Found a cardboard castle at the Goodwill in West Seattle and it was fully painted

I stopped by the Goodwill on Fauntleroy last weekend to look for old picture frames and spotted this ridiculous cardboard castle some kid must have outgrown. It was taller than me, had working drawbridge strings, and someone had gone to town with acrylics and hot glue. Turrets had bottle cap shields. I almost bought it but my car is a sedan and there was no way. Has anyone else ever donated their cardboard builds or do you just break them down when the kids are done?

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rubyreed8h ago

Oh man, now I'm picturing myself driving down Fauntleroy with a cardboard castle strapped to my roof like some kind of medieval road warrior. I bet someone saw me and thought I was either really into LARPing or fleeing a very small dragon. Your "castle parts" label idea cracks me up though, I'd be the sucker who grabs it and spends an hour trying to figure out which flap goes where like some kind of IKEA nightmare from the 1300s. Maybe I'll go back this weekend with a bigger car and a sense of adventure.

leohart10h ago

Oh man, the bottle cap shields are a great touch. If you really want it, fold the whole thing flat and strap it to your roof with some twine and bungee cords, just wrap it in a trash bag first if it's wet out. I've had to do that with a kid's giant pirate ship I found at a garage sale. Also, for your question about donating, I usually break them down and put the pieces in a big cardboard box, tape it shut, and label it "castle parts" so the workers know it's not just trash. That way someone else gets to enjoy the paint job and hot glue details.