While many Kiwis are using this lockdown to do some spring cleaning, some are dumping junk and rubbish on the doorstep of charity shops.
These stores aren't able to sort through these so-called donations because of lockdown restrictions, which means the pile of mess is growing by the day.
Charity shops have to wait until alert level 2 before staff and volunteers can get their hands on what's been left.
Gareth Marshall, Salvation Army national family store manager, says dumped goods can be frustrating to clean.
"If it starts to get wet and damp, mould and all those sorts of things, it's not a nice thing to have to clean up."
While there are things in dumped piles the Sallies could sell, there are also items they will have to throw away.
Among the junk there's also household rubbish, including an empty tuna can, a nappy, an empty dumpling packet, and a packet of Skittles attracting ants.
But this isn't the worst the Salvation Army has seen - that would be human excrement.
It's a similar sight at a west Auckland hospice charity shop. There are broken toys, wet clothes, and a smorgasbord of odd shoes - clearly the no dumping signs have been ignored by many.
West Auckland local Michael has been watching a pile grow outside a Salvation Army store during his regular lockdown walks.
"It's all junk… It's disgusting and it's also a health hazard, especially at this time," he says.
He even caught someone dumping.
"I saw a car pull up here, the woman gets out. She takes three bags of stuff. I said to her you can't dump here. I said what you're doing is dumping," Michael says.
"There's a sign up there that says don't dump!"
Auckland Council says the responsibility for clearing dumping on private land sits with the owner - a cost most charities can't afford.
Those caught illegally dumping face instant fines of $400 and in some cases up to $30,000 on successful prosecution.
The Salvation Army wants the public to know it's grateful for the donations received, since the sale of the items turns into valuable funding for the charity, but it is pleading with people to wait until the lockdown is over.
"Knowing that the more it mounts up that it's going to be harder on day one when they're allowed back to work," Marshall says.
And as for the litter, he says the Sallies don't want your household rubbish.
