Question about JoAnn's
#41
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: S Iowa
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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.
#42
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Peotone IL
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OMG - IIf someone wants to draft a letter to corporate offices I am willing to send it in as I am sure many others would too - we could then not limit the number of letters sent just to this board but to the contacts we have elsewhere. Its unfortunate - we cant boycott the stores since all of them have this policy. None of us would have fabric lol (Actually we could probably shop from other peoples stashes for awhile lol) Please pm me if theres a way to do this thanks cheryl
#43
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
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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!!!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!
#44
Throwing into the trash makes NO money. Donating it to a non-profit is a tax deduction, so they make money by donating.
#46
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
We are such a wastefull country. But not us quilters we use every piece lol
#47
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 9
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
#49
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Charleston SC
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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.
#50
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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.
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