true of any group effort I think. the nursing home my mother was in had a bathroom sized closet stuffed to the top with quilts and afghans. They can only use so many of anything, and staff also has to remember to offer them to residents which doesn't happen very often.
The local police/fire have a storage unit full of teddy bears for kids in peril or whatever, I've been told by two cops no one ever thinks to go get some.
I had several customers who quilted for charity who couldn't get through their house because of the donated fabric, they just couldn't say no to free..
Our animal shelter when I worked there for four years had stacks of crochet/knitted cat blankets. all way too small to be of any use, and now the cats are kept in open rooms and don't use them anyway, yet people still bring them. Also the crumb dog beds, totally useless for shelter dogs.
Someone here posted a few days ago they are in charge of hauling off fabric donated to guilds. All meant in good hearts, but people just don't stop to think when enough is too much.
I guess this might be meta discussion or off topic but a subject that just doesn't get much conversation, no one wants to hear it.