ejpoeta
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Sat Oct-16-10 12:02 PM
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| 1. that makes me ill. i haven't dropped anything off at one of those bins |
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but take it directly to the places i am donating it to. and i LOVE going to good will! got the bulk of my two school aged girls stuff there and then filled it out with a couple new outfits and new shoes, socks and underwear. for $100 they get a lot of clothes.
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| -Goodwill warns fake donation bin scam is feeding 'billion-dollar for-profit industry' |
Bozita |
Oct-16-10 12:00 PM |
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that makes me ill. i haven't dropped anything off at one of those bins |
ejpoeta |
Oct-16-10 12:02 PM |
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Yep, same here, I take stuff directly to the place. I get stuff there for myself, very |
RKP5637 |
Oct-16-10 12:14 PM |
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I donate to our local Foster Family Organization |
SoCalDem |
Oct-16-10 12:25 PM |
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I will not buy used underwear |
notadmblnd |
Oct-16-10 12:58 PM |
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Me neither. Shirts and stuff are pretty good. n/t |
RKP5637 |
Oct-16-10 02:05 PM |
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oh i don't buy used underwear or socks either. shoes used only if i know |
ejpoeta |
Oct-16-10 04:10 PM |
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I've never seen used underwear or socks, or at least, not in the last decade. |
Quantess |
Oct-16-10 04:22 PM |
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Fucking dirty bastards! |
lonestarnot |
Oct-16-10 12:04 PM |
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One of those bins popped up in my area not to long ago |
KingFlorez |
Oct-16-10 12:10 PM |
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I always drop off donations at the charity |
tammywammy |
Oct-16-10 12:11 PM |
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Almost as scandalous as the scam currently being run by Goodwill |
Orrex |
Oct-16-10 12:13 PM |
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I've never seen that at my local Goodwill. |
Schema Thing |
Oct-16-10 12:23 PM |
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me too |
davidinalameda |
Oct-16-10 01:31 PM |
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As a matter of fact, I happened to stop by the local Goodwill about 20 minutes ago |
Orrex |
Oct-16-10 04:26 PM |
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I no longer use Goodwill.... |
Uben |
Oct-16-10 12:17 PM |
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We donate either directly to the charity or they drive to pick up the items. |
Dappleganger |
Oct-16-10 01:35 PM |
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GOODWILL IS THE TRUE SCAM.... |
chaska |
Oct-16-10 01:35 PM |
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I donate to Union Mission....they do good work |
Gin |
Oct-16-10 02:38 PM |
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Yikes! didn't know |
Liberal_in_LA |
Oct-16-10 02:40 PM |
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The Oregon Goodwill top-man (President? CEO?) annual income was 5 million. |
Quantess |
Oct-16-10 02:46 PM |
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In Portland, I try to bring my stuff over to Value Village, which is farther for me. |
Arugula Latte |
Oct-16-10 04:28 PM |
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Value Village is a good one. |
Quantess |
Oct-16-10 05:32 PM |
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My daughter got hurt on the job working for Goodwill. |
lpbk2713 |
Oct-17-10 12:38 PM |
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well, are there any charities that are not scams? |
gmoney |
Oct-16-10 03:06 PM |
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There are a few. |
Nye Bevan |
Oct-16-10 04:46 PM |
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Nope. |
Dorian Gray |
Oct-17-10 11:47 AM |
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LOL at Goodwill |
jberryhill |
Oct-16-10 04:43 PM |
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+1 |
Orrex |
Oct-16-10 05:08 PM |
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Those bins have been around here for years. |
Lugnut |
Oct-17-10 12:50 AM |
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Any idea what to do with a box of clean rags? |
Patiod |
Oct-17-10 11:13 AM |
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Put it on Craig's list in the free section |
zalinda |
Oct-17-10 12:23 PM |
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recycle them for cleaning? |
Retrograde |
Oct-17-10 01:55 PM |
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Sell to your local thrift or consignment store. |
girl gone mad |
Oct-17-10 11:57 AM |
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Typical of the "charity industry" in general. I was really quite shocked when, in a fit of altruism, |
Greyhound |
Oct-17-10 01:10 PM |
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