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Jrsygrl96

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28. They are not like any other business.

Wed Jun 4, 2025, 04:52 PM

Jun 2025

Most businesses buy goods and sell them for a higher price in order to make a profit. Goodwill gets their goods for FREE and sells them for a profit. NO MONEY GOES TO ANY CHARITY AT ALL! When I found that out I stopped donating. I give to The Salvation Army now.

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I Would Have Never Thought That GoodWill Would Be Affected By Tariffs....... [View all] global1 Jun 2025 OP

I'm not so sure JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #1

I'm so sorry to hear that. ananda Jun 2025 #2

I noticed this a few years ago. Ritabert Jun 2025 #3

Donations might be falling if people are holding on to items longer to pinch pennies. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #4

If Goodwill still operates training programs TommyT139 Jun 2025 #5

Didn't goodwill get a new ceo a few years back? mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #6

franchise jaymac Jun 2025 #18

There is no national organization. Mosby Jun 2025 #33

There is no national Goodwill organization but there is an international one. Wiz Imp Jun 2025 #46

started 20 odd years ago? LOL wow are you misinformed Wiz Imp Jun 2025 #41

I thought their clothes were too pricey last year. Ilsa Jun 2025 #7

I refuse to shop at Goodwill bif Jun 2025 #8

I'm Going To Re-Evaluate My Shopping At Goodwill...... global1 Jun 2025 #13

"I'm Going To Re-Evaluate My Shopping At Goodwill......" Mariana Jun 2025 #24

False .....debunked years ago FB47243 Jun 2025 #17

Source, please. Mariana Jun 2025 #19

see post 21 markie Jun 2025 #23

You might want to do some fact checking. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #35

COMPLETELY FALSE Wiz Imp Jun 2025 #47

I was also surprised by how much Goodwill is raising their prices Ghost of Tom Joad Jun 2025 #9

You have to buy a lot of merchandise to generate enough rewards to bring the cost of a jacket + 3 tops down to $8 chia Jun 2025 #39

Goodwill isn't a nonprofit swong19104 Jun 2025 #10

Do some fact checking, before passing on false information. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #36

100 percent FALSE Wiz Imp Jun 2025 #48

Thrifting has become more of a hobby with young adults, and in consequence the prices have been rising LauraInLA Jun 2025 #11

All the stores are raising prices on everything. Blue Full Moon Jun 2025 #12

Goodwill homegirl Jun 2025 #14

What is the world are you talking about? SCantiGOP Jun 2025 #15

I've stopped going there a long time ago spinbaby Jun 2025 #16

I stopped supporting them when they gave LittleGirl Jun 2025 #20

Not True Wiz Imp Jun 2025 #50

a bit of information... markie Jun 2025 #21

But some rando on the internet said the CEO makes millions! Mariana Jun 2025 #25

just like real life markie Jun 2025 #27

My local Good Will stores raised prices significantly over the last few years. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2025 #22

I stopped giving to Goodwill and Value Village because they were pricing said items far too high. Bev54 Jun 2025 #26

They are not like any other business. Jrsygrl96 Jun 2025 #28

Goodwill is a charity. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #38

Consumers are squeezed so their sales volume is down. bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #29

I recently watched a video on YouTube of someone Cloudhopper Jun 2025 #30

I can understand being surprised, but before all the nodding heads declare a Goodwill boycott... Hekate Jun 2025 #31

They may be raising prices because they have lost fed $$ Nigrum Cattus Jun 2025 #32

I stopped shopping at Goodwill years ago. I prefer shopping at local thrift stores. appleannie1 Jun 2025 #34

The local Goodwill has a similar fund. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #40

They sell more than just the donated items FakeNoose Jun 2025 #37

I've donated clothes to Goodwill that still had the price tags on them. Maybe that's all it is chia Jun 2025 #43

Yes that's true, but they sometimes have several identical items on the rack FakeNoose Jun 2025 #49

Do yourself a favor and reach out to your local Goodwill. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #42

I stopped shopping there years ago synni Jun 2025 #44

It isn't the tariffs. Horse with no Name Jun 2025 #45

Amazing. This thread effectively proves that even people on DU are not immune Wiz Imp Jun 2025 #51

Well if cost goes up for the rest of us, it is going to go up for them too. They have several job training programs. tulipsandroses Jun 2025 #52