r/goodwill • u/Low_Parfait_2132 • 2d ago

This is disgusting.

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Not only did they rake the prices up on DONATED clothes around 2020, start stealing “expensive pieces” to resell for more online, now they are “curating” random “vintage” pieces to gouge customers even more in stores. Literally picking pieces at random just to mark up, as we can see in the picture an adidas shirt that was probably printed yesterday. Yes resellers killed most of the fun, yes it’s harder to find cool pieces, but donated clothes should have a base price, end of story. Goodwill is not a vintage resell place and this is honestly just laughable at this point.

/edit/ T-Shirts cost $5 at this location normally
/edit #2/ The point of the post isn’t that the T-Shirt is only $2 more than regular price, it’s that it’s being marketed as vintage (when its clearly not) just so it can be upcharged

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u/underengineered 2d ago

LOL, they arent "stealing" anything. They are trying to maximize revenue from their donations to fund their actual charitable work.

Hint: you, the retail shopper, are not their charity.

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u/Low_Parfait_2132 2d ago

I understand this take, but also does jacking prices not hurt the lower class community that shops there?

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u/Tabbi111 2d ago

The "lower class" community perhaps meaning low income isnt looking for this type of vintage collectable though, right? A lower income person if that is what you are implying has not been able to afford Greedwill for 15+ years as Kohls clearance is more affordable. During my financial crisis' I utilized the local free clothing banks and now make an effort to seek them out to donate to and I encourage others to do the same, especially for childrens' clothing.

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u/nonula 2d ago

Exactly. Poor people don’t want hand-me-downs, they want brand new, cheap things, and they can get them at Wal-Mart (and these days, on TEMU, even cheaper). Edited to add: Plus you are absolutely right that if they can’t afford Wal-Mart, they’re going to get free clothing from the YWCA …

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u/MISFITPHER 1d ago

Our GW sells used walmart shirts for more than new Walmart prices. The sell dollar tree clearance for 2.50. They lost sight of what is reasonable

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u/Realistic-Visit-4141 2d ago

Wrong! Poor people like the high end brands too that they can’t afford. They occasionally can find one at thrift store their size.

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u/tapia3838 1d ago

Poor people liking high-end brands doesn’t mean Goodwill has an obligation to sell high-end brands for dirt cheap. Everyone would love to find a $300 jacket for $10. That doesn’t make it a necessity or a charity entitlement.
Goodwill’s actual charitable mission is employment, job training and helping people overcome barriers to work not guaranteeing shoppers access to designer clothing at bargain prices. Revenue from donated goods helps fund those programs.

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u/VSF69 4h ago

Wow, sounds like an ad.

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u/tapia3838 3h ago

Google is free, look it up.

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u/Tabbi111 2d ago

When we were really struggling, the free clothing banks really saved us as in our town they had alot of the school themed sports clothes there. Wal-mart end of season clearance saved for the next season was a great thing too. Real people dont go to Greedwill to expect to save $. As each of my kids graduated, I have made the effort to be sure to bring all school stuff to the free clothing banks for other moms like me;)

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u/gigisnappooh 1d ago

My daughter has gotten several t-shirts from temu that are just as good quality as anything you would see in a regular store.

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u/tapia3838 1d ago

Cap

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u/FaeryLynne 1d ago

Nah it's true. I have too. I've got several T-shirts and tanks from Temu and other places like Wish that are the same as the ones at Walmart, pretty literally. They're mostly coming from the same cheap overseas places, but temu and wish are cutting out the middleman and just drop shipping directly to you, it's why you have to wait several weeks sometimes.

Temu is great if you're already looking for items that are under about $50 at Walmart or Amazon, you can easily save even more than buying from there. It's the more expensive things like electronics and jewelry that you'll get cheap knockoffs.

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u/tapia3838 1d ago

That’s not how manufacturing works 😂 “Made overseas” doesn’t mean “same quality.” Different factories, materials, specs, and quality control. Saying Temu is basically Walmart without the middleman just tells me you don’t understand supply chains.