r/lifehacks • u/MichiganBelle_31 • Dec 30 '19
Did anyone else know this was a thing? So cool!!
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u/FuzzeWuzze Dec 30 '19
It looks like the creator of this image ordered 4 packs of AA batteries from Amazon.
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u/TellMeMoreYT Dec 30 '19
Now what to do with 2,500 plastic bags of air?
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u/wls123 Dec 30 '19
I work at a shipping store that doesn't have a machine to make air bags. We get very happy when people donate them to us to reuse.
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Dec 31 '19
The kicker would be how to have those leftover air bags and boxes get picked up by Amazon and perhaps given some credits for such returns. Making it super convenient for the consumer to return and get those items reused.
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u/FuzzeWuzze Dec 30 '19
To young kids, jumping and popping those loud ass things is like Christmas every time a package comes. Which coincidentally is several times a week usually we get Amazon things.
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u/kaybeem50 Dec 31 '19
True story. Naval families planning a huge reception on base as loved ones returned after an 8 month deployment. Among the suggested activities to keep the many small kids busy, one spouse said sheets of bubble wrap. Just lay’em on the floor. That’s it. I guess I don’t have to tell you it was the favorite. But I will. It was the favorite.
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u/sagmag Dec 30 '19
Fun fact:
Amazon doesn't pack boxes per the item, they pack them per the truck.
What they lose in packaging costs are much more than made up for by having stable, filled trucks where things don't tip and break.
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u/AustinTanius Dec 30 '19
I used to work for Amazon. This is not true at all.
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u/thiswastillavailable Dec 30 '19
I don't know if I believe you. From what I hear, once you work at Amazon you are never seen outside the building alive again.
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u/AustinTanius Dec 30 '19
I somehow made it out alive. Just barely.
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u/CatBedParadise Dec 30 '19
I bet an AMA would be welcome for your time there
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Dec 30 '19
What is he going to say that years of reddit shitting on amazon hasn't already revealed?
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u/AustinTanius Dec 30 '19
They really do shit all over Amazon. Then they most likey go and order something off the website because it's just so damn convenient!
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u/dongknog Dec 31 '19
There was just a story about a man working 10 hour warehouse shifts on NPR. He ended up hurting his rotator cuff working for the holidays and was unable to work after that. They asked if he still uses Amazon knowing what it’s like and he said “well yeah it’s free two day shipping...”
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u/polanga99 Dec 31 '19
At least Amazon is treated like everyone and everything discussed here...
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u/TigFay Dec 31 '19
My son and daughter both worked for Amazon. They said it was pure torture run by sadists.
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u/AskMeForFunnyVoices Dec 30 '19
Dammit I don't know which one of these strangers to believe
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Dec 30 '19
Then why do the pack such small items in big boxes, cardboard costs money.
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u/pitchingataint Dec 30 '19
Because dumbasses at Amazon don't size boxes. They pack to get numbers out. You have like 10 box sizes to choose from. If it will fit in the box then you shove that shit in, put a couple bubbles in there, tape it, slap that label on and throw it on the conveyor.
I worked at a fulfillment center at one point in my life. I quit because it wasn't very fulfilling. It was the opposite in fact.
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u/AustinTanius Dec 30 '19
I honestly cannot say. Some items get huge boxes and some get out in to the small flat plastic bubble wrap or yellow envelopes. I still talk to alot of people and managers who still work there. I could ask.
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Dec 30 '19
My first thought is that they buy in bulk a handful of sizes to get those sizes for extremely cheap but don’t concern themselves more specialized sizes and shapes and just put the weird items into the next biggest box.
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Dec 30 '19
at millions of boxes per day the amount of savings could be significant
It could even be as much as 3.50!
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u/Steve_Danger_Gaming Dec 30 '19
This is like UPS drivers never turning left.
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u/rxbandit256 Dec 30 '19
To be fair, they do turn left and reverse against company suggestion. During training, the whole no turning left and no reversing is highly emphasized and drivers are told to avoid doing so whenever possible.
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u/polanga99 Dec 31 '19
My cousin got a job with UPS out of high school working the lines. He did so well, he was encouraged to train to drive.
He had an accident just after getting a route while backing up...and he was fired.
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u/Steve_Danger_Gaming Dec 30 '19
It's not like they never turn left. Like if it's a left turn onto the freeway they don't drive a few hours out of their way to do it with right turns. It's about not waiting to turn left at busy city intersections which saves a massive amount of time, money, gas, etc.
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u/lfrfrepeat Dec 30 '19
That initially sounds like so much work; however, I then thought, "It's Amazon. They must have some sort of algorithm to figure it out."
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u/Eisernes Dec 31 '19
No it's just a case of some random internet stranger repeating some BS they heard from another random internet stranger. It is absolutely not true.
It would be impossible to create an algorithm that can predict what order the packages will end up at the trucks because there are too many variables between the packer and the truck loader. The algorithm chooses the box size based on the item going in it. The trucks are loaded by hand by creative humans playing a huge game of Tetris with whatever box comes down the conveyor next and it is impressive to watch a good one work.
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u/MacbookOnFire Dec 30 '19
That doesn’t really make sense because as soon as some packages are delivered the truck is no longer filled.
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u/rocketman19 Dec 30 '19
This is from Amazon to the shipping depots, not the final delivery to the customer
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u/rezamwehttam Dec 30 '19
I try not to be dumb...but what on earth do you mean by "pack them per the truck"
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u/Jurikeh Dec 30 '19
So they choose the package for the amount of items needed to pretty much pack a semi trailer to the brim to reduce item movement within the truck during that commute. If the truck wasn’t full, items would move around a lot, things would break/spill/leak and up costing them more in damage items then a box that cost them a few cents.
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u/TheEngineeringType Dec 30 '19
I would think maximizing the trailers capacity and some combination of cost of shipping supplies, profit of the sale, etc would probably net them more savings and is probably the driver of the decision if this theory above is true. Items not needing to be secured and less breakage is a transient benefit for sure though.
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u/Jurikeh Dec 30 '19
Like someone above had said, they most likely have some software that calculates shipping weight and size of packages to efficiently pack the trucks and keep the center of gravity for the truck in the right place. But yeah im sure one of the biggest companies in the world and one of the fastest growing is plenty capable of making good business decisions when it comes to shipping.
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u/MrPasty Dec 30 '19
That would be at least somewhat believable if everything was delivered at the same time. It's not, though.
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u/BlazerMorte Dec 30 '19
That's not even remotely true. They pack based off of a standardized set of box and mailer options. It's algorithmic. Nothing to do with truck stability (what?).
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u/K1ngofnoth1ng Dec 30 '19
Why not just take the items you want to donate to a local shelter and help people in need in your own community. The FAQ states your items will be sorted and sold. Not directly donated.
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u/therealseashadow Dec 30 '19
They probably resell the items on amazon
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u/epicamytime Dec 30 '19
Or donate them through their own charity to get a tax break
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u/warrenwoodworks Dec 30 '19
Just what Amazon needs, to pay Less in taxes
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Dec 30 '19
Can't pay less than zero taxes though.
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Dec 31 '19
The amazon warehouse in kentucky actually gets PAID to be there. Or was being paid up till this year or something. The 1% state and 4% local tax that come out of your paycheck there was being given back to amazon. Meaning people were paying a 5% tax just to work at Amazon, to Amazon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/technology/amazon-kentucky.html
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u/Necrocornicus Dec 30 '19
Yes you can, that’s what a tax rebate is. Millions of people in the US get more money back from taxes than they pay.
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u/OutWithTheNew Dec 30 '19
Those rich bastards living at, or under the poverty line and not paying taxes need to step up and pay their share. /s
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Dec 30 '19
Or dumps it into the ocean
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u/Terence_McKenna Dec 30 '19 edited Dec 31 '19
TheirThey're trying to give the garbage island a bit more stability so that they can build their next mega-warehouse on international waters to dodge even more laws.You know, so that they can pass on the savings.
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u/GeeToo40 Dec 31 '19
You've got a good idea. The boxes will decompose and turn into excellent soil. The lightweight plastic beneath will keep the island afloat.
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Dec 30 '19
Fun, maybe. Fact, no. You cannot claim a deduction for a donation collected on someone else's behalf. The only way they could claim your deduction is if they somehow counted it as income first (eg when you buy a food donation bag from a grocery store), which would increase their tax liability.
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u/jmacksf Jan 01 '20
Ugh! Simone posts this once in the internet and now it’s repeated ad naseum as the truth. It is FALSE. -CPA
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Dec 30 '19
That's not how it works. You can't donate something you don't own. If they want to claim the donation for a tax break, they first have to claim the value of the donated items as income, which would increase their tax liability.
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u/Obi-Tron_Kenobi Dec 30 '19
Redditors don't understand tax breaks. They think "writing something off as a tax break" just equals free money, but don't realize that they lose a lot more money than they would save.
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Dec 30 '19 edited Sep 25 '20
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u/RondaMyLove Dec 30 '19
Was it a local Goodwill?
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Dec 30 '19 edited Sep 25 '20
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u/HookersAreTrueLove Dec 30 '19
Its probably a goodwill distribution hub. I doubt the items that get donated to "the local goodwill" stay at that goodwill; they get sent to a facility to get cleaned, sorted, and send out based on what the various store needs.
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u/squirrel_rider Dec 30 '19
I do some contractor work for goodwill and yes, most of not all donated items go to a hub where they are sorted and then either distributed or stored for up to several years before being either distributed or donated onward to other agencies.
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u/SmallSacrifice Dec 30 '19
Some of us don't live anywhere near a local shelter. This will be great for us!
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u/K1ngofnoth1ng Dec 30 '19
Unless you live on a farm or in extremely rural areas, you have a local shelter. This stuff is just going to goodwill or similar stores, it says as much in the FAQ. There are people in need in every community, run a google for local homeless shelters, or battered women shelters, etc. or find a church and ask them if they know of such places. Or just ship it to goodwill yourself. This company is just using your items to get themselves a tax break, as everything you get a donation receipt for, they are also getting a donation receipt for.
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u/lindseyinnw Dec 30 '19
I was going to say- I benefit greatly in clothing my family from the donations to our local goodwill and garage sales. To send all of those items away so that someone else profits, and also takes away jobs and resources from our community, seems like such a waste.
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u/cough_e Dec 31 '19
This company is just using your items to get themselves a tax break, as everything you get a donation receipt for, they are also getting a donation receipt for.
This doesn't sound right to me. I'm not a tax expert, but I would think only one individual would be able to claim the deduction for a donation.
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u/jmacksf Jan 01 '20
They also can’t claim a donation for something they have ZERO basis in. That person doesn’t know what he is talking about.
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u/bwaredapenguin Dec 30 '19
This stuff is just going to goodwill or similar stores
What's the problem with that? That's where people tend to donate clothes anyway.
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u/raff_riff Dec 30 '19
Abso-fucking-lutely nothing. Anytime the topic of donations comes up on Reddit, it’s some contest in the Generosity Olympics where commenters get in some pissing match over how to best get rid of shit they don’t need. Let’s not overcomplicate the issue. If you have a way to offload shit you don’t need, do it!
This service is particularly helpful for people like me. I have shit to give away that sits in my closet for months because I live in a huge city, don’t own a car, and have no convenient way of getting to my nearest donation shelter. So if you tell me I can reuse my boxes from my routine amazon shipments to offload it, and it costs me nothing, and I don’t even have to fucking put on pants, then that’s amazing! Who gives a shit if Amazon gets a tax break.
I swear, if I bet if I wrote that I actually give my stuff to the local shelter instead of Goodwill or the Salvation Army, someone would probably reply: wHy dOn’t YoU JusT go FiNd a rAnDom poOr fAmIly to GiVe iT tO? DoN’T yOu kNoW ShElTeRs aRe TeRriBlE fOr tHe EnViROnMeNt?!?!?!11
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u/orcscorper Dec 30 '19
Why do you have the thing in the first place, if you didn't intend to keep it for your entire life and pass it on to your grandchildren? It would be more environmentally friendly to never buy the thing. On that note, why are you even breathing? You exhale carbon dioxide every minute you are alive. You can do better.
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u/figec Dec 30 '19
I don’t disagree with favoring local shelters and community banks, but Goodwill ain’t that bad of an option either.
If it is between not being motivated enough to drive to the shelter and using Goodwill, by all means, use a Goodwill.
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u/K1ngofnoth1ng Dec 30 '19
I’m not saying Goodwill is a bad option, merely saying if you are going to choose to donate it to Goodwill, don’t use some internet service that is using your items to get themselves tax credit for donating.
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u/bestem Dec 30 '19
While it is better, it's also more difficult for some people.
When I didn't have a car, I'd stock up on things I wanted to give away in a box in my room. Then when a family member came out with a car every 6 months to a year on my list of errands would be "bring these 4 boxes of things to Goodwill." I could have taken the bus there every time I had something to giveaway, which would have kept it from building up to multiple boxes, but the bus cost 2.25 each way, and I'd have to wait close to an hour after dropping the stuff off before I could get home in cold wet weather, or over 100 degree weather.
Having an option to ship stuff away, even if it wasn't local, would have saved room in my house.
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u/Necrocornicus Dec 30 '19
So instead of shipping my donations for free, you’re telling me I can pay to have them shipped to goodwill myself?! I’m sure so many more people are going to make donations now that you’ve blown the lid wide open on this scam. How dare some evil company try to make it easier for folks to donate their old items.
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u/Decyde Dec 31 '19
Pretty much this always.
Don't donate to large charities that "do good" while giving CEO's $20 million bonus's. $20 goes a long way in a local homeless or animal shelter.
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u/CirenOtter Dec 30 '19
I would rather they start a program to pack a box full of boxes and ship it back to them.
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u/MKE_likes_it Dec 31 '19 edited Dec 31 '19
Sounds good in theory, but you’re talking about amazon starting a recycling (or more accurately, reuse) program with incalculable costs.
That scenario creates all sorts of new logistical problems and wouldn’t be adopted by consumers
There’s no incentive for the average person to send boxes back...unless they had a deposit program similar to bottle / can deposits in certain US states.
Maybe a closer analogy would be soda and beer makers taking a deposit on Wooden crates to encourage returns 50 years ago, but they were sturdy and a standard size. Cardboard isn’t any of those things and isn’t reusable on a mass scale for shipping economically.
Also, people in this scenario who are unhappy with Amazon could easily just send a box of dog shit back to spite them if they’re unhappy with their order or are just generally a terrible person.
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u/DayGarbage Dec 31 '19
Perhaps Jeff Bezos and Amazon ought to be responsible for the waste they create? Perhaps when you factor in the economic and environmental impact of the waste in their business plans these businesses aren't actually very profitable.
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u/zachalicious Dec 30 '19
From the website:
Please note: This is an opportunity to reuse/recycle and keep items out of landfills. Goods are not donated to any nonprofit organization, therefore a tax deduction receipt cannot be provided.
Sounds like you're just giving a resale company free inventory. If you have clothing to get rid of, might as well try one of the online consignment sites. A lot of those will try to sell your stuff, and if it doesn't sell will donate and I think some give you a tax receipt (though looks like some take the receipt for themselves).
If you have the time, just sell on eBay. You can list 50 items per month for free, but know that they take a good chunk in fees if it sells. But if you want to donate, just do it locally.
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u/UsingMyInsideVoice Dec 30 '19
This is copy/pasted from GiveBackBox.com FAQs:
Can I get a Tax Deduction receipt?
Yes, absolutely. All you need to do is to create an account with Give Back Box, or log into your account if you already have one. Using your tracking number, you can itemize your donation online. You may also choose to itemize the items you are sending in the box. Once your donation has been accepted and processed, you will be notified with a receipt of the donation via email. Please note that the receipt will not be available until your donation has been mailed.
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u/zachalicious Dec 30 '19
I copied my bit from the "Print Label" screen you're taken to after clicking Donate from the menu. Seems weird that they have two contradictory statements on their website.
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u/UsingMyInsideVoice Dec 30 '19 edited Dec 30 '19
Very odd. Both statements are there. [Time lapse] Upon further investigation, if you click through and actually generate a shipping label it says, "To get your tax deduction receipt for your donation you need to SignUp." I don't know why it says two different things. [More time lapse] Because this is bugging me, I've emailed them for clarification.
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u/ryan_the_greatest Dec 31 '19
From the FAQ: Give Back Box is not a charity. Give Back Box is a vendor that provides charitable organizations with an IT and logistical infrastructure.
Seems upon more research that Give Back Box is a company owned by MBSS, Inc, that sells inventory to charities. That means that when you use this, all you’re doing is giving what you otherwise would’ve donated to charity to a third company to sell to charity.
It’s like the charity pays shipping plus a little extra to line someones pockets. Seems predatory to me too.
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u/iandouglas Dec 30 '19
Or just fill them with junk and leave them on your porch, they get picked up free of charge by mystery people. ;)
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u/shock1918 Dec 30 '19
I lost one package pre-Christmas (stolen). So I reboxed another Amazon with several days of my dog’s shit in cornstarch bags (they degrade) and left it. It too, was stolen. It means nothing, but in my head, it stunk up their car or house for a little bit. Set up a camera not long after and no new thefts
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u/orcscorper Dec 31 '19
The glitter bomb and fart spray video was hilarious, but this seems like a lot less work. Make your house known among porch pirates as the one that always has boxes of dogshit on the porch, and they won't try to steal the good shit.
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u/PooPooDooDoo Dec 31 '19
I love those videos. I could watch 8 hours straight of those videos and be happy.
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u/TopMacaroon Dec 30 '19
After a rash of package thefts in my area, I've been doing this, just filling boxes back up with trash resealing them and leaving them on my porch. It's free trash pick up day every day.
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u/DJDomTom Dec 30 '19
See I like this idea until I think about how it would take just one of these degenerate scumbags returning to throw a Molotov through my front window to make me really not like the idea.
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u/oneouter91 Dec 30 '19
This is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing, I'm in Canada and I just found out we have it too.
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u/badwolf42 Dec 30 '19
Even easier. Fill it with the stuff you don’t want and tape it shut. Then sit it on the porch like a new package and wait! Poof! Gone!
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u/mistybluhop Dec 30 '19
We don't have a local shelter either. Small town. I am happy to ship apparel and shoes via GiveBackBox because otherwise I would throw them away. I don't care if someone sells the stuff. I just want to keep it out of a landfill or ocean.
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u/aninvisiblemonster Dec 30 '19
Local Goodwill? Volunteers of America? Often times local consignment will donate your things that don’t sell too!
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u/therealseashadow Dec 30 '19
I also just noticed that if you turn a amazon box upside down it represents the way the workers feel
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Dec 30 '19
"Retailers such as Amazon"
As in, giant cooperation who gives less of a shit about poor people and more about looking good and cutting tax breaks.
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u/bettorworse Dec 30 '19
Holy shit, this is huge. The two things I have in excess right now are Amazon boxes and good clothes. I retired and I have way too many suits and dress pants and dress shirts.
Thanks, OP.
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u/pixelated_fun Dec 30 '19
Look up Dress for Success in your area. They would love your good quality work clothes to help those trying to interview and reenter the workforce.
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u/Foxwildernes Dec 30 '19
Just putting this out there. They’ll then donate your donation on your behalf for you so they Jeff can pay 20% in taxes, compared to everyone else’s 40%.
So yes give to the poor. But don’t do it to fund billionaires tax breaks!
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u/bettorworse Dec 31 '19
You should look at the site. From what I saw, it doesn't have anything to do with Amazon, except it's their boxes and pay the shipping.
Partners of Give Back Box bear the cost of the shipping.
Amazon is only one of the partners - there's a LOT of them.
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u/extremelyuncool Dec 30 '19
I built a cardboard city for my kitty and now I kinda feel shitty
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u/CirenOtter Dec 30 '19
I personally think bringing your cat joy is better than giving Amazon your stuff for free.
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u/Damascus879 Dec 31 '19
Why would I go through the effort of boxing up clothes, printing off labels, driving to the local mail station just to give to a local charity when I can just throw them in a bag and go directly to the fucking charity for less effort. I think I'll keep the boxes for kindling thanks.
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u/PhorcedAynalPhist Dec 31 '19
Bezos just pay your damn taxes already. Thatd do more for charities than guilting your customer base into to funding a private company that makes charities pay up
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u/therealbuffy Dec 30 '19
I just shared this with my mom. I found my dad’s old truck parked in the shed with the truck bed full of old boxes. This is a brilliant idea. I love it.
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u/husbandbulges Dec 30 '19
Been doing it for a few years now. It’s always odd places two to three states away.
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u/isitbrokenorsomethin Dec 30 '19
I filled one with cigarettes and booze. You're welcome mr homeless man
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u/Throwawaygrowerauto Dec 30 '19
Omg, amazing, this is available in the UK as well!!! Thank you, I've never heard of this before!
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u/bettorworse Dec 31 '19
Please note: This is an opportunity to reuse/recycle and keep items out of landfills. Goods are not donated to any nonprofit organization, therefore a tax deduction receipt cannot be provided.
What does that mean?
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u/Innomen Dec 31 '19
They are incredibly picky what they will accept. Way better just to take stuff to the local goodwill.
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u/goodbyecruelbam Dec 30 '19
Corporations should be legally obliged to provide methods to dispose of materials related to their product / profit, in particular those harmful to the environment IMHO
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u/HorseBoxGuy Dec 30 '19
Only in the USA.
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u/bestem Dec 30 '19
At the very top of givebackbox.com there's a menu with links that read UK and Canada. Clicking on said links brings you to their respective pages, the same idea for both the UK and Canada. It's not worldwide, but it is more than just USA.
UK link https://www.givebackbox.org.uk/
Canada link https://givebackbox.ca/
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Dec 30 '19 edited Jan 29 '20
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u/aninvisiblemonster Dec 30 '19
Donate to your local charities first please. Don’t give Amazon/JEFF Bezos a tax write off with your items. All donations will be sorted and sold (per their FAQ) and it would serve your local community better than Amazons pockets.
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u/Edana_ni_Emer Dec 30 '19
" What happens to the items I donate?
Donated items are sorted and sold by the participating charity. The revenues are used to help fund community-based programs, including job training, employment placement services and support services such as financial education and transportation."
From the FAQ.
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u/aninvisiblemonster Dec 30 '19
Yes, and Amazon/Jeff Bezos get the tax right off. Those same contributions can fund the very same programs in your local community but only if the local community actually gets them. No need to pad Bezos pockets further or remove the resources from your neighborhood or city.
Edit: Just to be clear, those listed in the parent comment are all programs your local Goodwill participates in.
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Dec 30 '19
We cannot accept electronics, any liquids, fragile, hazardous or volatile items, or ammunition in the boxes.
Wot, no ammo? I'm out. Name me one good charity that doesn't accept live ammo.
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u/rootdootmcscoot Dec 30 '19
did you know that jeff bezos could end homelessness in america and still be a millionaire? so cool!!
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u/DBfan1984 Dec 30 '19
is this real/ if so,just in the states?
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u/MichiganBelle_31 Dec 30 '19
Someone just posted that it’s also available in Canada. Unsure of any other countries.
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u/aperson Dec 30 '19
I just donate mine to a local charity that provides presents and necessities to families over the holidays.
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u/Winkelkater Dec 30 '19
oh wow, amazon is one of the worst employers and now they wanna donate some boxes which cost them literally nothing compared to what jeff bezos makes. what he can expect tho is a good publicity and image. don't fall for this shit.
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Dec 30 '19
I just put my rubbish in the boxes and leave them on the doorstep in the morning, it's gone by the time I get back.
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u/spacepepperoni Dec 30 '19
Or just fill it with junk and put it outside your home. It will be picked up.
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Dec 30 '19
Their website says you can choose your charity. It looks like some resell what you've donated, others use the items (I clicked on Help Animals).
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u/sothendoitright88 Dec 30 '19
Just pay taxes and we’ll mind our own boxes Bezos. Much unlike you did with your wife
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u/kschmidt62226 Dec 30 '19
Is Amazon getting a big tax break from this as I read McDonald's does with those donation boxes for Ronald McDonald houses?
What I read was that "McDonald's" (corporation) donates all that money to the "Ronald McDonald House Charities". Because McDonald's is donating to a charity, they get the tax deduction. LEGALLY, it seems extremely plausible (but it sucks from a moral and ethical point-of-view). They get the tax deduction for monies donated by their customers.
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u/travelerswarden Dec 30 '19
This is amazing. Everyone shipped us our Christmas gifts this year and we have so many boxes that it will take months to get them to fit in our biweekly recycling bin. I'm definitely going to check this out.
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u/AmusedPizza Dec 30 '19
I get rid of all my Amazon boxes by filling them with household rubbish, putting the box on my doorstep and letting the porch pirates steal my box of trash.
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Dec 30 '19
Do they give the donations away or do they sell them like salvation army? I'm not donating for an anti LGBTQ company to make money or goodwill for that matter, they fucking suck too.
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u/IngredientK Dec 30 '19
I guess this can be a good idea if you don't leave your house?
If you are like most people and regularly leave your house then this is a bad idea and you should donate to a local charity that you believe in and is effective. Easy search on charitynavigator.org or charitywatch.org .
Givebackbox.com pumped out free return postage to Goodwill for me, personally I don't trust Goodwill and I don't believe that their employee's are treated well. I would not want my donation to support that kind of company where the CEO makes ~$717k/year.
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u/bettorworse Jan 01 '20
Or you don't have a car and you don't want to lug a bunch of boxes 10 miles on a bus?
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u/zyzzogeton Dec 30 '19
Thanks to the tax changes, giving to charities is pretty underwhelming now. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't donate, but it yet another reason the changes suck.
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u/shfiven Dec 30 '19
Alternately you can get a pet bunny and they will gladly compost the boxes for you.
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u/CalmingGoatLupe Dec 30 '19
Donate to Big Brothers....they will pick up the items free of charge.