“Dear PoPville,
After doing my annual closet clean, I had a few bags of clothes to drop off at the The Clothing Recycle Center located at the corner of 18th and California Street NW near the Marie Reed Center. As I was unloading my car to take the bags to the donation box, a very aggressive woman approached me wanting me to give the bags of clothes to her.
Something about it immediately made me tell her “No” and “if you needed clothes you need to contact the donation center.” She seemed to get upset with me and went to sit down on a bench. The more I thought about it, the more I thought I did the right thing. There was something about her that gave me the feeling that she was going to do something besides use the clothes for what they were intended. Maybe she was going to get some clothes out and sell them?? I don’t know, but something just didn’t feel right.
A few hours later I passed the recycle center again and she was still there looking at the recycle bin. I became even more confident that I had made the right decision earlier by not giving the bags of clothes to her.
I would be interested in hearing if others have encounters her?”