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HELPMATES LIMITED - Eneida (24th Aug 2006 - 11:02:25) We've just had a notice through our door from this company,I expect a lot of other people in Liphook have too. I'm afraid this is another one of those companies who are not a charity but a commercial company. If you Google their name you can read what Jo Swinson, Liberal MP has to say about them. Eneida

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - LESLEY PATERSON (23rd Jan 2007 - 17:51:59) I too had a leaflet through my door Friday last and filled a large sack full of clothes etc and left it out for collection Monday 22nd. I put it out again today and it was still on the doorstep when I returned home from work. I've even phoned the number on the leaflet a few times to no avail. Having read the comments now, I shall be putting them into a registered Charity Shop. Glad I looked up Helpmates on the net! Dundee, Scotland

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - Peter Meier (26th Jun 2007 - 09:57:54) This company is presently dropping leaflets through the doors of Tadley and surrounding areas such as Silchester. People should be made aware of the status of the company. Why can the authorities not take appropriate action against companies such as this?

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - susan zercher (18th Jul 2007 - 20:48:18) Just got a leaflet through my door (I live in the Edinburgh area) from Helpmates asking for 'Unwanted clothes urgently needed'. It gave a web address as www.help-mates.co.uk if you wanted more information but when I tried to get on their site it was non-existent! Googled their name and got this site. Glad I did! I had bags of clothes to go to my local charity shop and was going to leave them for this gang but not now!

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - Eneida (18th Jul 2007 - 21:44:58) I'm delighted that my effort to warn people about this quasi-charity company is having some effect throughout the UK, almost one year after I posted!! Apparently they're not doing anything against the law, but the truth is that companies like this one (almost all Eastern European based) are depriving our home grown, genuine, charities of about £1m income a year, which I find quite appalling. Eneida

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - evely hogg (31st Jul 2007 - 09:40:49) Do not put bags out for this company, i have been putting a bag of good clothing out for the past few weeks and nobody has picked it up, they should not be allowed to get away with this, also no luck when i phoned the number on the leaflet or tried their web page which does not even exist, dont waste your time, take it to the charity shop.

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - jo (31st Jul 2007 - 19:30:47) I have heard of numerous companies doing this but if they don't collect the clothing what is their aim?

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - W Wallace (3rd Aug 2007 - 10:33:47) This company are currently doing the rounds in Errol, Perthshire - just had a sense they were a bit dodgy! Glad I checked!

Re: HELPMATES LIMITED - Gordon (3rd Aug 2007 - 17:51:57) helpmates now in St.Madoes, Glencarse area, glad I checked this site through google, all my old clothes will now be going to a genuine charity. [editor - no more posts will be accepted to this thread - seems to have done the job, throughout the UK]

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