Turn the tables on them--Clearly there is no way to make them stop, but there is a way to slow them down. Next time they call to see if you have items to donate, tell them"Hold on, let me go check if I have clothes to donate" then put the phone down and leave them hanging as long as they will stand it. Go back after a half hour and hang up the phone. Do that every time and they will eventually take your number off their list as they will think you are just a time waster.

I get the calls daily from Clothing Donate. I have them on call block but they always call back twice then give up. I finally called the 888- 880-4242 number and they said they would remove my number time will tell. I think if everyone that got these calls would contact their state representatives and complain it would get them stopped. They are working on a loop hole in the law that needs to be fixed and that is the only way it will happen.

Called me. I asked to be removed. Said I had to call a number (my wife has been asked to be removed but she was told they would do it). I said by law I can just tell her. She says not by "our law." I said you are governed by the federal laws as any other organization and I don't have to call some other number. She just hung up on me!

You guys are being conned. This companies scam is to sell "confirmation of phone number information" to junk debt collectors. At some point in time you had a junk debt, valid or invalid, on your report or not. These people, verify the phone number belongs to person X  then attach that to the junk debt information and sell it to the guys that build the junk debt portfolios, so they can say these debts have a higher pay off percentage over the portfolio. Calling that number is nothing more than what they call a “direct confirmation of information” and pays them even more. Never call them back, get call blocking but never ever call that number. These people are the worst of the worst they hide behind a charity “ like” name to play on your sympathy to answer the phone, just sad.

I have called many times to have my name removed it is to happen this Saturday...supposedly ..if not we can all gather at site on Oltorf and carry signs and protest, well, maybe it would let them know they are a bunch of bums

Ok, I spent two hours researching this.
These calls are from a legitimate charity called the "Paralyzed Veterans of America"(Texas Chapter). The main office is in Houston with satellites in Austin, San Antonio and Corpus.
Basically, they run several thrift stores and depend on clothes and small household items to resell. The profits benefit paralyzed war veterans with spinal cord injuries and amputees.
To stop them from calling, contact them at 888 880-4242. When I called, a nice older lady said the calls would stop immediately.

Thanks for the 1-888-880-4242 number Alicia suggested.  I got an answer, and after giving my phone number and zip code, I was told my number had been removed from the list.  It still remains to be seen (I'd gotten a number and called it before to no avail), but there's hope!

They call me as often as five times per week.  I have asked and asked to be taken off the list, to no avail.  Furthermore, I have called the numbers back for three nights, and it rings on and on.  I am relentless, but with crooks you have to be.

Here is what we should all do:

FILE A REPORT WITH THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN AND ALSO WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.  THEY ARE CROOKS!

They must be a scam as we live in the San Antonio area and we get calls daily from Clothing Donate.  I am really sick of these calls.  They have used at least 5 different numbers in the past week to call.  If they were legit then they would not have so many numbers and those numbers would not be different than the ones they used last month!

I have told them in the past a) not to call anymore, and b) that I didn't have anything to donate...but they KEEP calling at strange times (very early and very late). I finally got so frustrated that I phoned them back, but (naturally) no one answered. I tried to call again today (after they called at 8:00 a.m.)--the number on the caller ID was (512) 443-8389 (and my caller ID also identifies them as "Clothing Donate." I'm getting really sick of this. I just called the (888) 880-4242 number, and asked the woman who answered (what a surprise! Someone answered!) if she would remove my number from their calling list. I guess they don't have caller ID, because she asked for my number. She also asked for my zip code (?), and when I asked why, she said they couldn't remove my number without knowing my zip code, because they call in "zip-code batches." The good news is that she didn't ask for anything else, and she did say that she would remove me from their list. I hope this works.

I just called this number:
1-888-880-4242

they said they would remove me, we shall see...

many,many calls at all hours ramping up a lot the last few months. I did a BBB search and the company name comes up as Texas Paralyzed Veterans on Oltorf- a charity. This is why I probably still get the calls even though I am on the do not call registry. i will try the 800 number listed earlier.
PS- no complaints were registered with the BBB on them!

Calls every once and a while.  Hangs up when I say "hello".

Ok these people keep calling us over and over.  I have told them many times that we have nothing to donate and have asked them to stop calling but they keep calling back over and over.  They say that they are a charity but they are NOT!  The get stuff donated and then they SELL it to others.  That is not a charity in my book of goodness.  Plus they call very late at night when we are trying to sleep and that is just stupid.  At least we have caller ID and know when they call not to answer but they are certainly annoying!

They are from a company called "Merchandise Collection" and by calling 1-888-880-4242, I got the following info: The "manager's name" is Crystal Young.  Ms. Young suggests their address is on South Congress, supposedly, though reverse look-up has them listed at 322 E. Oltorf.  I have called 311 and reported them to the non-emergency police line.  Truly we all need to do this to get the police attention.  The woman would not give me an address, any names, or even their Tax ID number - which EVERY non-profit needs to provide.  Their receipts list no address nor tax-ID number.  It has got to be a scam, because if it were legit, they would not be so aggressive.  Don't chicken out; call 311 and get the police attention.

Multiple calls, from multiple numbers, to the point that my call blocking list is full - of just numbers from this organization!!

The lady gave me the number 1-888-880-4242 to call to ask to be removed.  I just called and told them I wanted to be removed from their call list, gave them my number and they said ok.  It was pretty easy.  They do call at pretty inconvenient times, but I've never had anyone be rude to me.

Same story, they wake me up almost every morning, make me run to the phone at least twice a day for years now.

I called them back. Over and over and over...I really pissed this lady off....everytime she tried to dial a number, she couldn't, because I didn't hang up...hahahaha...Really ticked her off. Felt great. So, if they keep calling, call them back.

Name : Clothing Donation Center

Address: 322 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX - (512) 443-7329

The annoying group "Clothing donate" or whatever it really is, continues to bother my household. I frequently see their number displayed on my caller Id and its getting very frustrating because I'm experiencing the continued nuisance. Whenever they call, the last four digits of the number are not the same as the previous time. If anyone out there could please offer some advice to prevent them and their annoying soliciting calls, I and many others would be very thankful.

Recent 'Clothing Donate' caller ID records :

DATE | TIME |      NUMBER
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8/02 - 10:09 AM - 443-1890
7/31 - 4:06  PM - 443-0614
7/29 - 5:05 PM  - 443-2571
7/29 - 10:06 AM - 443-3899
7/28 - 6:48 PM  - 443-1536

As you can notice from the above documentation this group prefers to call during evening hours and early in the morning. I'm considering filing a harassment charge against this group once I find out who the perpetrators are because this nonsense has been occurring continually for at least one year. The above info is just a slight glimpse of their annoying call tactics.

Same story as everyone else.  They won't stop calling.  They call at 8am when I'm still sleeping, then hang up on me.

I've received this call several times, each time I've asked them to remove my number when they didn't hang up on me, but they continue to call.  I'm filing a complaint with the FCC and the donotcall.gov (even though I know charity calls are allowed) so that hopefully they get the message that I don't want them calling anymore.

Clothing Donate continues to call me regardless of how many times I've asked them to quit. The last time, the caller told me she couldn't do it but wanted to give me a number so I could call and do it myself. I was so annoyed that I told her she worked for the company and that she could call the number and take care of it! These calls interrupt my business and are a nuisance!

I can't imagine why they would ever think I'd donate anything to their organization (if that's what it truly is) after asking them over and over to stop calling! Kind of stupid isn't it!

Also, this last call is the first time there was a number on my caller ID. Normally it shows up as unknown. If they are legitimate, they need a legitimate number!

I've had 3 recent calls in the last several days.  The first two I ignored because I didn't recognize the number.  Just a short time ago (5 pm) I answered and they mentioned something about donating clothing.   I asked that they take me off the list as they wakened me from a nap taken because of illness.  The lady on the other end said she couldn't do that but gave me a 512-466-4943 number to call to get the number removed.   I tried that and got a message sayingtheir voice mailbox had not been set up yet.  Is this a mear attempt to find out if no one is home, or what?????  My husband found several others had put input on the internet to verify the supposed company name!!!

You guys are being conned. This companies scam is to sell "confirmation of phone number information" to junk debt collectors. At some point in time you had a junk debt, valid or invalid, on your report or not. These people, verify the phone number belongs to person X  then attach that to the junk debt information and sell it to the guys that build the junk debt portfolios, so they can say these debts have a higher pay off percentage over the portfolio. Calling that number is nothing more than what they call a ?direct confirmation of information? and pays them even more. Never call them back, get call blocking but never ever call that number. These people are the worst of the worst they hide behind a charity ? like? name to play on your sympathy to answer the phone, just sad.