13 Items Goodwill Stores in Minnesota Will NOT Accept

54% of feel less stressed after a good decluttering.  Before you start going through closets and boxes and load up your car to drop off donations to Goodwill, take a glance at the list below.  There are quite a few items that Goodwill has banned for donations.

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Huge List of Items That Goodwill Will NOT Accept at Minnesota Stores

My house in Minnesota had a major transformation last year.  For some reason, the person before us decided that off-white carpet was a good thing.  This carpet was EVERYWHERE and with three kids and 2 large dogs, I can verify that this carpet wasn't anywhere close to a shade of white.  It was disgusting.

I decided that it was time we forked over some cash and get new flooring throughout 1,400 square feet.  This new carpet was going in 2 bedrooms, a walk-in closet, a large hallway, and very large living room area - all full of stuff!  But before that went in, I decided that all of the rooms were going to get painted too.

Over 74% of Americans take on a decluttering project each year. I did that for every room that we repainted and recarpeted...and it was exhausting!  I felt like I looked through thousands of items, which might be true since most of us have about 300,000 items in our homes.

As I'm putting our house back together, I decided that nothing is going to be allowed to stay if it doesn't have a home itself.  I started filling up the back of my SUV to drop items off at Goodwill and while I was sitting in the drop-off line, I saw that there is a list of stuff they will not take.

Before you fill up your car, go through the list below so you know what can be donated and what can't.