A dad has reached retirement age. A husband has changed his job, or his work style has changed under COVID situation. So he no longer needs the ties, suits, and leather shoes that he used to wear every day… But it’s not that easy to throw them away, because you are well aware that these things are filled with his sweat and tears. Are you facing such a situation?
Here I’ll talk about how to let go men’s clothing.
The Best and the Most Peaceful Way
The most important thing is to get your husband’s or dad’s approval to let go!
If you start moving without his consent, you’ll never reach a satisfactory and peaceful resolution! Because, as I mentioned earlier, each and every one of them is filled with your father’s or husband’s sweat and tears! The harder you push the matter ahead, the more stubborn he becomes insisting he still needs everything.
Maybe, you can start like this.
“You haven’t put on a business suit in almost two years, have you? “
“The sneakers you wear a lot these days don’t fit in the shoe box, shall we discard some of your business shoes?”
“I haven’t seen you wear a tie lately…”
The approach with indirect expression are the keys to make things go smoothly and in a good mood.
Suits and Coats
It may discourage you from the start, but suits and coats, which take up the most space, are the most difficult items to get rid of.
Because:
- Personal names are usually embroidered inside.
- Many of the areas where people want to donate clothing are in warm climates, so casual clothing that is easy to move around is desired. Suits and coats are often not accepted.
Some buyers buy business suits even if they have your name on them, but they are just like free. You feel really downhearted after remembering you paid tens of thousands yen for them. At least, this was not my option.
So, I went to a major suit retailer. They provided a service of exchanging business suits with their gold ticket. The ticket can only be used in that store, but I bought socks and T-shirts with the ticket. The store said they would cut the suits into scraps and reprocess them. Imagining the process made me a little downhearted again, but at the same time, to know how they are discarded made me feel better.
These days, I hear some buyers set a quite price for some famous brands, so you may want to inquire about them first.
Neckties
Next is the tie. The situation is similar to suits. The ties did not occupy the space like suits, but they were forgotten in my husband’s closet for five years.
One day, I found a buyer who would price the used ties if the brand would match the buyer’s list.
The buyers names is ADDICT (addict-m.jp)
I tried several buyers, but this one was the most sincere and fast. I sent the items by parcel delivery with shipping fee on the buyers. They said if there were any items that could not be priced, or if I was not satisfied with the purchase price, they could send them back to me on their shipping cost.
Finally, I asked them to purchase tens of ties.
Business Shoes
I asked the same buyer of ties. They applied the same system.
Items that could not be priced
There were some items left which could not be priced. Then I found this place for donation.
Name of the organization is “stuffed animals donation – eco-trading”, but to my surprise, they handled not only stuffed animals but they also accepted men’s ties and shoes!
It is a donation, so you have to bear the shipping costs. But it made me feel much better than throwing things away.
The organization is located in Nagoya, but they are expanding their service nationwide. However, if there is a similar organization in your area, you may be able to save a little on shipping costs.
Whenever I write a blog, I always feel that the most difficult part of decluttering and organizing is to get rid of things. If you can get rid of your stuff, there would be more space, and that would make easier for you to organize things. And that would make your life more smart!
The ultimate theory is that if you imagine the difficulty of getting rid of things, you will be very cautious about buying or adding things.
Good luck!
(My apologies for those overseas readers, because the buyers introduced here are all in Japan and their website are written in Japanese. I hope you will find similar systems in your countries.)
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