# Coffin tops list of 10 most unusual items donated to PDSA charity shops

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/08/24/coffin-tops-list-10-most-unusual-items-donated-pdsa-charity-shops/
- Published: 2005-08-24T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A list of the ten most unusual items donated to its charity shops has been compiled
by leading veterinary charity, PDSA.**

Ranging from false teeth to adult toys, a glass eye to a coffin, the list includes
just a few of the items found amongst the usual assortment of clothing and bric-
a-brac donated to PDSA to raise funds for pets in need of vets.

The survey was carried out throughout the 181 PDSA charity shops nationwide. The
ten most unusual items discovered were:

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1) Coffin
2) Headstone (with ‘In loving memory’ engraved)3) Adult toys4) Cobblers
anvil5) False teeth6) Glass eye7) Two bras sized 50FF8) Komode9) Ashes in a casket10)
Candy g-string

 **SEE ALSO: [Unusual legacies at Oxfam](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/06/16/unusual-legacies-oxfam/)(
16 June 2010)**

## More unusual charity shop donations

What are some of the most unusual donations received by charity shops?

 * **[10 weird items donated to Mind charity shops](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/02/14/ten-weird-items-donated-to-mind-charity-shops/)(
   14 February 2020)**
 * **[10 unusual donations to British Heart Foundation charity shops](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/03/10-unusual-donations-british-heart-foundation-charity-shops/)(
   3 July 2014)**
 * **[Unusual legacies at Oxfam](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/06/16/unusual-legacies-oxfam/)(
   16 June 2010)**
 * **[Ancient Egyptian figurine wins most unusual donated item awards](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/05/02/ancient-egyptian-figurine-wins-unusual-donated-item-award/)(
   2 May 2018)**
 * **[Nipple tassels and a live hand grenade amongst the weirdest items donated to charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/16/nipple-tassels-live-hand-grenade-amongst-weirdest-items-donated-charity/)(
   16 November 2017) **