[New Yawk Minute]

And Goodwill sells them. Have you ever walked into one of their stores and look around? Many of their clothing prices are around the same, or just below walmart prices. They arent doing anyone any favors.

REAL poor people cant even afford their prices. I think the clothing should be donated to places that wont be making money on them. I am SURE there must be many places that give things to needy families..not sell them..give them.

[VanDeKoik]

Oops! I kinda used Goodwill as a generic name for all thrift stores.

However not all thrift stores are selling 7.00 shirts like the new suburban-friendly Goodwill’s. I wont even touch those places. They are total rip-offs.

I also dont mind if the place makes money off of their items. Many of the stores in my town use the money to fund missions, churches, food kitchens, and job training. They also have to keep the lights on.

[mmichaels1970]

And Goodwill sells them. Have you ever walked into one of their stores and look around? Many of their clothing prices are around the same, or just below walmart prices. They arent doing anyone any favors.

Gotta stick up for Goodwill here. I haven't seen this at all (Ohio). Our local Goodwill is incredibly low priced and I generally enjoy shopping there. Or at least sitting in a chair for an hour or so while my four teen/preteen daughters get their own cart and shop like they're on rodeo drive (very vivid imaginations they have). Two or three times a year the total bill comes to about $50, and the kids are thrilled.

90% of what the store has is junk, IMO, but the kids treat it as a sort of treasure hunt.

[investigateworld]

"They arent doing anyone any favors."

I thought that was just an Oregon thingy .... the Goodwill area manager here makes just a tad under 1 million smacks a years.