Socks

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Do you really need to pass your socks on? Maybe you're "hard to buy for" and got way too many socks for Christmas? Perhaps next year you should think about what you want (what you really, really want) and drop hints. But if there are too many to fit in the drawer, it may well be time to pass some on.

Who will take used socks?

Space 4u (refugee charity) The Cardiff refugee charity Space 4u takes donations of socks as long as they are clean and in good condition,

Not taking/no longer taking (whatever it is)
 * Most of the tips you will get about organisations/categories of organisations taking things turn out to be incorrect, especially since Covid, but adding them here will tell people that you've followed up and got the latest info.
 * You'll probably get more false tips than real tips, so this section is usually bullet-pointed.
 * It's still helpful to add a date and source for the info that an organisation doesn't take something, because if it's been a while things might have changed and it's worth checking again.