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image captionHelen Hutter of Hopiscsare: "We would like to have more people selling things rather than sorting them and putting them in the bin"
A charity faces an annual bill of £32,000 to dispose of donated items that it cannot sell.
Many of the donations are stained, spattered in paint and in one case a child's potty was soiled, said Hospiscare.
"It's not just about donations being pre-loved, it's also so they are ready to be loved by somebody else," said retail manager Helen Hutter.
The Devon charity is urging people to call first before donating.