Questionable Books Pt. I

I don't know what about this book screamed, "donate me to charity" to the former owner. Maybe it was the title. Maybe it was the cover art with a baby that appears to have defecated. Maybe it was the author's name that shares 5 letters with "Amos 'n' Andy." It's too much to take in at once. Everything is going wrong.

NOTE: I'm not blaming the author for his name. It's just unfortunate.

Dear Diary

This is Brianna's journal. She wants us to keep out!!!

She meen's it.

However, if Brianna really meened it, she'd get a journal with a lock on it.

Snow-masochism

What we have here is a snowman (I checked under his skirt) with a sign reading "warm winter wishes." This snowman wants to die. He is suicidal and therefore wishing for a warm winter so he can melt off his mortal coil.

I'm always disturbed by winter decorations that involve snowmen holding signs with the word "snow" on them. Snowmen are made of snow and having one hold a sign with the words "Let it snow" is akin to a regular person holding a sign that reads "Let flesh rain down from the skies." It's weird.

What Did You Get For Xmas?

Sometimes at the Donation Location people give toys. Frequently they specify by saying, "I've got kids toys," or, "children's toys." And it's fun to make things awkward by replying, "Good. We don't take adult toys." This one appears to be both.

Hello, World.

Hello, fellow interneters. I work at a place where people donate things, and they are then sold to raise money to help people who are poor stop being poor. I can't tell you the name of this place because I pinky-swore that I wouldn't talk about the place I work in the "media."

But sometimes people donate things to this place (that is essentially for charity) that are either worthless, weird or unsellable. This blog will chronicle the kinds of things that get donated. Things like shotgun rounds.

The picture to the right does not depict the exact ammuntion that was donated. The ammo I found was given to us in a vase, and it was the impetus for the creation of What Good Will This Do? A former boss of mine heard about the loaded vase and responded, "He should start a blog. I'd read it."

So, I have. I hope you're happy, Rochelle.

I will be chronicling the strange, terrible, confusing and pointless donations as they arrive at this place where I work.