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Resale Shop

SALE OF THE WEEK MARCH 2-6

About the store

The BATP Resale Shop benefits the clients of Bay Area Turning Point in two ways:

  1. Provides our clients, who have left home and are starting new lives, with shopping vouchers that allow them to purchase clothing and other items needed without a charge.
  2. Generates funds from the sale of goods to the general public to support direct services for clients, like counselors, advocates, and hotline staff.

Donations to the resale shop are tax deductible according to the IRS regulations for charitable contributions.

The BATP Resale Shop depends on your donations to keep the shop stocked. Scroll down for the list of items we can/cannot except.

Where, When, and What to Give

Where

BATP Resale Shop
18028 Nassau Bay Drive at NASA Rd. 1
Nassau Bay, TX 77058

Business Hours:

  • MONDAY CLOSED
  • TUESDAY 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM
  • WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM
  • THURSDAY 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM
  • FRIDAY 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM
  • SATURDAY 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM
  • SUNDAY CLOSED

Donations are accepted Tuesday thru Saturday from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bring donations through the front door of the shop.

When the sorting room is full, we must temporarily stop accepting donations, to avoid violations to the fire code and fines. If you are donating on a Saturday afternoon or in late December, call the shop first to ensure that there is space for your donation.

Please do not ask our staff to break the rules. They will do everything to accommodate you, but are prohibited to break the rules. Please do not leave donations outside when the shop is closed. We could be fined for having items left at the front and/or back door sidewalks and cannot guarantee that the donation will be received.

A receipt cannot be issued for items we are unable to attest to receiving.

End-Of-Year Donations

If you wish to make a donation and receive a receipt for tax-deductions, we must receive your donation by 4:30 PM on the last Friday of the year.

Please note: Once our receiving area is full, we cannot continue to accept donations , in risk of being fined for a fire hazard. If you are planning a year-end donation, we suggest the following:

  1. Plan ahead and donate items before the rush at the end of the year.
  2. Call the store during business hours, to make sure there is space to accept your donation.
  3. Familiarize yourself with the list of items we can and cannot accept. We cannot provide you with a receipt for items we cannot accept. We also cannot provide you with a receipt for items that are left on the sidewalk or in the parking lot after business hours.

We Appreciate Your Support!

What We Accept

  • New & Gently Used Clothing (Women, Men, & Children)
  • Shoes, Accessories, and Jewelry
  • Furniture
  • Housewares & Home Decor
  • Collectibles & Antiques
  • Electronic Equipment & Small Appliances

What We Do Not Accept

  • Anything broken, dirty, stained, or torn.
  • Used mattress- We'd be fined!
  • Large kitchen appliances- We can't move them!
  • Books in large numbers- Sadly, we do not have enough room in our store.
  • Cribs, car seats, swings, and high chairs- Sad, but true, we cannot accept them, and must throw them away if we receive them.
  • Exercise equipment and items
  • Garage sale leftovers
  • Computer equipment and related accessories
  • Renovation items (i.e. stove tops, ceiling fans, light fixtures, etc.)
  • Toys and Stuffed animals

Why we can't take...

Used mattress? We can be fined up to $25,000 each day that we have a used mattress in the building.

Books in large numbers? BATP is very pro-reading, and pro-books. Books are available for clients at our shelter. Due to limited space we are unable to accept large quantities of books. We do accept them in limited quantities, please call before bringing to ensure space is available.

Large appliances? We simply do not have the space or a way to transport them to our clients or to pick them up from donors.

Broken, even slightly broken, furniture & electronics? We don't have the ability to fix things, and cannot sell broken items.

Cribs, car seats, swings, high chairs, and exercise equipment? These used items are often dirty or broken, and we do not want to give these items to our clients or sell them to the public.

Often these items have missing pieces and parts.

Sometimes, these items have been recalled because of something hazardous or dangerous. We have no way to track these recalls and want to help keep our clients and the public safe.

Garage sale "leftovers"? We ask our supporters to consider this...if it did not sell at the garage sale, it probably won't sell at the BATP Resale Shop. Too often, we must throw these items away and it cost us for extra waste disposal pick-ups.

Computers? Typically, donated computers are old and have been replaced with newer models. Shoppers will not buy out-dated models and our clients need updated models for their back-to-work skill development.
If you are unsure about your computer, please call the agency office at (281)338-7600 before donating.

Renovation items? These items do not sell at our type of store.

Toys and Stuffed Animals? Due to government regulations mandating lead paint testing and assurance that products have not been recalled. These types of testing and research are costly to the agency at this time.

* We cannot resale items that are not working properly. We must be able to prove that items are in good working condition before we will accept them.

Thank you for understanding our policies and working with us to curtail shop expenses so it can be a financial support for our mission.
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Take advantage of the many bargains!

For your convienence we now accept Visa and Mastercard as payment.

Bay Area Turning Point Resale Shop
18028 Nassau Bay Drive
Houston, Texas 77058
(281) 338-7600

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