Just something to consider when throwing those gently used clothes into a donation bin.
As a side note, for years a thrift store near my house was run by a veteran's charity. And they had a donation bin in the parking lot.
Then some guy bought them out, and is running the place for profit. The bin is still there. I wonder how many of their customers are aware of the transition.
To: Leaning Right
I BUY my clothes at the Salvation Army and Goodwil.
When I’m done with them, the only thing they are good for is to cut them up and use them for rags.
2 posted on
10/30/2015 1:07:35 PM PDT by
Fido969
To: Leaning Right
My brother and I have wondered about these new “for the world” bind popping up everywhere. We always drop by Goodwill or the local mission.
3 posted on
10/30/2015 1:08:23 PM PDT by
mykroar
("Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." - Otto von Bismarck)
To: Leaning Right
These scumbags really restore my faith in INhumanity. Why don’t they go to work for a real charity, like the Clinton Foundation. At least Hill and Bill give a few pennies out of every dollar to charity.
4 posted on
10/30/2015 1:11:45 PM PDT by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(If Hillary's last name were anything but Clinton, she'd already be behind bars.)
To: Leaning Right
Leaning Right :" Just something to consider when
throwing those gently used clothes into a donation bin..."
I knew of an aquaintance who worked at one of these clothing donation sites where he was a paid employee .
All the donations were bundled in large weighed bales
and were sold to emerging markets for their fibers and content by weight .
They were a "non-profit" as the employees made a living wage, and the director/CEO had an exorbitant salary, until there was no profit .
They complied with the letter of the law , but not with the 'spirit of the law' .
5 posted on
10/30/2015 1:16:07 PM PDT by
Tilted Irish Kilt
(The GOPe and Karl Rove got Obama elected twice. .. How'd that work out for ya ?)
To: Leaning Right
6 posted on
10/30/2015 1:19:31 PM PDT by
timestax
(American Media = Domestic Enemy)
To: Leaning Right
Our stuff goes in a Salvation Army bin and sometimes Saint Vincent DePaul. However the folks at our local SVDP store take half the stuff home and Ebay it for a nice profit.
7 posted on
10/30/2015 1:20:34 PM PDT by
4yearlurker
(Voting is now the lesser of all evils.)
To: Leaning Right
sorry...wanted to ping somebody to this.
10 posted on
10/30/2015 1:22:21 PM PDT by
timestax
(American Media = Domestic Enemy)
To: Leaning Right
My Brother shops at Goodwill all the time (cough) reselling the stuff on eBay
To: Leaning Right; Larry Lucido; SaveFerris
So that's how the puffy shirts got out there!
12 posted on
10/30/2015 1:38:51 PM PDT by
Gamecock
(Preach the gospel daily, use words if necessary is like saying Feed the hungry use food if necessary)
To: Leaning Right
Naw I had a freeper insist earlier this year that this sort of misdirected donation was all good because it still upcycled old things and some money still trickled to the poor.
21 posted on
10/30/2015 4:42:13 PM PDT by
a fool in paradise
(Will Hillary's testimony on Benghazi be under oath? Baseball players were tried for perjury.)
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