...to expect a charity shop (business) to take my donation when I deliver it to them?

Grannyknot how awful of them to refuse your donated gift's I wish I lived near the shop you donated to I am buying my DS1 and his partner Denby ware as and when it comes on offer at Debenhams,at the shop I work in on Saturday the only thing we cannot accept are old big TV's as there is no where to store them due to size but all other electricals are accepted and sent to our "mother store" to be PAT tested they are then returned to us for sale with a test notice.Yesterday we received all manner of goods from a lady downsizing and a couple who where emigrating we make arrangements for big pieces to be collected asap and we are very grateful for our donations.glamma x

I can only think it could be down to a shortage of volunteers to sort goods? I also suppose this was a general notice, so unaware of the quality of potential donations. Let's face it, I bet they get a load of old tat which just has to go to the tip as well as loved quality articles.

I cannot believe that your donation was turned down. Most of the shops here have a decent sized "back room" where the sorting is carried out. From your description your goods would not have been on a shelf for long. The charity shops where I live never turn down donations with the exception of electrical goods as only a couple of charity shops accept them.

Correction for the grammaticians, that should be 'one of the less posh charity shops was ...'