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The White Elephant Sale does not accept electronic equipment that is considered "e-waste". This includes computers, computer peripherals, microwave ovens and televisions.

To recycle e-waste contact Universal Waste Management.

Please do not donate damaged, torn, dirty/stained or unworkable items. Vintage clothing is an exception. We accept vintage clothing in any condition!

Collectible firearms are accepted but are sold off-site, not at our warehouse.

Please CLICK one of the Department names (listed below in RED) for a detailed list of items that we do not accept:


Accessories - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Opened Cosmetics
  • Opened Health Care Products
  • Opened Hosiery

Books - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • All children's magazines
  • General home and fashion magazines
  • Bon Appetit Magazines
  • Food & Wine Magazines
  • Gardening Magazines
  • Gourmet Magazines
  • Health Magazines
  • Life Magazine (Newer than 1970)
  • Martha Stewart
  • National Geographic (Newer than 1960)
  • Any news type magazines
  • Reader's Digest Condensed Books (ONLY LARGE PRINT are accepted))
  • Reader's Digest Magazines
  • Scientific American
  • Smithsonian Magazines
  • Sunset Magazines (Unbound)
  • All Encyclopedias    (ONLY Britannica the 11th Edition is accepted)

Music & Photos - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Camcorders
  •  NO CHEMICALS
  • 78RPM Records (Except Jazz)
  • Boxed-Sets of Records
  • Electric Organs
  • Home recorded VCR tapes
  • Home recorded cassettes
  • Beta Video Tapes
  • 8-Track Tapes
  • Reel-to-Reel Tapes

Bric-a-Brac & Office Supplies - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Artificial Xmas Trees Taller than 4 Feet
  • Tree Stands (Unless Antique)
  • Xmas Lights (Unless Vintage)
  • 4-Drawer Filing Cabinets
  • Xmas Garlands

Children's - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Car Seats
  • Cribs with Rungs Wide Enough to Get a Tennis Ball Through
    (Unless Vintage/Collectible)
  • Sippy Cups
  • Dirty Strollers or High Chairs
  • Broken Furniture

Electrical - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Console Phonograph/Stereo/TV Units
  • TVs of Any Size
  • Large or Built-in Appliances, Stoves, Refrigerators,
    Washers or Dryers
  • Microwave Ovens
  • Typewriters (Manual or Electric)
  • Typewriter Tables
  • Computer Hardware of Any Kind
  • Ceiling Fans
  • TV Stands
  • Track Lighting
  • Fluorescent Light Tubes
  • Copy Machines
  • Cash Registers
  • Electrical Cords (Any Type)
  • Extension Cords
  • Vaporizers or Humidifiers
  • Cell Phones and Cell Phone Chargers
  • Fax Machines

Furniture - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Do to limited space - Lazy Boys
  • Dining Room Tables WITHOUT matching chairs
  • Furniture that is Broken, Stained, or Needs Reupholstering
    (Van driver may use judgment regarding acceptability of items.)
  • Mattresses
  • Box Springs
  • Metal Bed Springs
  • Metal Bed Frames
  • Head & Footboards w/out Rails
  • Dressers more than 2 Drawers Long
  • Foam Pads
  • Futon Mattresses
  • Office Furniture of Any Sort (No Metal Filing Cabinets,
    Metal Desks or Computer Desks)
  • Roll top desks
  • Rug Pads
  • Non-Bound Carpeting
  • Shag Rugs
  • Couches or Hide-a-Beds over 6 Feet Long
  • Glass top tables
Due to limited space in the furniture department, we may not be able to take your donation.


Household - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Toxic Materials
  • Paint of Any Kind
  • Matches or Flammable Fluids
  • Propane tanks
  • Glass Windows or Doors
  • Old Window Hardware (Only New)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
  • Hot Water Heaters
  • Toilet Seats
  • Bathtubs (Except Claw Foot Bathtubs)
  • Stoves of Any Kind (Except Vintage)
  • Sport Cups with Straws
  • Styrofoam Ice Chests
  • Automobile Tires (Unless New in Pairs)
  • Automobile Batteries
  • Jars (Except Canning)
  • Tire Chains
  • Food or Wine

Linen - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Electric Blankets & Controls
  • Futon Mattresses
  • Foam
  • Air Mattresses or Beds
  • Table Pads
  • Used Cornices
  • Large Valances

Sewing - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Disassembled Looms

  • Alteration Leftovers or Scraps

  • Foam Rubber
  • Unfinished Garments

Sports & Toys - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Firearms of Any Type including Toy Guns
  • Ammunition
  • Heavy Exercise Equipment without Instructions
  • Skis, Boots or Ski Poles
  • Car Ski Racks
  • Windsurfing Equipment Older than 5 Years
  • Water Skis
  • Canvas Tents
  • Old Aluminum Bike racks or Ski racks
  • Outboard Motors
  • Rowing Machines
  • Nordic Tracks
  • Stationary Exercise Bikes (Except Tunturi, Schwinn or New)
  • Styrofoam Ice Chests
  • Large Boats

Women's Wear - Unacceptable Items   (Back to Top)
  • Soiled or Torn Articles of Clothing
  • Articles of Clothing with Missing Buttons or Fasteners
  • No Used Underwear (Only New)
  • No Shorts (Except Golf Shorts)

 


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