Items we are unable to accept

Children & Baby Items

We can no longer accept any children or baby items, clothing or toys. This includes:

• Car seats and booster seats

• Cots, cot mattresses, Moses baskets, cribs and playpens

• Highchairs, baby bouncing chairs, baby walkers, 'jumparoos'

• Prams and buggies
  
  

Furniture & Housewares

• Large, or excessively heavy, items of furniture, e.g., sofas, beds etc. If unsure please call us first to discuss

• Upholstered furniture without a fire label (including items without labels that are part of sets.) For vintage furniture please contact us directly to discuss

• Soiled or excessively stained upholstered furniture

• Wall units from 1970s - 1990s/display cabinets

• Glass or Formica TV units

• Computer desks

• Pillows and duvets (unless brand new and in sealed original packaging)

• Cushions without fire safety labels

• Mattresses

• Carpets

Dangerous Items

• Gas appliances, oil lamps

• Cigarette lighters and cigarette lighter refill canisters

• Camping stoves

• Knives (full sets of cutlery or vintage cutlery can be accepted)

• Candles without instructions

• Fireworks

Weapons

• Knives

• Swords, sword sticks, crossbows

• Guns and ammunition (including replica guns)

Heating & Cooking

• Gas appliances (mains or bottled goods)

• Oil filled radiators (not supplied with a thermostat)

• Storage heaters (hardwired)

• Oil
  

Electrical Items

• Personal appliances such as shavers, foot spas etc (unless unused and in sealed box)

• Appliances with damaged parts or any sign of overheating or electrical fire

• Electric blankets/heat pads

• Electric showers

• Sunbeds and tanning equipment

• Waste disposal units

• Appliances without a power cable

• Power tools without instructions

• Video players and camcorders

• Fax machines and older model PC printers

• Microwave ovens
  
  

White Goods

• Washing machines and tumble dryers

• Fridges, freezers, fridge/freezers

• Cookers

• Dishwashers

Sport & Safety Equipment

• Buoyancy aids - life jackets, inflatable dinghies, inflatable toys for water

• Safety helmets - riding hats, crash helmets, cycle helmets

• Safety harness of any sort

• Firefighting equipment

Software & Hardware

• Counterfeit DVDs or CDs

• Home recorded DVDs, video and audio tapes

• Home recorded computer games and software on recordable CDs and DVDs

Miscellaneous

• Counterfeit goods, e.g., bags, purses, jewellery, clothing

• Single use plastic, e.g., picnic plates, cutlery, straws

• Medication including vitamins

• Perishable goods, food and drink

• Prescription spectacles

• Toiletries and cosmetics (unless unused and sealed)

• Cleaning agents, solvents, adhesives

• Items made from ivory

• Real fur or fur trimmed items

• Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools including lawn mowers, strimmers etc.