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Another good thrift shop for donations is Passage Home. They do great work getting the homeless back on their feet. Their annual report is right there on their site, so you can see how much of their donations/fundraising actually goes to their work. They are on Crabtree Boulevard.
Oh - and another thing I wanted to point out about Goodwill, I do shop there quite a bit (I've gotten some great bargains such as a White House/Black Market dress for $5.00) but I wanted to buy a sweatshirt to "throw away" at the last marathon I did so I grabbed one from the kids section as they are cheaper than the adult ones and seeing as I wasn't keeping it, I didn't want to spend more than a couple of $$. I had seen this particular sweatshirt there for about 4 months now. When I went up to pay for it - I had to argue with the cashier about the price as she was adamant that it came from the adult section!! You would think they would be happy to sell their stuff but they are pretty hardcore on getting their money from you!
I will also no longer be donating to GW and will instead be donating to local charities like Dorcas who actually get involved in the local community. GW prices are ridiculously high for most items anyway. Their prices are consignment store prices, not thrift store prices (guess I know why now).
I've also had them argue with me over items they claimed were adult items when they were children's items. The funniest one was an item from the store Justice (that ONLY sells tween girls clothes!)
Unfortunately, I think any kind of push back will be short-lived and the majority of the donor will continue to keep donating and making the Executive Director at Goodwill rolling in the dough.
Unfortunately, I think any kind of push back will be short-lived and the majority of the donor will continue to keep donating and making the Executive Director at Goodwill rolling in the dough.
If this info gets out, maybe not. What a heck of a way to run a charity.
I don't think the profit is any reason to be outraged. You should be outraged at yourself for not shopping there and lining your own pockets with the money you've saved from not purchasing stuff new. I enjoy shopping at Goodwill. I'm a hands-on person so I'd much rather ruin a $5 pair of jeans than a $40 pair.
I wonder how many of the people who have expressed outrage in this thread actually either donate or purchase goods from Goodwill. I do both and will continue to do so, in spite learning that the McLains earn a lot more in one year than I will earn in a decade. They are many more times as capable than I am in effecting positive change in the community.
Quite frankly, if you're neither a donor nor a customer, do you really have business criticizing? If you think you can do things more efficiently and effectively, by all means start your own charity, develop your own program portfolio & cultivate your own donors.
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