I have some old clothes that I would like to donate around the Houston area. Is Goodwill a viable option? I heard they sell back the clothes for profit. Just figuring out my options. Thanks.
Churches or any type of mission like Star of Hope, ect. I wouldnt give anything to goodwill or salvation army.
You got any Abercrombie and Fitch or Aeropostale? I'm attending a mid 2000's themed costume party soon. Will pay top dollar.
What's wrong with Goodwill? My girlfriend donates to them, but I'll tell her not to if the internet has an opinion.
I usually drop stuff off at good will for convenience sake, but i've also used those drop off bins that some grocery stores have in the parking lot.
I don't know what Goodwill does with the money that they get for reselling their donations. But I do know that there are a lot of people who shop there to get things that they need. People that normally wouldn't have the means to purchase new dress clothes for an interview or new job for instance. School clothes for kids, furniture, sweaters, jackets/coats are all things that are very reasonably priced for people who may need it. If Goodwill mismanages their funds then that's their moral dilemma to handle, but I've seen first hand the difference that their stores' inventories can make in people's lives. Not to mention they're located nearly everywhere and easily accessible to the people who may need them. I see nothing wrong with taking donations there.
Yeah, we just donated about 10 bags of clothes and a old Sony TV that still works great, but we've just upgraded. I know people will get a lot of out them.
They also have a program where they employ people with mental disabilities and they make things like candles and other small products. I think it prepares them for jobs in the future. It's a great program.
I don't understand the sentiment against Goodwill. According to wikipedia, they had a small executive pay scandal a decade ago, they get some criticism for using special waivers to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage in some cases, and caught flak in California for some lobbying. That's a pittance of research, but I still don't understand why someone wouldn't like them. I use the donation boxes in parking lots. I really don't care what happens to the clothes. I just want them out of my house.
The problem with these, from what I know, is that most are privately owned, and are not always used for donations. My cousin knew a guy who had 3 or 4 of the clothing donation boxes and would collect all the clothes at a certain time and run through all of them to keep what he wanted, and also sold some of the nicer stuff. This dude was shady. He also would call on other "box owners" lol and in some cases they would say they stopped making payments or do not own it anymore and he would haul them off and use them as deer blinds.
A link about my above post- http://www.phlmetropolis.com/2012/11/the-secret-life-of-clothing-bins.php
