In defense of JoAnn, I worked at a chain that no longer exists. My district manager would let me donate some things but usually when I call the schools or other they would be happy to take if i would drop it off. I was already working a low paying job for 60 hours a week and frankly they didn't want the things that badly if they couldn't pick up. [ If i said it was cash they would have been over right away.] I considered it charitable giving when I tossed things. The dumpster divers were always right there and they came a got it right away.

I'd be more than willing to forward a letter to corporate offices & forward on to friends to send, if someone wants to do this.

I know someone whose son occasionally goes to the "DUNKIN DONUTS" at certain late hours and gets boxes on donuts before they would have been tossed into the dumpster.......according to "law" I guess, if they donate and someone gets "sick" there could be a gigantic law suit.

My daughter once (for about a week) worked at a distribution center for Mernard's...same thing there with returns.....dumped. Granted some things were broken, pieces missing but many things were just returned because customer decided did not want and into the dumpster it goes....and employees are not allowed to take anything home...all must be destroyed.....see how wasteful we are!!!!!!!!!

Throwing into the trash makes NO money. Donating it to a non-profit is a tax deduction, so they make money by donating.

In some towns dumpster diving is considered stealing and people can go to jail for it.

girl. I have knocked my head against the wall with Joanns throwing things away. they finally started giving stuff to Good Will. I have worked at Joanns for 3 years. Before I lost my mom 3 months ago I tried for 3 years to get to give the stuff to Moms nursing home or any nursing home. They would of loved it. They have to throw the magazines away too. But I will ask on the ribbon for sure.
We are such a wastefull country. But not us quilters we use every piece lol:D

I worked for a grocery store chain in Houston and you would not belive the food that was trown away,Whole cooked chickens sandwitches and deli stuff. In the dumpster it went. When I asked about donating it it homeless shelter I was told it had been at keeped at the hot temp for the maxamum time allotted and if they gave it away they could be sued if someone got sick. When the homeless people found out about it and tryed to retrve it they built a huge fence around the bins. That made me so sad and 25 years latter it still bothers me

It is sad that they do things this way

I was told last week by a goodwill employee that Target does not donate to goodwill. They sell it to them at a reduced rate. This is why there is a T marked below the price. They would also not give a 25% discount to military and seniors on Wednesdays on items with a T on them.Thought it was interesting that goodwill bought things to sell.

My friends DH is one of the "higher ups" in Target. According to him, they donate merchandise after it's been reduced so much and seasonal items that are left/returned.