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Explain Goodwill to me like I’m a 3 year old
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:18 pm
So help me understand this business
People drop off shite every single day they do not want anymore and instead of taking all of the clothes, furniture, etc to people who are in desperate need of these items, they build massive stores and sell it to people who are not in desperate need of the items sold in the store?
Meanwhile, the higher brass (management) get nice paychecks and it’s a win/win for everybody EXCEPT for the desperate people who need the items that people “donate” for free?
People drop off shite every single day they do not want anymore and instead of taking all of the clothes, furniture, etc to people who are in desperate need of these items, they build massive stores and sell it to people who are not in desperate need of the items sold in the store?
Meanwhile, the higher brass (management) get nice paychecks and it’s a win/win for everybody EXCEPT for the desperate people who need the items that people “donate” for free?
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Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
The recycling provides employment to Goodwill's disabled employees. 30,000 disabled people who likely could not work anywhere else work at Goodwill.
So, no, sponging loafers who don't work cannot come in and get someone's free crap.
So, no, sponging loafers who don't work cannot come in and get someone's free crap.
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
It's not a free donation, it's a tax write off
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
quote:
So help me understand this business
People drop off shite every single day they do not want anymore and instead of taking all of the clothes, furniture, etc to people who are in desperate need of these items, they build massive stores and sell it to people who are not in desperate need of the items sold in the store?
Meanwhile, the higher brass (management) get nice paychecks and it’s a win/win for everybody EXCEPT for the desperate people who need the items that people “donate” for free?
Sounds like you pretty well described the business.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
Money buys the needy things that old used clothes and old used household items can't, such as food and shelter.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
Cost of convenience.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
most important part is getting the frick up out of my attic space.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:20 pm to FLTech
Goodwill does a whole lot more than what you described. The proceeds from the stores fund a lot of other shite.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:21 pm to FLTech
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management) get nice paychecks and it’s a win/win for everybody EXCEPT for the desperate people who need the items that people “donate” for free?
what are you failing to grasp? People who donate the items get a piece of paper stating that they donated them but it ultimately doesn't matter because most won't have enough donations to have a tax impact.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:21 pm to LNCHBOX
Ok that makes me feel a little better about that business (I guess)
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:21 pm to FLTech
good·will
/?go?od'wil/
noun
1. friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude.
2. the established reputation of a business regarded as a quantifiable asset, e.g., as represented by the excess of the price paid at a takeover for a company over its fair market value.
/?go?od'wil/
noun
1. friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude.
2. the established reputation of a business regarded as a quantifiable asset, e.g., as represented by the excess of the price paid at a takeover for a company over its fair market value.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:22 pm to FLTech
You forgot to mention their online auction site where the really, really good shite goes. It's amazing what people donate.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:22 pm to chinhoyang
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The recycling provides employment to Goodwill's disabled employees.
Yeah- it provides money to pay people who, in practically any other setting, would be unemployable.
And then the goods are also sold for very cheap- you can buy a suit for $20. You can buy Ralph Lauren Polo shirts for $10ish with absolutely nothing wrong with them with relative frequency.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:23 pm to FLTech
Our local Goodwill is all high end shite for pennies on the dollar. I don’t see many poor people there, but lots of Range Rovers.
My wife has made a sport of shopping there. God bless her.
My wife has made a sport of shopping there. God bless her.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:23 pm to FLTech
What makes you so bitter?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:23 pm to FLTech
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they build massive stores and sell it to people who are not in desperate need of the items sold in the store?
Who says all of the people shopping at Goodwill aren't in need?
I bought a jacket there for a homeless dude a few weeks back after I dropped some stuff off. The dude was scrounging money looking for what he could afford so I just paid for it.
Yes, there are resellers and people "garage selling" in Goodwill but there are still people in need. Same with the Salvation Army.
Also, the thrift stores for the association of retarded citizens (CARC in Calcasieu Parish) not only help less fortunate people afford stuff but fund programs for handicapped citizens. All around a good cause.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:24 pm to FLTech
Good Will was a janitor at a college Who solved a math problem none of the students were able to solve. He had a lot of psychological issues from his difficult childhood.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:24 pm to FLTech
quote:
Explain Goodwill to me like I’m a 3 year old
Based on this...
quote:
People drop off shite every single day they do not want anymore and instead of taking all of the clothes, furniture, etc to people who are in desperate need of these items, they build massive stores and sell it to people who are not in desperate need of the items sold in the store?
Meanwhile, the higher brass (management) get nice paychecks and it’s a win/win for everybody EXCEPT for the desperate people who need the items that people “donate” for free?
...I'm not sure you could understand it.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:26 pm to MyRockstarComplex
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Our local Goodwill is all high end shite for pennies on the dollar. I don’t see many poor people there, but lots of Range Rovers.
When I lived in Cali my friends wife would go to the Goodwill in Manhattan Beach on Artesia Blvd. Wealthy people donated some good crap. I never went but she would show up with crazy good deals. There are no homeless or poor people in that part of SoCal
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:26 pm to FLTech
I often carry around bags of clothes that I don't wear anymore. I offer them to the hobo's on the side of the road. More often than not they tell me to frick off. Some take them. If they don't I take them to goodwill.
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