‘Don’t dump your dirty knickers on us’ – North Hykeham charity

A charity shop in Grimsby recently closed due to a lack of suitable donations.

Pam Hodge, who ran the The Rock Foundation on Heneage Road, said the shop had seen its fair share of unsuitable donations.

“Some people do it deliberately. I just think it’s one way of getting rid of their junk. I think some people just don’t think,” she said.

Robin Osterley, chief executive of the Charity Retail Association, said people donating items like dirty underwear did not shock him.

“Occasionally people can be thoughtless,” he said.

“It’s often a volunteer digging around in a bag, so to come across that sight is very unfortunate indeed.”

Mr Osterley advised people to “be thoughtful” and “imagine that you’ve got someone at the other end”.

He added: “Charity shops are not household waste sites. If you know that there is something that’s badly stained, then a waste site is your answer.”