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[–] Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 hours ago

What's really annoying is originally my town had three chains of thrift stores. Savers, St. Vincent's DePaul and Goodwill. Savers had multiple locations and was generally considered the go-to. St Vinnies was a bit more boutique-y depending on which you went to and Goodwill was always digging through dumpsters.

Savers left town, St Vinnies became much more boutique and expensive and goodwill, while still a dumpster, also became a lot more expensive.

It's annoying :/

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

There is absolutely nothing 'Good' about their will. Never has been.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com -1 points 1 hour ago

Why all the hate towards Goodwill ? They are a non-religious, pro-labor, vocational organization that gives everyone a chance at employment through donations and sales of donated goods programs that fund other vocational services as a non-profit.

people treat them like a dumpster. but they are not a dumpster. and they work towards the good with people in difficult situations.

[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 43 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's a for profit business, running off of donations, employing people with disabilities so they can abuse them. Not surprised

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 33 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Goodwill is built on under paying it's labor. They take advantage of laws that allow them to pay disabled people whatever they want. The laws were meant to help provide labor, get disabled people back into a productive life, and provide some extra income so they weren't completely reliant on Social Security.

That sounds noble right? Well Goodwill has been caught paying people less than a dollar an hour. And as you see here, they aren't giving discounts to the people who have to shop at a thrift store either.

They're walking away with a massive upwards redistribution of wealth from the lower classes to the upper classes. Also I expect someone will be along soon to yell at me, (a disabled person), about the dignity of work and how no one else is providing it. Also in this picture, the meat packing industry which has been caught using mentally disabled people for less than minimum pay in dangerous conditions.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 8 hours ago

Hi, I'm disabled although I'm still working (at the moment, may break further). I agree with you.

The biggest issue to consider for any company hiring a significantly disabled person, whether mentally, physically, or both, is they'll be less productive and may require much more oversight, meaning they contribute less to the company. This is the justification behind the lower pay. It makes sense if you're a shit sack capitalist that values production above anything else.

With that being said, Goodwill is absolutely taking advantage of the disabled. They're ostensibly a non-profit charity that exists to provide employment, leading to training and work experience, to the disabled community. They pay their disabled employees the lowest amount possible, actively working to justify low pay. Imagine if your employer was constantly looking to drop your salary so you had to constantly fight them over it. Now pretend you have a significant TBI or are developmentally disabled (just imagine your mental capacity while drunk, but without the feeling good) and still having to fight that. Welcome working for Goodwill.

Fuck Goodwill right in their "charity" hole.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago

Frequent thrift shopper, I've noticed prices going so high I wonder if they know what "thrift store" means anymore.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago
[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 27 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

They are a for-profit company built around taking advantage of poor people.

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[–] donescobar@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

The “good” will in the name stands for the “blue” in the garment

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Almost everything in the Goodwill in Rochester, MN is brand new.

Weird as fuck. And we're not talking just things like brand new clothes, we're also talking about things like HDMI cables still in the packaging or clearly unused garden ornaments.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 42 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Goodwill has started doing regional pricing. They will actually sort high value items out of donations and send them to higher income areas to target middle class "thrifters" who are not as price sensitive. These stores are basically like TJ Maxx in terms of pricing.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Also noticed that affluent areas often have donation centers that don't have attached stores - because they want that fucking treasure for online listings probably.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Fuck the working class if you live in a high cost of living area I guess? But that also explains why my local Goodwill turns away so many donations. They're getting fed by other places.

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