scandal vs. scam
I would call those scandals, but Value Village is just scam.
I would call those scandals, but Value Village is just scam.
Nov 2nd, 2015 1:02 pm
Nov 2nd, 2015 1:19 pm
a "non-profit" doesn't mean that they can't make money... it just means that their profits are distributed differently.
Nov 2nd, 2015 2:43 pm
This is at least somewhat acceptable. I mean someone has to have a storefront.
You literally answered your own question.Why is it that these 2nd hand clothing stores are the most ambiguous in how they operate? We're here debating what goes where, where donations go, who should we donate to and there's no clear cut answer. It's almost like they want to keep it that way so we can blindly keep giving like idiots.
Nov 2nd, 2015 3:04 pm
Nov 2nd, 2015 3:33 pm
The problem being old, ripped non-sell-able t-shirts sell for about that to rag makers. The whole Clothesline program is incredibly flawed and if you dig a little deeper under the surface it looks like 12 year olds run it. Something is definitely fishy there, so much so that as a diabetic and long time donor to Clothesline they don't see anything from me.death_hawk wrote: ↑This is at least somewhat acceptable. I mean someone has to have a storefront.
But to donate the same shirt directly means that VV pays $0.00 for it. At least at $0.05/lb a real charity is getting some money.
This was more of a rhetoric than anything else.death_hawk wrote: ↑You literally answered your own question.
Nov 2nd, 2015 3:43 pm
Nov 2nd, 2015 5:45 pm
Their stance has changed a lot over the last few years and varies from chapter to chapter. Last I read, their position was something along the lines of "You can be gay but if you are, you must be celibate since only heterosexual sex between a married couple is OK".death_hawk wrote: ↑Apparently I was mistaken anyway:
http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2013/09/26/ ... imination/
But I'd still rather support an organization that isn't backed by a religion.
Nov 2nd, 2015 6:14 pm
I'm missing something here. What do you find fishy?Cas77 wrote: ↑The problem being old, ripped non-sell-able t-shirts sell for about that to rag makers. The whole Clothesline program is incredibly flawed and if you dig a little deeper under the surface it looks like 12 year olds run it. Something is definitely fishy there, so much so that as a diabetic and long time donor to Clothesline they don't see anything from me.
Nov 2nd, 2015 7:00 pm
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Nov 2nd, 2015 11:05 pm
skid row?importpsycho wrote: ↑there is no place to donate clothing where clothes go straight to ppl who need clothes?
Nov 2nd, 2015 11:10 pm
Gammatron wrote: ↑You people dont get it do you? My GF tells me the same thing.... why buy a shirt for $7.99 at Value Village when I can buy it for the same price brand new at WalMart.
Let me see. The shirt at Walmart is a chinese cheap garment that will shrink and discolor after washing... a feeble shirt made with thin cotton.
The shirt at Value Village was dropped there by a rich guy and it originally costed him $75 or more. Its thick cotton and genuine quality. It was worn by a millionaire who is cleaner than I am so what? Vallue Village is the best value.
Nov 2nd, 2015 11:11 pm
Ripped off, they sell at the goodwill for roughly 1-2 dollars, I was lucky to score an 4250hd box with no account for 1.50
Nov 3rd, 2015 3:02 am
Next time you go into hospital for life saving emergency surgery, remember you're going to be lying on sheets that have been covered in "all sorts of body fluids" and insist on brand new ones, rather than ones from the hospital laundry.nexuscardguy wrote: ↑Maybe but your shirt you just bought from VV was tossed in with someone's soiled garments covered in all sorts of body fluids. I've made a killing off thrifting but sometimes it's just better to buy "new"
Nov 3rd, 2015 7:26 am
yep, value village *masquerades* as a non-profit charity, but it's actually a for-profit business just like walmart or best buy. but instead of actually paying for inventory, like those stores, people drop it off for free at the front door.Solsearchin1 wrote: ↑I don't blame people complaining. They are donating stuff to what they believe is a good cause but in the end it's just a business with profits in mind.
Nov 3rd, 2015 7:28 am
try a *real* non-profit charity with stores like the salvation army. when new immigrants/homeless people need clothing, they get certificates to redeem for clothes, and the system does work.importpsycho wrote: ↑there is no place to donate clothing where clothes go straight to ppl who need clothes?
Nov 3rd, 2015 7:32 am
20%?Solsearchin1 wrote: ↑I wouldn't be surprised if less than 20% of its sales are donated to charity.
Nov 3rd, 2015 7:37 am
Nov 3rd, 2015 12:53 pm
Ok, back on my [expletive deleted] list.psyko514 wrote: ↑Their stance has changed a lot over the last few years and varies from chapter to chapter. Last I read, their position was something along the lines of "You can be gay but if you are, you must be celibate since only heterosexual sex between a married couple is OK".
They've also done a lot of other dumb things such as refuse donations of Harry Potter and Twilight toys.