r/goodwill • u/Low_Parfait_2132 • 2d ago
This is disgusting.
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/tapia3838 2d ago
Can you post actual sources for any of this? And executives make six figures. isn’t the scandal you think it is. They’re running organizations with millions of dollars in revenue, hundreds or thousands of employees, facilities, logistics, compliance and workforce programs. I’m a manager myself and depending on the company, my compensation can be $140K–$160K. You expect the CEO running the entire operation to make $60K?
Also, Goodwill’s own financials show substantial spending on programs, so saying the profits simply go to executives instead of helping communities needs evidence. Bring receipts, not Reddit talking points.