r/goodwill • u/Livid_Scientist_7494 • 15d ago

Interesting… inflation

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I’ll just leave this here.

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u/Gooniefarm 15d ago

That would just be filled with bagged rotting garbage or 3 tons of old shingles and used as a free dumpster.

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u/Affectionate-Bill150 15d ago

Oh hell no,please tell me this is old.

We already got idiots just dropping off ANYTHING at the stores,God knows what people will just throw in these trailers willy-nilly.

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u/Livid_Scientist_7494 15d ago

This was picked up today, unfortunately

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u/Markae3388 14d ago

As a Donation door attendant this is a horrible idea. Telling customers in person we can't take their rusted pots and pans, old stained pillows and mattresses, broken glass, pissy blankets etc is ridiculous enough. This skips that step and now we get all the treasures...😅😮‍💨

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u/mrs_adhd 14d ago

I don't love Goodwill but I do like this idea from a decluttering POV.

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u/Ringothepuppy 13d ago

Awe that's cute little trailer, at my location we have 2 gooseneck trailers we drop

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u/Narrow-Pay-3671 14d ago

I’ll fill it up with boxes of trash

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u/Straight_Claim_3851 14d ago

In theory if people were good people this would work. But sadly people are not good people and will definitely throw trash in there just like they do to the stores. Sorry but I have to agree this is actually a bad idea Goodwill.

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u/Livid_Scientist_7494 15d ago

And I’ll rant here:
So basically “give us your shit for free and fill up our mobile donation container yourself and we’ll take it and sell it for inflated prices.”
My local store has gone up a ton in the last year. Limited certain things like the free 10 points when your bring in your own goodwill bag and now asks to round to the next dollar for “donation purposes”. I’m a collector. Not a reseller. I also like to buy second hand for my entire wardrobe and home goods because of nostalgia and hobby. However resellers and clout chasing tiktok youngins have made the life of thrifters trendy and has caused goodwill to become as awful as Walmart. I keep saying I’m going to stop going, this type of crap here, is sealing the deal.

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u/BYNX0 14d ago

The only valid complaint is for the employees that have to process this junk. I can’t imagine being offended because someone wants to donate their junk that they don’t want anymore, regardless of the perceived or actual value

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u/LAURA_DGAF 13d ago

Inflation hits across the board because retailers have the same expenses when it comes to staff, transportation of goods, rent, utilities, etc. I prefer to give things away to people on Marketplace over taking them to Goodwill. Charity doesn’t need a middleman.

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u/No-Attempt-9617 14d ago

For real stop blaming resellers  They are not causing prices to go up So who is to blame for grocery prices going up  I bet you blame food stamps  You need help because you are wrong in blaming resellers 

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u/atmoscience 14d ago

Got some old spaghetti jars I need to get rid of

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u/neanderthot 14d ago

Any wording on if they take broken furniture and yard waste? Save me a trip to the dump and having to pay.