Quilt accidently donated
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Quilt accidently donated
Hopefully, this family can find a quilt which has great sentimental value that accidentally got sent to Goodwill. "The quilt was dropped off at a Goodwill in Aurora but the family was told everything gets put on semi-trucks and is taken away."
Picture and story at https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solver...rora-goodwill/
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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Picture and story at https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solver...rora-goodwill/
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
#8
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,559
Wow, you would think Goodwill could do a little bit more than just tell the family that everything gets put on semi trucks and hauled away. How about sending a bulletin to regional stores, alerting managers to the request? When I donate to Goodwill, I like to think that my items are doing good in my community. Disappointing to learn that stuff gets "hauled away". To where, I wonder?
#9
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 35
I do hope that the quilt can be found. A couple years ago I was cleaning kitchen cupboards and started a box of items I no longer used to take to Goodwill. I accidentally added a Tupperware or Rubbermaid food storage container that I'd planned to keep. I realized my mistake the day after I dropped the box off and went back to the store to get it. I was even willing to buy it back. I didn't find it on the shelves so I asked a clerk about it. She said if it isn't on the shelf, then they no longer have it. She said they get so many of these kind of items that they only put out the unusual ones and the rest go to the recycling bin. I wonder how many other types of goods they do that with. I no longer donate to Goodwill. There are other thrift shops that happily take my donations and put them out on the shelves whether they have 1 or 15 of the same item.
#10
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 683
Goodwill Industries used to sells thing on ebay or even amazon. In the past, I have seen old books on Amazon in the used section. Once when looking on ebay for a specific piece of tupperware, I saw that Goodwill had some for sale on ebay. Certainly surprised me. Haven't shopped ebay in a while so don't know for sure. I guessed that when a donation is made, someone somewhere looks through it and determines value so those more valuable antique type things don't end up in the store selling for 2.00 when it could be worth hundreds or thousands. My guess is a handmade quilt would find its way to a third party site to be sold for more than a quilt would bring in a local store.
I wish the family much luck in locating it.
I wish the family much luck in locating it.