stretched out or full of holes, they become rags for cleaning bike chains. When the get too grimy to be rags, I toss them.

[SimpleCycle]

Rags!  And I cut them up to use as plant ties in the garden.

[therethere]

Depending on who your employer is or was (and how you feel about them), I would be wary of dropping off any polo shirts with corporate logos at Goodwill. It's a good place for people to find a shirt if they wanted to impersonate your company. This likely doesn't matter for most companies, but if it does, I would destroy the shirts versus donating them.

[frugalmom]

My co-worker is a super-coupon person. 

She regularly puts together bags with toiletries she got nearly free using coupons for the homeless in Chicago.  I get a bunch of out of date program t-shirts from a non profit I work with and they get added to the bag.  Typically a bag includes a new/used clean shirt, a new pair of socks, stuff for a shower/shave and she passes them out by the mission where there is access to showers.  She does two types of bags male/female and then has them sorted roughly by size.  She is a BIG hit!  Occasionally she partners with a church and they provide a take away type meal too. 

I feel like what she does is very positive, as I would be very unhappy feeling unclean long term--it is also making good use of promo t-shirts and bags she can find that are being unused. 

She also collects travel sized soaps or gets them donated by business travelers. 

She does all this just as herself.  It's not a charity, just a lady trying to make a difference. 

[TartanTallulah]

Put away 25x the amount you use each year and you are set for life never having to buy another one but chances are you will have a better roi than your safe withdrawal rate of T-shirts and be able to leave a nice nest egg of t-shirts for your progeny.

But be careful of a down market you might end up wearing old t-shirts with holes in them but you could adjust to T-shirt market ups and downs by going shirtless from time to time or dipping into you sweater stash

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There's all sorts of stuff on the internet about making unwanted t-shirts into quilts and rag rugs. Any race/event t-shirts I receive that I can't wear and nobody else in my family will wear (my husband and son are happy to take any t-shirts that fit them and not me, whatever the logo) become bicycle cleaning rags, but otherwise I'd donate them to the nearby wildlife rescue centre.

[dashuk]

but chances are you will have a better roi than your safe withdrawal rate of T-shirts and be able to leave a nice nest egg of t-shirts for your progeny.

This is a fairly likely scenario for me.

I have a ton of t-shirts, but most of them are either band t-shirts for bands no-one has ever heard of or freebies from cycling/running/triathlon races, so unlikely that the local charity shop would be able to sell them on.

Also, you know, it's not like I'm going to stop wearing t-shirts, so for now frugal me just tells wannabe-minimalist me to ignore the big box of them in the loft and pretend I've only got the ones in my drawers.

Haven't bought/acquired any for some time, but since my will-I-wear-this-in-public threshold isn't particularly high, I find it fairly hard to really wear them out - not long ago I went through and fixed a load where the seams were coming loose. I've had the same couple on gardening duty for a few years.


Pretty sure when they put me in a box I'll be wearing a shirt for a band that split up in 2008.

[MayDay]

I cut them I to strips and use them to tie tomato plants to trellises.

[FrugalSaver]

Thanks for the ideas!

[Fishindude]

I'd give them to a shelter.   Goodwill will sell them and make a profit from your charity.

[Roadrunner53]

Some people make braided rugs out of tee shirts. You have to cut them in strips and sew the strips lengthwise, then braid 3 strips together. Then you start rolling the braid in a circle or oval and have to sew it together so it will stay put. I am sure you can look up a tutorial on YouTube. Some people take tee shirts that mean something to them, like college shirts, sports teams or other themes. They are cut and sewn into a comforter. I have seen tee shirts made into shopping bags. If you are not into any of that creative stuff, I would donate them to a shelter or Vietnam Veterans of America.

[Bracken_Joy]

If you have a dog, there are several options: tie them as tug toys and teething toys. Stuff a dog bed with them. Tie plastic bottles in them as toys. For canine enrichment or slowing eating, there's items called "snuffle mats" that you can DIY with cut up t shirts.

[scissorbill]

Donate and get a receipt.  It's Deductible! software seems to put a high value on new items. 

[COEE]

Donate and get a receipt.  It's Deductible! software seems to put a high value on new items.

  Good luck itemizing deductions with the new tax laws.

[Roadrunner53]

Donate and get a receipt.  It's Deductible! software seems to put a high value on new items.

  Good luck itemizing deductions with the new tax laws.

I was thinking the same thing!

[JoJo]

Depending on who your employer is or was (and how you feel about them), I would be wary of dropping off any polo shirts with corporate logos at Goodwill. It's a good place for people to find a shirt if they wanted to impersonate your company. This likely doesn't matter for most companies, but if it does, I would destroy the shirts versus donating them.

My company has a rule we can't donate logo'ed items.  For the reason you mentioned, and probably also so people don't see homeless or pictures of people in Africa wearing our logo. 

I travel a fair amount to Asia, Africa, etc and often see second hand shirts in the markets of Africa.  This isn't great either because local clothing makers lose business.