Well, Mark Asked...

Ok, I've been asked what's so great about Out of the Closet?

For those of you playing along at home that don't live in West L.A., here's a little background. Trying to donate stuff in West L.A. is tough. I won't even get into furniture. We'll just stick to stuff that fits into an SUV. You would think driving somewhere to give someone something would be easy. Nope. We've been donating our stuff to Goodwill for years. You pull up to unload. "What do you have?" You tell them what you're donating. You get either a "No, we don't take that" or a "Put it over there." No one helps, no one cares. "Oh, you want a receipt, sure, whatever, wait here."

Pull up to Out of the Closet. Hey, anyone home, can I donate? "Sure, we'll be right there." You go back to your car to get everything and there's at least one person right behind you to help. I even had a guy tell me to stop lifting things. "I don't know why husbands can do this work. Its not right for a woman to be lifting all of this heavy stuff." Hell, a girl half my size came out to help me once. And they always thank you for everything. "A receipt, sure, here you go! Thanks again!" Everyone at Out of the Closet is always so nice. I like to go there to donate. It doesn't feel like a chore to schelp everything over there.

So, that's why Out of the Closet rocks. I mean, besides the obvious charity that they support.