DEAR ABBY: We have a storage unit filled with furniture we can't use. I want to sell it or donate it to a charity -- provided they come and pick it up.
My wife wants to give it to a handyman who has done work for us in the past. My concern is that it might be insulting and imply that he is poor and needs charity. I don't know that he is needy, but he might well be. I just don't want to insult the guy. What do you think? -- JUST BEING NICE
DEAR NICE: Offer the furniture to your handyman, and when you do, tell him you no longer need it and wonder if he might know "someone" who can use it. I don't think that would be offensive or imply that he is needy.