Thrift Store Worker Grossed Out by Condition of Some Donatio
Aug 17, 2023 21:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2023 21:00:26 GMT -5
Thrift Store Worker Grossed Out by Condition of Some Donations
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My nephew works at our local hospital’s thrift store.
I think it’s fantastic local individuals and organizations donate things to the store that supports our community directly, which is what the hospital’s shop does both in re-giving some things and selling others to help fund the volunteer program services at the hospital itself.
I was talking to my nephew on the phone and he was telling me about some of the things people donate. Most of it is still useful and ready to be put on the sales floor or given to those in the community in need. Sadly, some of the donations are in less than good condition, or just plain inappropriate.
Here are a few of the things he told me came in while he is at work: baby clothing with poop and puke, live ammunition, a box with a dried out mouse body mixed in, sex toys, expired food, opened toiletries, sheets and clothes with tears and stains in them. That’s just what he thought of from the top of his head.
I don’t usually donate items I can sell at a yard sale or at our annual church bazaar, but it made me think about the kinds of people who dump their trash at thrift stores rather than in the bin. Why don’t people use a little thinking before they “donate” their stuff?--- GROSSED OUT
www.uexpress.com/life/ask-someone-elses-mom/2023/08/16
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My nephew works at our local hospital’s thrift store.
I think it’s fantastic local individuals and organizations donate things to the store that supports our community directly, which is what the hospital’s shop does both in re-giving some things and selling others to help fund the volunteer program services at the hospital itself.
I was talking to my nephew on the phone and he was telling me about some of the things people donate. Most of it is still useful and ready to be put on the sales floor or given to those in the community in need. Sadly, some of the donations are in less than good condition, or just plain inappropriate.
Here are a few of the things he told me came in while he is at work: baby clothing with poop and puke, live ammunition, a box with a dried out mouse body mixed in, sex toys, expired food, opened toiletries, sheets and clothes with tears and stains in them. That’s just what he thought of from the top of his head.
I don’t usually donate items I can sell at a yard sale or at our annual church bazaar, but it made me think about the kinds of people who dump their trash at thrift stores rather than in the bin. Why don’t people use a little thinking before they “donate” their stuff?--- GROSSED OUT
www.uexpress.com/life/ask-someone-elses-mom/2023/08/16
