£5
could provide a welcome pack for a homeless person in one of our Lifehouses
The Salvation Army
Donation Centre
40 Piershill Place
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH8 7EH
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Mon 9am to 5pm
Tue 9:30am to 5pm
Wed - Sat 9am to 5pm
CLOSED - Sunday
Bank Holidays Vary
Salvation Army donation centres are all about community and affordability. Each donation centre has a similar look and feel, all offer a large shopping area with furniture, homeware, fashion and electricals, as well as 24-7 clothing banks at each site. We reuse and repurpose locally, including larger items and white goods that smaller high street stores are not able to accommodate. But it’s the focus on the community that makes each donation centre special to the people it serves.
Beds, mattresses, sofa beds, pine wardrobes, curtains new and used plus much more. Please note – we will accept mattresses as long as they are in good condition and pillows if they are new.
Homeware, kitchenware, crockery, ornaments, and much more.
Women’s, men’s, and children’s.
Belts, bags, jewellery, and much more.
Books, DVDs, CDs, toys and games
Homeware, kitchenware, crockery, ornaments, and much more.
We also accept donations of money. Get in touch to find out more about the items you can donate and purchase.
Donations we can’t accept
Due to safety, hygiene and legal reasons, there are some items we’re unable to accept. Please see details below.
Children’s Equipment
Car seats (including detachable car seats), child mattresses (cots, moses baskets, travel cots, bikes (except for Recycles outlet locations).
Clothing and clothing accessories
Real fur or fur trimmed items, counterfeit, fake goods.
Furniture & Housewares
Gas appliances, oil lamps, cigarette lighters and cigarette lighter refill canisters, used duvets (except duvet covers), used pillows (except pillowcases).
Electrical Items
Electric showers, sunbeds and tanning equipment, power tools without instructions, hardwired appliances (i.e. ceiling, pendant or wall lamps), personal appliances (i.e. shavers, foot spas, unless new and sealed box).
Weapons
Knives of any kind, swords, sword sticks, crossbows, guns and ammunition, antique or otherwise (including replica guns).
Heating and Cooking
Gas appliances (mains or bottled goods), oil filled radiators (not supplied with a thermostat), storage heaters (hardwired).
Sport & Safety Equipment
Buoyancy aids, life jackets, inflatable dinghies, inflatable toys for water, safety helmets – riding hats, crash helmets, cycle helmets and hard hats, safety harnesses of any sort. Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. knee pads, elbow pads, biker suits with in built padding), firefighting equipment.
Books, Media, Software and Hardware
Any goods that infringe copyright law including pirate DVDs, computer games and counterfeit CDs, 18 Certificate DVDs/Videos/Blu-ray/Computer Games, any DVDs and videos not legally classified by the BBFC, pornographic materials, IT equipment containing hard drives including tablets, laptops, desktop computers and mobile devices.
Miscellaneous
Wheeled walkers and zimmer frames, wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters, medication, branded alcoholic products, perishable goods, food and drink, cosmetics (unless sealed and in-date), prescription spectacles with no indication of lens strength, sunglasses with no indication of UV protection rating, ivory produced after June 1947, taxidermy produced after June 1947, fireworks, petrol or diesel fueled garden tools.
Making a difference
Yes. We have a free collection service, and delivery of large items can also be arranged. Collections can be booked at your local donation centre.
Yes. Most of our donation centres have donation banks outside the store where you can drop off clothing, shoes and other small items. Furniture and larger items will need to be delivered to the store during opening hours, or you can book a collection to have someone pick them up for you. Please check your donation centre page for more information.
We accept most kinds of electrical goods, as long as they are not damaged (no cracked screens, missing or broken cords etc.) Every one of our donation centres has the ability to PAT test donations, so we are grateful to receive your preloved electrical of any kind (with exception of those listed above that we cannot accept for safety, hygiene or legal reasons).