I Would Have Never Thought That GoodWill Would Be Affected By Tariffs....... [View all]

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I stopped by my local Goodwill yesterday. I frequent Goodwill on a regular basis. I'm always looking for a deal, a good price on an item that I may need or replace or to maybe find an antique or collectable. Being retired and on a fixed income - it gives me something to do - and maybe save a buck from time to time.

When my Mother passed back in 2012 and I had to liquidate her belongings - I relied on Goodwill to take most of her clothes. She loved to shop and always dressed like a million bucks. She took good care of her clothes. Goodwill doesn't purchase the clothes - these are donated. There should be no need to raise their pricing

I donated her clothes to Goodwill. What got me hooked on Goodwill was that the clothes that I donated were in 'like new' condition. Whomever purchased any of her clothes got a real good deal. Made me feel good that someone could get the same enjoyment of shopping and looking good - like my Mother did.

Realizing that - From time to time I even purchased a shirt here or there and took advantage of a good deal from time to time.

The people that rely on Goodwill for their household goods and clothes buy from Goodwill because it is affordable to them.

I was shocked to see that Goodwill has raised their prices on clothes and they are getting farther and farther away from being good buys. They are getting greedy - because they could.

Now really there should be no reason for them to raise the prices. These clothes are donated. They don't pay a penny to purchase the clothes that hang on their racks. They just raised the prices because - they could.

These are not tariff touched items. They are just taking advantage of a price raise because they could.

I just find it sad that so many businesses get greedy because they see an opportunity to jack up prices because - everything else around them is going up.

I guess it's time for me to dump Goodwill because they - put themselves off like they are a charitable organization - but bottom line - they're just like any business and just out to make a buck.