Goodwill Scrap TV's

[julianburke]

Sadly MANY thrift stores are run with a moron mentality. The local Goodwill stores are mostly clothing stores and their philosophy is; quote "If we have no room for it, then it is trash". I have seen many trucks coming in with the day's haul only to back up to the trash compactor and empty it because they have no room for it at the main collection site. They used to have auctions but after the manager left, they don't any more. They don't care how valuable the goods are, they just go into the dumpster and WILL NOT let you have anything.

Up in Ohio I came across a thrift store manager who was an absolute moron. He knew the machine didn't work and he saw it smoke when he plugged it in but still wanted full price for it. Another store here in Knoxville had a $2.95 Pier 1 import Chinese abacus with the price tag still affixed. She swore it was over 100 years old and she knew because she was an "antiques expert". They are experts all right as they almost always throw out the good stuff and put the crap in the store.

Funny thing is they all think they belong to the Fortune 500 managers' guild. Just ask 'em!!