Declutter your old CDs, DVDs and games and help Breast Cancer Care

When we moved from Ireland, we had boxes and boxes of old DVDs, CDs and games.  We donated most of them to a charity shop, which made us feel good, but frankly it was a bit of a pain.  I’ve just recently heard of a great company called Music Magpie who buy all your old CDs, DVDs and games off you and what’s more, if you’re feeling generous, you can choose to donate your fee to a charity like Breast Cancer Care or the Children’s Society.  I never knew you could sell games online, so I had a closer look.  Just click here for all the information about donating.

Music Magpie have asked me to help them to encourage more people to declutter and donate their cash to these two wonderful, worthy causes.  And of course, I’m delighted to help:

It’s really easy: you can use your webcam to scan the barcodes from the CD, DVD or game case, or you can key in the barcode number, or if you’ve got an iPhone, there’s an ‘app for that’!

Once you’ve entered all your items (you need to enter at least ten codes), you just click on ‘complete trade’.

It’s no hassle at all to send your items, in fact, just bung them all in a box and Music Magpie picks them up from you with their free courier service! Alternatively they provide freepost labels if you want to drop your box at the Post Office.

Now here’s the nice bit – if you want, you can choose to donate your cheque to one of the charities, like Breast Cancer Care or the Children’s Society.

So what are you waiting for?  Lighten your load, do a bit of decluttering, and feel good in the process!  Get going now on musicmagpie.co.uk

Thank you! xx

I’ve donated my fee for this article to Breast Cancer Care

4 Responses to “Declutter your old CDs, DVDs and games and help Breast Cancer Care”

1. Jane Alexander says:

   September 13, 2011 at 4:07 pm

   What a brilliant idea. We have a huge pile of old DVDs sitting cluttering up a corner of the kitchen… and, huge irony, just editing a chapter of my book on the ‘need to declutter’….(hollow laughter). So big thank you – off to declutter now. Janexx
   • English Mum says:

     September 13, 2011 at 4:43 pm

     Haha taking your own medicine, Jane! Happy decluttering x
2. Tummy Mummy says:

   September 13, 2011 at 4:42 pm

   How funny! 21 of our unwanted DVD’s were sent off Music Magpie last week. First time I have tried it and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my cheque. £13 is not a huge amount as most of the DVD’s were only worth 30p but it’s better than nothing. Next time I will look out for the charity option! x
   • English Mum says:

     September 13, 2011 at 4:44 pm

     No way? That’s spooky. £13 not bad at all – when I think of the amount of CDs and DVDs I left in Ireland… *faints*