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Old 01-30-2012, 04:52 PM
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yep, it's true ;-(
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Old 01-30-2012, 05:02 PM
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One of the retail stores throw good things in the dumpster all the time. One time I was driving past the dumpster and saw a small Christmas tree sticking out. I went into the store and asked to speak to the manager; I asked if it was ok to take something out of the dumpster. She said "Help yourself". I got a tree for my porch and several other Chistmas items.
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Old 01-30-2012, 05:07 PM
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Some stores have policies that a returned article has to be discarded if the reason given for the return is damaged. They can get a partial credit for "damaged" goods from the supplier. Sometimes the partial credit is more than they could get for selling it at a reduced price.
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:04 PM
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I am surprised to learn that WalMart does not return goods to the shelves, but destroys them. Just don't understand why they can't give them away, but I suppose that they have their reasons. I can tell you something that Walmart's deli employees do repeatedly. On several occasions when I was having cold cuts sliced, the person will cut one slice and ask you if its ok. I usually say yes, but sometimes I will ask that they cut it a little thinner. Then they will attempt to discard that slice that is too thick and I will tell them to just leave it in, but no, they will throw it away. Other times they will cut too much, more than you asked for, and I will tell them to leave it in. Sometimes they will leave in on the scale and sometimes they will not, they take it off. I know that they probably throw that away too. It makes me sick as I hate waste and think of how many people who are starving in this world. I suppose that may be Walmart's policy because when you think about it, who would want something sliced already.
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Old 01-30-2012, 09:10 PM
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they do put it on sale for 70 off what doesn't sale goes in the dumpster when it scans past discard I cant watch them do it it makes me sick
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I was just at JoAnns this morning, I never thought of checking the dumpsters. You would think that the stores would at least just put the items on sale...50 60 heck even 90 percent off to sell it and they would at least get a little bit of their money back. Seems like a big waste to me.
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Old 01-30-2012, 09:52 PM
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Yes !! Dumpster diving is legal, once it's in the trash it is anyone's treasure. JA's has already written it off. JA's writes thing off that are out of date or maybe mislabeled or damaged. I call it curb-side storage. Good luck.
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Old 01-31-2012, 03:55 AM
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They probably toss the items so they can take a "loss" on their taxes. If they donated the items it might not be as favorable to them come tax time. All you accountants out there - let see if this is the reason.
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Old 01-31-2012, 04:42 AM
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Yes quilter1943...my retail store had this problem a few years ago. We donated a bunch of lotions and lo and behold, a lady tried to return about 10 bottles for different stuff! We had marked the bottoms, and she had even tried to erase some of the marks...and then she got huffy when we wouldn't do the exchange!

Another thing with selling at 90 % off...2 part...if customers learn to depend on this markdown...they only will buy the markdown stuff...and not buy anything else (YES this happens). If customers learn we donate stuff to a certain restore....they don't come to our location....they go to the restore.

I used to get so mad when the local Joanns wouldn't donate to the local school PTOs, until the manager reminded me that there were 21 grade schools in the area.....
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Old 01-31-2012, 04:43 AM
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Add Michael's to the list.
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Old 01-31-2012, 04:45 AM
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They should mark these things way down, like 80 to 90 % off and give us the opportunity to get a really good bargain.
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