Donate Household Items to The I.D.E.A. Store!

The I.D.E.A. Store will accept many home or domestic items, as long as they are properly washed and clean, safe, and non-toxic. If you have something you don’t see on the accepted item lists linked below we may very well want it…but just haven’t thought of it! Let us know and we will respond!

Accepted item lists

Our accepted item list is too numerous to fit on this page so we have created a brochure that you can download and print out to use as a reference while gathering your household items.

Our latest accepted item list is available in a PDF format.

What we can’t accept

While The I.D.E.A. Store accepts many items there are some that we just can’t take for various reasons.

Generally, The I.D.E.A. Store will not accept anything that has been exposed to mold, mildew, mice, insects or other pests, hazardous chemicals, poisons, and possible allergens such as peanuts or peanut products. Items may also be declined because they are highly flammable, too large or too numerous, have low re-use appeal, have odors, or are being “recalled” by their manufacturers.

The I.D.E.A. Store will not accept the following items for health and safety reasons, or due to weight and size constraints. We reserve the right to carefully select what we can stock and shelve. NO finished fabric items such as bedding and sheets, pillows, drapes, blinds, curtains, clothing, shoes, purses — NO Christmas items except ornaments and natural wreaths — No complete computers or monitors — NO appliances — No encyclopedia sets and textbooks — NO food or anything that held food — NO medication bottles — NO furniture or mattresses — NO house paint — NO household garbage or yard waste — NO large tiles — NO luggage — NO personal care or hygiene items — NO grocery plastic bags or odd-sized bags —NO plush and fabric toys — NO large, used sports equipment — NO plastic toys larger than 2”x2” — NO Styrofoam peanuts and molded packaging — NO used envelopes or junk mail.