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Originally Posted by issybird
It's always amazing to me the value people put on things they no longer want. You don't want them; why assume anyone else would? I suspect there's a large element of doublethink in these "donations"; people know if they examined the issue that they'd have to acknowledge they're really just playing hot potato with their junk.
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I understand that people put an inherent value in books and the thought of throwing them in the trash is repellent to many people.
Old books do become a problem and I don't think it is a non-profit's job to take in a bunch of junk to soothe people's feelings.
But I do think the donors genuinely believe they are doing a good thing when they donate books.