The shocker for me is when I was told Goodwill sells online. I looked, and they had used designer purses for $300.00, watches and more extremely high priced. Things donated are for people that want something sightly used at a nice price . Goodwill is selling used donated things online for high prices.
Yeah I currently work out the outlet in colorado.... alot of it goes in the trash or gets recycled, but in goodwills defense, alot of the donations we get are junk that people just dump on us
I worked at a Goodwill and certain employees would hide items til their co-horts would come into the store,then they would mark the lowest price possible. The buyer then would take them to a flea market and sell them for top dollar and they split the profits. Management knew of this and did NOTHING.
Honestly I don’t think I mind this as much as shit just going to the trash. If thinks are being sold for profit at least it’s not going to a landfill. Of course it would be better if my nice donated clothes would go to people who actually need them instead of people just making a quick profit. But again it’s better than going into a landfill.
Goodwill uses their profits to donate to verified charities by the government. In other to be a non profit organization the government audits you. If they arent doing their intended purpose by a certain reasonable expectionation they have to repay that money as taxed goods. Again that's what I know from tax books nolo.
There are people who buy brand new things and bring them over to Goodwill thinking that they are doing something good. All those fancy buildings and middle managers making good money without a handicap person in sight. In the seventies I saw several Goodwill stores that were actually teaching people how to repair mildly damaged items and put them up for sale. But I never saw that again
Check what the salary of the corporate CEO makes for Goodwill and Salvation Army. It is shameful what Goodwill's make compared to the other. That is why I donate to S Army. Their overhead is the lowest of helping groups. They have programs for men and others for women. They help addicts and released people from prison. They have shelter and training options. They also have religion classes Long story just my opinion
@@lyndascrivner383 I love to donate to the Salvation Army they do a lot all over the world, BUT not many Salvation army places, its mostly goodwill, they are huge.
I learned in my younger years goodwill salvation army and others are only for the big shots to make billions for themselves not to help those truely in need . I just go streight to the source . If i have clothes to give i go to the soup kitchen while they are standing in line and put a box out that says free clothes . Never have i seen the box full when they open the doors . I say give it to those in need not those in greed .
Especially things that are new with tags still on them keep them until Christmas and donate them to toys for tots. This a very wasteful country we live intodayespecially and that goes for food also. You have the homeless , you have women's shelters and you have people and animals starving to death in our very won country Andre are suppose to be the richest country in the world ? I think not. How many people are going without health care and heat and dying of heat exaction ? Its terrible. They don't even help the elderly that were the heart of this country for how many decades ? What about them ? Its sad , disgusting and embarrassing all at the same time.
They don’t want their employees to start a side eBay business and become their competition. They like poor, easily exploitable and non-threatening employees - people who don’t think like entrepreneurs or smart shoppers.
I never donate to Goodwill. They are not a Charity. "Goodwill sells free goods at a profit, but less than one eighth of that profit actually goes to the job-related programs they market as their primary pillar of charity work."
Few are aware the owner is worth millions from donated items to Goodwill. At our local Goodwill furniture store (all) the furniture is now stored at a warehouse and not available for sale in our local area.
In 2015, I was required to move. Being I could only find a much smaller apt., I needed to downsize. While I was sorting and packing, I had boxes or large bags whereby I put items to give away to the Goodwill since it was not that far down the road from me. I dropped off lots of different items on different days. Other years, I also dropped off items. On one of the days near moving time, when I had dropped off items, a large truck was at the side and there was an opening on the side of the Goodwill building. Employees were throwing item after item in the truck. Things with glass such as pictures with frames-- smash, smash, smash! Throwing all kinds of things away. I had given so many things to the GW over time in good or excellent condition or even some new items, never used. It broke my heart to see what they were doing with many items. I left being so upset and wondered if my good items were also thrown away--when someone would have been happy to have them if donated somewhere else. What a horrible waste!!! And for other people who donate nice things, they probably didn't know that many items are thrown away. They'd be sick to know that. Sometime after moving, I called an Urban Mission in a town next to me and asked if they throw away decorations and other things that people donate. They said they do not. I have shopped at the GW for some things. They are "over priced" for being items that are donated to them. I can get brand new clothes, for instance, for the same price or a few dollars more at Gabes or when price reduced at Walmart, like end of season markdowns. To me, it's disrespectful 😪 of the GW to throw away all kinds of items that people donate thinking they can be useful to others. If people wanted their items thrown away, they could have done that themselves as most people have garbage pick up every week. I hope GW changes their policies and finds some useful way to donate the good items they don't want somewhere else.
During COVID instead of clearance or giving items away because we didn’t have space we threw items out. Usually it goes in an outlet Gaylord but many really good items were thrown away rather than given.
@@ProJatior When I had to move to a smaller place in 2015, I had to give a lot of stuff away. One day, dropping stuff off there, a big truck was on side below and all kinds of things were being thrown away. I was so upset as I wondered that my good stuff was also thrown away. I asked the Urban Mission in a nearby town if they put stuff in storage to keep that is Seasonal or do they throw it away. They keep it all and do not throw good stuff away. I am not inclined to donate to Goodwill after what I saw.
I left because I was treated like a number. We usually only threw nasty stuff away. Donation attendants do too much and many probably get lazy/stop caring. I never did. It’s crazy good stuff was being thrown away then. I started then and could barely move in the back room. What kind of stuff got thrown away? We threw out stuff that might’ve been recalled like car seats, easy bake ovens etc.. The only time we threw out good stuff is because we had little choice the higher ups don’t want to give stuff away for free or cheap.
@@ProJatior I had a couple friends who worked at GW. One only lasted a month. She didn't like it at all. The other worked there for maybe 4 years. He left recently because he didn't like it there.
@@ProJatior Not only did I give stuff away to Goodwill. But I have shopped in there at times. They actually are more expensive with various items even though they get them for free. I have found brand new clothes in our local store Gabriel's, now Gabe's, that are less expensive than GW. And it's good quality.
I worked at a Goodwill in Oklahoma City several years back and they were taking truck loads you have a lot of good stuff to the landfill and dumping it nice things
there's another side to the story. For three years I managed three thrift stores in Reno Nevada. They were not Goodwill's but we're associated with a nonprofit organization. The number one item that was donated with stuffed animals. We got thousands and thousands of them and they ranged from ones that has obviously been pulled away from the family dog and those that were brand new. We couldn't give them away we had so many of them and remember it isn't like we had unlimited space. Other items ranged from complete garbage that people just couldn't figure out how to get rid of so they donated two incredibly expensive items that were given to us when people passed away. I personally do not support Goodwill since I found out that they are not a nonprofit organization and they do nothing to help people get jobs. But like I said on the flipside people do dump things on them and they have to get rid of them.
In Denver CO -- they DO dump 97% of ALL donations in the trash - but they put most of it in a trash compactor that is inside the facility so the outside world does not know what they're doing.
As a employee i hate asking for rounding up or donate a 1$ but we got csm threating to write us up and have other regular employees "train us" on donations Pffttt
@@carrolbarnette7118 When I worked at goodwill you had to have 30% of round ups per cashier. Very sad because cashiers get in trouble if they don't meet "GOAL".
Just some things to think about folks... I volunteered in a Goodwill for 2 years, so I know what really goes on behind the curtain. People donate items that are soiled with feces, urine, animal waste, vomit, dirty diapers in the bags with clothes... I'm not kidding. The problem is, all these donations get put in the same place so what appears to be a nice "tutu", might have actually been exposed to urine or something else in the donation box. Goodwill is not a laundry service... if it's soiled, it gets thrown out. If it's broken, stinks, torn, dangerous, etc... it gets thrown out. Now that's just the "unuseable" items. There are also times when SO MANY clothes come in, they just can't sell them fast enough, so what isn't "spoiled out" gets put into a bundling machine that crushes it down into actual BALES of clothes that is then sold for salvage. Yes, sometimes there are "nice" items in there. It happens. So before you go all freak-out on Goodwill, just keep these things in mind.
People don't realize the quantity of clothes that are donated every day. It's an amount that could never possibly be sold. Most of them are junk too because clothes now are only meant to last a season then people dump them. So they get sent to developing countries to deal with instead. I don't like Goodwill as an organization either, but this problem is bigger and is with the clothing industry as a whole, not just them.
The Good Will and the Red Cross are businesses!! They are about turning a profit. If the an item is not suitable for sell and goes in bulk which then is sold to Handlers who then sell it to other Handlers Overseas. I saw a Program in Germany where Someone in Munich donated a soccer T-shirt and it went through sorting and was sold as bulk goods. They in turn where sold to a Handler who sold them to another one in Africa. Once in Africa the Merchants in the Market bought parts or a whole bulk, paying so much for a pound of fabric. Eventually this t-shirt was sold for 3 bucks at the Market. If the items are deemed inappropriate, then they are shredded and sold as rags. I don’t donate anymore. I just leave a bag full of items next to the bins or leave them in a heavily traveled area. That way someone who may not have any chips, can still have something nice, without paying. I don’t believe in the Theory that if You pay for it, You’ll appreciate it. I believe that if You find or are given something nice, and You have very little, You’ll appreciate it MORE!! With the decaying situation with folks losing their jobs, and housing, every little bit helps. I get upset when I see people donate JUNK and are insulted when asked why they would think that Someone would want to wear or have that piece of Crap. I can see donating something that doesn’t fit, but if it’s faded or torn, cut it up and use it as a cleaning rag. They say, “Beggars can’t be choosers” but these folks aren’t Begging!! All most are looking for are something nice to make their dreary World a little better. All of US have stuff We haven’t wore in years, taking up space in the closet. I became aware of how many of US are HOARDERS!! After my Mom Passed, We had to get rid of her STUFF. I then became aware of the FACT that, although these might have been her FAVORITE pair of shoes, sweaters or jackets, it didn’t mean the same to Me. So letting it go to a new home wasn’t an issue. The same with my Worldly possessions. My Son doesn’t want my Oldhead stuff. Well maybe some of it, but You get My point. I personally have started MINIMIZING my possession. I don’t want to leave this BURDEN on My Loved Ones, because of My Hobby of collecting STUFF. If I’ve gone a whole year without once wearing an item it will be in Someone else’s closet next year. How many pairs of shoes, pants, shirts, or jackets do You actually NEED? Think about it.
They have to be for the CEO to have a seven figure salary. No goodwill at Goodwill. I will take my donations to the Salvation Army or take them directly to someone in need. Goodwill charges high prices for goods that they receive for free.
@@allylee3628 they make 100%> all the merchandise is given free for them to sell. They had no money coming out of pocket. The rules are that of a high end LA store. They are very strict with policies when they are given everything.
Well I can understand trashing stuffed animals if they are smelly or have spills on them. They could harbor germs or something... You never really know where stuff has been.
It gets sorted through but there is so much waste it is unbelievable. They refuse to give anything to poor people or people on the streets. They will not even lower a price if you don't have quite enough to pay for it. I can't stand them.!!!!
That’s why I’m never going to donate to them again! Someone in the comment section said their employees cannot even shop there or salvage the quality items tossed out. IF the assholes cared they could have a huge $1 sale on EVERY in the store for one day each week and give the revenue to the houseless people in their area...in the form of cash or gift cards for food, smoothies, coffee, NEW shoes and jackets from sporting goods stores, etc. They CAN make a difference, they just choose NOT to so.
Yes it is. A big scam. The lady who whistle blew lives in WA state. She was fired after she told reporters what was going on. There is much more to this story. Goodwill pays out almost nothing as a 501c3 and gets tons of grants to pay wages, rent, utilities, etc. Profit is really profit. The guy who started good will owns 7+ homes all over the world. He is fat and sassy. Convicts charged with child crimes work at daycares doing lawn care that good will does as neighborhood good will acts. Good will doesnt have to pay their wages either, the government does with our tax dollars. Never buy from their website. They hire employees to bid against you.
The policy should be: EMPLOYEES GET FIRST DIBS ON ALL ITEMS. Since they are the ones who get the lowest pay & do the most labour intensive part of the work. Then reveres pyramid scheme it up top for each store. If it is all about helping the needy with a hand up and not helping hand up all the money to some managers & CEO.
I work at Goodwill right now and I did so a couple years ago too (it’s a pretty good paying summer job) and seeing the video and the comments on this video make me want to clear up some misconceptions. I’ve worked in almost every part of the store and seen the whole process up close. The video is pretty biased in trying to generalize a couple pictures and using a disgruntled employee to characterize the entire organization which is just ridiculous. Here are some common misconceptions that often float around: 1. Goodwill is not a unified organization. Goodwills each run on independent districts that have their own policies, pricing structures, and charity events. Here in CT, there are 2 major branches: -GW of Western and Northern CT covers pretty much the whole state except for the southeastern part. -GW of Southern New England covers the remainder. That being said, the experience you have in goodwills outside of CT apply very little to ones in here. The basic premise of how it works still applies but the very fundamentals of what we do are entirely different to any other districts. 2. About the trash issue mentioned in the video, many customers and donors do not realize that most of the stuff that is donated is simply unusable or hazardous. The volume of donations we get every day (here in CT, we get over 100 and up to 300 a day) makes it impossible to accept everything that comes through. -A lot of the clothing we get is soiled, badly stained, and/or ripped or torn. It’s very unfortunate to say that about a quarter of the clothing we get is tossed out but you simply can’t have donors/customers without having some semblance of quality control. -Same applies to electronics and other items too. We are trained on what items are acceptable to give out and what needs to be tossed. Almost 3/4 of the items we get are straight up garbage in the fact that they’re in broken condition or too hazardous to sell. Like I said earlier, the notion that Goodwill should be a handout to the poor is a total lie. We can’t just give everything out for free or for dirt cheap prices. As soon as people stop treating goodwill as a landfill they can use to write their taxes off, the sooner we can reduce the amount of trash we have to throw away. 3. Pricing for clothing and other items is not a ripoff at all. Depending on the goodwill and where it’s located, the clothing and shoes we have don’t dictate our pricing, it’s standardized in GW CT. It is true that some places sell new clothes that are slightly more expensive than ones in goodwill. However, the clothes that we do price higher come from brands that charge over $20 originally for t-shirts and over $50-100 for dresses. You can argue with me but $7.99 for a name brand t shirt (OVER 60% OFF) and $11.99 for a dress (sometimes OVER 90% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE) is an absolute steal. You can tell me that it’s priced too expensive and I can get that. But to say is a ripoff is just a ridiculous overreaction. There has to be some logic to our pricing, we can’t just price dirt cheap on everything. In the end, I’m not defending goodwill for what it is entirely. The charity aspects of what we do in CT are murky and unclear. The executives are millionaires and are unfairly reaping profits, I get that. But as someone who has first hand experience, it’s totally unfair to judge it from the outside in the way that this video and certain commenters have done.
@@Stalkerx13 Either way, its a waste of time (bullshit job)...digging thru other peoples trash for what, mim wage? That's for the garbage dump. If the goal is to give people jobs, have them watch RU-vid for money. If its to stay active, give wm free gym membership or gym gear. Money= #UniversalBasicIncome Dignity won't be found spending 10 to 12 hours a day to barely pay bills.
@@thethiccdonut5257 walmart sells clothes and good clothes for 10 dollars for a nice wind jacket and a nice shirt for 3 usd. Shoes brand new 10 dollars running shoes. Goodwill sells those things for same price or more used and theyre shit .
Yup. I used to work at Goodwill. It's a sham. They promise employees bonuses for meeting goals they never pay, threaten to make you work on your days off if you don't make said goals every time, and what isn't thrown away, which a lot of good stuff is, is either sent out to other Goodwills', or sold in bulk somewhere else. Nothing is ever really given to the needy, and barely any of the money earned goes to a good cause. It is basically a legal scam. You make people think you are donating to a good cause, but really you are just giving free product for a corporation to sell. I don't hate all corporations, or think they are all bad, but businesses like Goodwill remind me not to be trusting.
Your nearby church will come and get it and give it to those in need. My last move.....I donated two truck loads of everything to a church....they were so glad and happy. Some church families homes get burnt down or destroyed by tornadoes etc. they help those families start over. If one church can take it keep calling around...you will find one. I am tired of making the rich...richer as the poor and less fortunate do without and struggle. I know cause I was one of a family of eleven and we looked forward to getting those boxes of donated food and toys and clothes. BEEN THERE.
Goodwill is greedy. I remember a time when you could walk into a Goodwill and find retro video game consoles and games at really good prices. It was cheaper than buying from pricey eBay sellers. But now? Goodwill sells ALL of its retro video game consoles and games (which are donated for FREE, I might add) on ebay, where they make 10, 20 or 30 times the amount of money these items are actually worth. Working for the community my ass. Fuck you, Goodwill!
I did community service for a ticket at goodwill. They dont keep stuffed animals due to bed bugs. And people donate some disgusting unwashed stuff. The one I worked with was overwhelmed with too much junk.
I hate going to good will i can get brand new clothes when on sale or clearance in stores or pay 1 or 2 dollars more and get it new i cant believe the prices at good will i dont know how people say they get good deals
Overpriced? ROFL. I've gotten $150 brand new boots there for $15 and $90 fleece for $5.19. Even got a $350 sculpture for $5.19. People think since the items are donated they're "free". Take a peek in the back warehouse area of a Goodwill Store and see how many people are working in the back sorting, hanging and then stocking the floor and pricing the stuff. There are 3x more people needed to get the items on the floor than work in on the sales floor. Donated stuff doesn't come in on hangers and priced and then magically appear on the sales floor.
They should set up some kind of program with homeless shelters, if they don’t do it already, where they donate clothing that is needed at these shelters.....instead of throwing clothing away. Then again....we are a wasteful country.....buying so much clothing that closet doors don’t close....so what to do to take these unwanted clothes off their hands...because they have gone out of style...send them to the Goodwill! How much clothing and product can these places hold? Can they get free shipping to undeveloped countries that can use them? How many disabled programs have come forward to complain about not hiring their clients...or how many programs for the needy have come forward for Goodwill not donating to their organizations? I have shopped at the Goodwill for years.....if it helps me financially I am all for it.....I am not rich.
I worked for good will and they sell or put out to sell very little of what gets donated. The pillow in the clip looks like it was in the trash compactor not storage. The trash compactor at the store I worked on was always full of stuff that there was nothing wrong with.
I knew a couple of guys in the seventies that drove around to collect donation locations all the good stuff went home with them before turning in their load.
They literally have jacked up the price of cds to what you would buy the item online or in a used record shop for. They literally run the cd for a price check online before they price it!
Yes. I have watched them go from having reasonable prices on decent things to outrageously expensive prices on things that are almost always damaged. They sell the undamaged items online or to “buyers” as the man said. The people who run it are wealthy and not ethical.
I rounded up once on a pair of jeans. Since they no longer have changing rooms, they let you take it home, try it out, and if it doesn't fit, bring it back. Problem with that, if you round up, they don't give you the round up back. Don't round up, anymore.
Within years GW got greedy!! I donate to the Kidney Fundation, or other organizations instead. Some of those even come to your place to pick up the items👏🏼👏🏼
It is pretty sad to see such thing! I myself relied on goodwill stores when I was living on the streets after coming back from the service going through hardship, know that my life has been turned around and I’m pretty bless with a good job A home A car whatever.. I’m giving back to these stores just to find out that they’re throwing it in the dumpster☝️😢🙃
I donated my old stuffed animals there when I got a new bed. I am okay with most of them, but I made a huge mistake when I gave my stuffed tiger raja to them. I miss it and I want it back.
Oh, please! There is nowhere...or no WAY...to launder soft goods like pillows and stuffed animals at each Goodwill store. I’m not saying it’s right to pitch the stuff.....but I wouldn’t purchase an unwashed plush toy or bedding or clothes from anywhere -would you? Yuk and yuk! And being the leader of the receiving team at a large public library donations squad...I’ve seen people drop of wet, BLACK with mold books, games covered with spilled food, cat pee smelling magazines.....it’s all a somewhat disgusting business......
I realize that yes, it costs money to hire people to sort and price etc. But when you are getting DONATIONS to sell (that are fucking FREE), there shouldn't be a big issue of donating the things that don't sell within 4-5 weeks to people who cant even afford to buy clothing/supplies/toys at a thrift store. They say that the profits go to their career centers to help get people back on their feet, but when my husband and I came upon hard times and needed bus passes to get places, proper clothing for jobs, and licenses to be able to get a job in the food/security industry here in Nevada, they gave no help whatsoever. We were told we needed to have an interview lined up for a job, and when my husband finally got an interview they claimed that they no longer provide bus passes. All we were offered was to use their computers to job hunt for 1 hour. Which isn't free considering we needed bus passes to get there. We could have paid for internet where we were staying for a whole week for what it cost to get to goodwill to use their computers. We just could not afford it. We were donating plasma twice a week to get by and I was lucky to get some sales work at conventions but that was a complete struggle, literal week to week living with NO luxuries, meanwhile trying to put aside any little bit of extra money we could into making savings, which was extremely rare. It really pisses me off when people claim they cant afford this or that but they go get themselves luxuries like the new iPhone and Mc Donalds, meanwhile claiming that "oh! Everyone has FU money". Basically trying to downplay that they have more than you and make themselves feel better that they are doing way better than you, in the same breath they will act like they need help with this or that or that they cant afford food. We were lucky that some of our family decided to help us by sending money till we could get back on our feet but a lot of people don't even have family that is willing to help them, or any family at all for that matter. Sad but true. Seriously, fuck Goodwill they do NOTHING to help people as far as I have seen.
I asked our Goodwill in Shepherdsville Ky to donate blankets for our animal shelter, THEY REFUSED, I AURGUED THAT THEY WERE A NONE PROFIT AND DONATIONS THD MANAGER TOLD ME TO GET OUT THE STORE
I know exactly where the good stuff ends up and when the online site went up. I went to my local Goodwill one day and the shelves were lined with fairly ok merchandise and came back the next day to buy something when I got my pay for the week. My item was not there but, no other quality merchandise was either. The shelves were picked clean. It looked like a going out of business sale.Slowly the store filled back up but, the items were not the same. They lined their shelves now with items they previously threw away. Mayonnaise jars for 3.00, figurines with broken appendages for 5.00, Furniture with three legs or very nasty for 30-100. . After a year or so I found their online store. It is corrupt with shill bidding going on worse than ebay in the old days. I know it is shill bidding because when I bid on something and a day or so later 2-3 people bid also. Thing is the bidding war on this item will stop if I quit bidding. If I bid again these shill bidders will start bidding again to raise the price more and again when I stop bidding the other bidders do not bid against each other. They only bid against me. The one item I did get was a used laptop full of roaches which I threw into the trash.
Won't stop me from donating to goodwill store, I also donate clothes to church, salvation army and other second hand stores, only if they are in good condition,.
I worked at the Columbia City Goodwill in Indiana and this is exactly what happens. Not only that they under pay you and management treats workers like crap. I would see brand new baby clothes get thrown away just cause they didn't want to deal with it. The mission is a joke. I am happy to have seen Goodwill shut down but sad that so much stuff still gets donated to there Goodwill sheds.
I only go to Goodwill when a family member of mine feels like going (maybe once a year), and I rarely buy anything there, but I have noticed the things they’re selling getting increasingly low-quality AND expensive. The store also looks like it’s falling apart…
what i hate is how they use the highest ebay prices on "buy it now" which most people wont pay, to price their things. good will even has has ebay stores now. you drop off an old nintindo and think someone might buy it and a few games for $10, but nope, they will ask top dollar of say $200, as if they are a video game store, but never even tested it. also employees hide the good stuff for them selvs.
while i'm sure there is a certain amount of disposing of good items, g.w. does get a massive amount of trash / junk (incl items they can't sell for various reasons) in so-cal some items are sent to the main hub were they either go to other stores, outlet stores or are sold in bulk at their auctions. they also have a auction site were things are only listed on. their stores are generally represented clean and orderly, unlike other thrift store that look like junk shops. there has to be a certain level of maintaining what IS sellable and what is not.
I live in a very poor state. All of our Goodwill stores have been sending all the valuable items to the online store. An employee confirmed that they look up the online value on everything. It is a shame.
and their prices are ridiculously high they're not there to help people they are there to make millions and billions of dollars because their prices are extremely high they ripped off families that need help. And they act like they're there to help families when those prices are extremely. For a family that started out try and go in there and find a bed or dresser the prices are extremely high. And they pretend that they are there to help families. They are there for there benefits to get rich.
Hi my name is Cristina. I'm a D.V survivor with a lifetime restraining order . I'm starting over .I can use any donation . IM SO EMBARRASSED RIGHT NOW. BUT WHEN YOU NEED HELP YOU SHOULD RESPECTFULLY ASKED. GOD BLESS
They also receive brand new products from places like J.C. Penny. Yeah they give their stuff to Greedwill that way these other stores get a tax right off. I wasn't even aloud to take home some baked goods at Christmas that one of my regular donators made for me.
Give your donated items and monetary donations to The Salvation Army. They are the only organization that is truly thankful for what you give them and almost all the money and items you give are used to help people in need.
False. The Salvation Army is just as bad and they are extremely homophobic to the point of where they let a transgender woman die on their doorstep to their shelter instead of giving her a place to stay. Look into it , they’re just as nasty if a company.
I work on good will and videos games like Mario they send them to other place to be sell online for way too much also everything that is high end are also sold online basically they sell garbage to people lol we sore them and all high end cloths shoes goes to other stores that sell online I think it should be sell on the store because they get them for free but no they want to make a big profit from this high end items also videos games controllers they have a lot of them in the back and they only sell the ones that are 5 bucks on GameStop the rest are send to that place I guess in that place they sell all those items on eBay and other online websites
I actually worked at a Goodwill in the sorter the person who was at the door taking donations ended up going through all the stuff taking good stuff out that she wanted first and then the manager would come in there and go through it and there were bags and bags and bags of stuff taken out the back door to the homes of these people I quit that job I was not happy about the way they ran it it was disgusting they steal nobody paid for anything none of it and they just took whatever they wanted out the back door I would never work at one of thosePlaces again they’re nothing but thieves most of them
I have worked at G W and have seen family members of people who work there come in and take boxes of really good stuff out the back door and then have yard sales on the weekend and make lots of money doing it. I don't shop at Goodwill anymore because of that and because Goodwill helps No one. If your hungry so what they don't care. If you have no electricity so what they don't care. If you are homeless so what they don't care. From what I understand Goodwill helps some people with their student loan payment and that's all nothing else so you can just go homeless, hungry, naked and smelling like a rotten potato in class and wondering why the whole class is gaging But so what Goodwill Don't Care
I guess the only legitimate excuse for tossing the stuffed animals would be foul odors. I've gone into yard sales and simply walked away because everything reeked of cigarette smoke.
I have a friend in the Philippines. That said there bundles clothes as in pallet size . That have a tag saying they came from " goodwill " . I wonder what they sell them for to people there . Who will then sell the clothes individually .
Got news for you little thrift stores do the same dam thing. No matter who it is , its all a waste if it is not being distributed in and for the right reasons. There should be no poor inthis country that's called the richest in the world and that's the bottom line.
St. Vincent de Paul does the same thing. If they are full, instead of refusing donations, they take it straight to the dumpster. If they turn away donations it may offend or cause future donations to go somewhere else.
We do this in our minneapolis location. Been there and unfortunately it's ower practice as well 😬😢 Also I am glad that this is being brought to the forefront I asked the same questions and got shot down. fed some story about them going to scrap if they're not sold in our store where you sell it by the pound in those clothes are closed that should go into the garbage or be recycled.
Some of the outlet prices by weight are like $20 for big items like typewriters, small shelves, golf bags and things that in the bins. The unsold glassware gets tossed. Due to price, they go into the trash or elsewhere. Unacceptable.
I worked at a goodwill store in Kansas and I also was shocked to see the stuff that they threw away so much stuff and new stuff to my manager told me that we don't sell baby items except clothes and someone donated a brand new bed set for a baby bed and she put it in the trash along with a Johny jumper and all kinds of thing and since we don't sell them at the store they go in the trash they won't even give the stuff to someone in need of it and that is 'so crazy stuff goes right from the door you drop it off at to a large box they call gaylords and marked unprocessed wares or clothes and when some things get thrown in those boxes like crockpots coffee makers stereo equipment speakers and so much more than when it does come time to prosses it the stuff is either broken or parts to something is missing so it isn't good without all the things that go with it that it ends up in the trash . 90% of all board games, puzzles, toys, and stuffed animals are thrown in the trash I am disgusted and couldn't believe what I was seeing and in my opinion, it is wrong,
A lot of the drivers STEAL and sell items on their stores on the streets, along with tacos. They tell the stores the items were not good enough for pickup.
Now you can by at the store only LEFTOVERS from Goodwill King the Firs table. Goodwill helping poor like eBay and Amazon and sell items through their on-line platforms. They call it e-commerce. Commerce on donated items??? Really??? It is wrong, wrong, wrong! Regular Goodwill store customers can have now only trash, which was not sold through a poor little strangling companies like Amazon.
GOODWILL TRASH ITEMS 1. games - because pieces may be missing and no time to sort each item 2. stuffed animals - not sanitary and may be harboring mites 3. damaged furniture - a piece which needs gluing or refinishing, or heavily stained fabric seats 4. clothes- which need to be sewn or show wear 5. shoes - which show signs of wear and are not new or near new.
