When we bought a flat-screen television last year, I wasn’t quite prepared for the hassle it would be to get rid of the big widescreen Sony CRT television we had (which I still maintain gives a better picture, but enough of that for now).

I called local hospitals. Nobody wanted it.

I talked to local charity shops. They can’t take electrical items (by law, apparently).

I put it onto eBay, as “to pickup only”. It got no bids.

Today, I took it to “Auctioning 4 u”, a shop that eBays stuff for you and takes 33% of the final price. They wouldn’t take it.

My only option was to take it to the tip. But it worked. So I didn’t want to do that.

In desperation, I posted a note to my Facebook page. I got three calls within the hour offering to take it off my hands. So, gratifyingly, at least someone wanted it.

I’m quite pleased it has a good home, and that I’ve not had to chuck a perfectly good television on the tip: but amazed at how much trouble it was to get rid of it.