DONATE ITEMS To borrow
We are always adding to our inventory, and encourage item suggestions from our members.
Maybe you have some items lying around in the back of a cupboard, that you no longer need, but that could be useful for borrowing. Check out our Wishlist to see what borrowers would like in the library.
Fill out our Item Donation Form below to see if your items are suitable. Thank you for helping us make more items available!
DONATE DIGITAL Devices
Our Getting Everyone Online (GEO) digital inclusion project takes digital devices, and redistributes them to people experiencing digital exclusion.
You can help by donating any digital devices you no longer need. Laptops, Tablets and Phones are our priority, but you can head over to our GEO website to read more about what we can accept. Thank you for being awesome and us get people online, whilst doing your bit for our Planet and reducing e-waste!
DONATE ITEMS TO SELL
We also sell item that aren’t useful to our projects on eBay and locally to help support our work.
If you don’t have anything suitable for borrowing you might have something that we could sell in our eBay shop. Sales support our ability to provide affordable and accessible services through additional funds!
Fill out our Item Donation Form below to see if your items are suitable. Thank you for helping us fund our services!
ITEM DONATION FORM
DONATE FUNDS
If you want to support our projects with funds to help people access the things they need (you legend), you can use our Stripe donation link below!
We are a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), and not-for-profit with our social aim as our top priority. Every penny brings us closer to achieving our goal and helps grow our impact. You can find us on Companies House – our Company name is Borrow Don’t Buy CIC and our Company Number: 11897730. Thank you!
BUY PRE-LOVED FROM US*
Sometimes, we acquire items that are not useful for good for our projects, but would be useful for someone else.
We use eBay to sell, which helps fund items for the library, and parts for refurbishing devices for the GEO project. Selling locally saves postage and packaging costs for us and buyers, and is more environmentally friendly. Check out the items available to buy in our eBay shop!
*yes we know, we don’t usually promote buying, but this is for a good cause and gets things back into use!
YOUR BORROWING STORIES
Our all time favourite thing that gets the Elves super excited is when you share your borrowing stories.
We love getting tagged in, or sent, pictures and videos of the weird and wonderful ways in which our items have helped you do the things you need! Make sure to tell us about your projects or adventures and tag us @borrowdontbuy. Follow us on our socials below to see what others have been getting up to, inspire, and get inspired – Instagram | Facebook | TikTok
REVIEW US
As we all know, customer experience is what really sells a service these days and that’s how it should be!
The more people we can get borrowing the more more money is saved, the less carbon is produced and the better we can be for our Borrowers! Everyone wins!
If you have borrowed with us before we would really appreciate if you could leave us a Google review so that other people can discover the beauty of borrowing and get access to the things they need too!
RECYCLE INK CARTRIDGES TO RAISE FUNDS
Did you know, you can help us raise funds just by recycling your old inkjet cartridges!?
Either send them in yourself and choose us as your beneficiary, or drop them to us when you are next passing during our opening hours and we will send them in in bulk in exchange for donations! (Inkjet cartridges only, no laser or toner cartridges please) Click below to find out more!Help Us Raise Money By Recycling Your Ink Cartridges With Recycle4Charity»
Raise us Funds whilst shopping
You can help raise us funds when you shop online at certain retailers at no extra cost to you!
Add the easyfundraising extension on your browser and choose BDB as your cause so when you shop with eligible retailers they will donate to us! This costs you nothing and means your money helps make big companies give back to your community! Click below to read about how it works!
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