Boots, Straps and More: Bargains for a Cause

Location:                                                                 Store Hours:

Visit our expanded space at 198 Rantoul Street                         Mon - Fri:  9:30am - 5:00pm

(diagonally across from the Post Office)                                      Saturday: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Phone: 978-921-4710                                                                 Best times to donate:  Tuesday: noon to 4:30pm

                                                                                                    Wednesday and Thursday: 9:30am to 4:30pm

About:

Every donation made to the Boots, Straps and More works to further the mission of Beverly Bootstraps Community Services.  The proceeds from sales provide revenue to support Beverly Bootstraps programming.

Boots, Straps and More also works to fulfill the Bootstraps' mission by giving a helping hand to the population that we serve.  In an effort to help those without as many resources as others, we offer a discount of 50% on items priced over $2.00.   Due to the new Data Security Laws, we no longer accept checks for payment of goods.

On a case-by-case basis through Beverly Bootstraps’ Community Outreach Programs, our outreach workers can also supply free vouchers for clothing, furniture and other items to victims of catastrophes.

Making Donations to Boots, Straps and More:

Donations are accepted Monday through Friday during normal business hours at 198 Rantoul Street. Best times to donate are Tuesdays from noon to 4:30pm and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 4:30pm.  Donation pick ups are Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Donations We Seek: All Items Should Be in Good Re-saleable Condition

• Seasonal Clothing: Men’s, Women’s, Children’s (some exceptions)
• Accessories: Shoes, purses, scarves, belts, ties, back packs, clean socks and undergarments
• Jewelry:  Earrings, necklaces, watches, rings
• Decorative Items: Paintings, prints, wall hangings, candlesticks/holders, vases, mirrors, knick-knacks, andirons,

   statues, plates, lamps, sculptures, art work
• Household:  Dishware, flatware, cook and bake ware, utensils, platters, serving pieces, kitchen gadgets, fine china
• Furniture: Desks, couches, end tables, bedroom furniture, tables and chairs, upholstered chairs and ottomans,

   bar stools, bookcases, highboys, armoires, trunks
• Rugs:  In good condition
• Tools:  In working condition
• Musical Instruments:  In working condition
• Garden items: Statuary, planters, gardening tools
• Seasonal items: Holiday decorative items – In season, please!
• Crafting and Art supplies
• Fabric: Larger pieces and bolts
• Linens:  Curtains, comforters, sheet sets, tablecloths, blankets, drapes, napkins – No stains or rips, please!
• Window Treatments:  Curtain rods, tiebacks, shutters, architectural pieces

*If you have furniture that you would like to donate but are unable to deliver to our store, we may be able to help you with pickups.   Please call 978-921-4710 to get in touch our Boots, Straps and More Manager, who will put you on the schedule to help with your furniture, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays.

     Donations We Try to Avoid:  Due to the Escalating Cost of Disposal, Liability Issues and New Laws

     Governing Resale of Toys and Children’s Clothing

• Items previously in yard sale: It costs Beverly Bootstraps Community Services money to discard merchandise when it does not sell.
• Used toys
• Children’s clothing with painted buttons, snaps, zippers or plasticized embellishments
• Opened games and puzzles, stuffed animals
• Electronics: TV’s, stereos, answering machines, VCR’s, DVD players, video and computer games, any out-of-date technology. (For disposal of these items, the donor should check with their local Town Hall for electronic-device collection policies)
• Computer components: monitors, printers, fax machines, scanners, other out-of-date computer technology (Staples or Best Buy will take these items)
• Stained, ripped, out-of-season or dated clothing
• Worn out shoes and boots
• Over-sized entertainment centers, buffets and hutches
• Furniture with rips, stains, over-used or broken parts
• Baby items:  Strollers, car seats, cribs, baby gates, high chairs, booster seats
• Sporting equipment:  skates, skis, roller blades, pads, bats, helmets, hockey sticks, or other sports-related items
• Blinds with cords or other re-called items
• Mattresses
• Appliances
  

Rule of Thumb for Giving: Would you give this item to your friend or to a family member?

Volunteers

Wonderful, generous volunteers staff our shop, and we are always looking for more steady, capable, caring volunteers. Monday through Friday shifts are 2.5 hours long. Saturday volunteers work once a month for four hours on a Saturday shift.

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out a Volunteer Application and return it to Beverly Bootstraps Community Services, Inc. 371 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915.

To make a monetary donation, click here.

To LAUGH often, to win the affection of children, to earn the APPRECIATION of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate BEAUTY, to find the Best in others, to leave the world a bit BETTER, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...to know even one life has BREATHED easier because you have lived.  This is to have SUCCEEDED!

--Emerson