FARA Charity Shops

Baby & children

• ✕ Can't accept Car seats and booster seats

  Not allowed to sell for safety reasons.

  Their wording

  “We are not allowed to sell some items such as car seats for safety reasons.”

• ! Check first Cots, carrycots and cot mattresses

  Only accepted complete and in full working order; broken cribs/cots not taken.

  Their wording

  “Complete - full sets, working order only.”

• ! Check first Prams, pushchairs and buggies

  Only accepted complete and in full working order; broken prams not taken.

  Their wording

  “Complete - full sets, working order only.”

Furniture

• ✕ Can't accept Large or difficult-to-handle furniture
  Their wording

  “Large furniture — LARGE FURNITURE”

• ✕ Can't accept Mattresses
  Their wording

  “mattresses and electric blankets”

Homeware & household

• ✕ Can't accept Coat hangers
  Their wording

  “Coat hangers — HANGERS”

Electrical

• ✕ Can't accept Broken or untested electrical items

  Electricals can only be sold if tested to British Standard or European equivalent; accepted items are PAT tested before sale.

  Their wording

  “only sell electrical items that have been tested and meet legal safety requirements of the British Standard or European equivalent”

• ✕ Can't accept Computers, phones and other data-holding devices
  Their wording

  “computer hard drives”

• ✕ Can't accept Electric blankets and heat pads
  Their wording

  “mattresses and electric blankets”

• ✕ Can't accept Large appliances and white goods
  Their wording

  “white goods (e.g. fridges, cookers, freezers)”

• ✕ Can't accept Old-style (CRT) televisions and monitors

  Large, non-flat-screen (old bulky style) TVs are refused.

  Their wording

  “large, non-flat screen television sets”

Safety equipment

• ✕ Can't accept Helmets and safety headgear
  Their wording

  “any safety equipment (child car seats, cycling helmets, for example)”

Health & beauty

• ✕ Can't accept Prescription glasses

  They suggest recycling via opticians' schemes instead.

Hazardous materials

• ✕ Can't accept Fire extinguishers and smoke alarms
  Their wording

  “FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, GAS CANISTERS, PAINT POTS”

• ✕ Can't accept Gas bottles, cylinders and camping gas
  Their wording

  “FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, GAS CANISTERS, PAINT POTS”

• ✕ Can't accept Paint, solvents and household chemicals
  Their wording

  “FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, GAS CANISTERS, PAINT POTS”

Bedding & textiles

• ✕ Can't accept Duvets and pillows

Sport & outdoor

• ! Check first Bicycles

  Only accepted if complete and in working order.

  Their wording

  “Complete - full sets, working order only.”

Additional source wording

Specific restrictions that have not yet been consolidated into their own item pages:

• Broken toys and broken baby equipment — “BROKEN TOYS, BABY EQUIPMENT, PRAMS, CRIBS”
• CDs / DVDs — “CDS / DVDS”
• Chipped ceramics and glass vases — “CHIPPED CERAMICS, GLASS VASES”