Why you should NEVER donate old clothing. Discard them!

[MisterT]

What happens to donated clothing?

When you donate clothing, it is bundled, and the bundles are not given to the poor in the developing world as you might think. The bundles are SOLD by mostly cac owned, profit making institutions to businessmen in the developing world. The businessmen act as go betweens, as they buy shipping containers full of bundles. The bundles are again sold to street seller businesses. Ultimately, yes, the clothing does trickle down to the poor, but it is SOLD to them, not given. What this, in turn does is destroys the textile industry in these countries. Seamstresses, tailors, designers, and raw textile sellers get squeezed into nothingness. Unsold clothing becomes an environmental nightmare for these countries. Your used clothing that YOU initially paid for makes a profit for a long line of businessmen who are NOT poor. Everybody gets paid but you, and it's YOUR garment!

 

[Lexx Diamond]

I told my aunt that a few years ago. She is always donating clothes to a Pentecostal Church that picks up the bags from her. She said she doesn't care and would rather give it to the church than send it directly to landfills.

 

[mcguyver]

98% of "charities" are scams.

 

[CptMARVEL]

Sounds a lot like you're telling poor people with no adequate clothing to not seek help and to; "Pull themselves up by their boot straps".
(Even though they have no boots...)
The very thing a White supremacist Trump supporter would say...

 

[Varis]

Give them to old folks homes

 

[DJ]

I dont care where it goes as long as its out if my house.

 

[slam]

give away ...discard ...



y`all trippin ....

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[Goingmark40]

well dam.....for us who like donating this feels like a damn you do...damned you don't situation

 

[34real]

I been saying this once I was working at one of those donations places and I seen the numbers they were making monthly,40-50 thousand and they donate 10% to an org and their profits is tax free and they were able to pay store managers 50+ a year.

I lasted a week there cause the cac's at the bottom protected their jobs like it's all they had and it might of been but they didn't like young black males working there.

 

[EPDC]

give away ...discard ...



y`all trippin ....

...

Man I hate eBay and their fees. I sold a $426 dollar camera this week and after shipping costs and eBay fees (totalling $62) I ended up with like $350.

 

[EPDC]

I dont care where it goes as long as its out if my house.

Basically

 

[slam]

Man I hate eBay and their fees. I sold a $426 dollar camera this week and after shipping costs and eBay fees (totalling $62) I ended up with like $350.

yeah i think it depends ...look into alternative shipping ...u can even make money on the shipping

the fees are the fees tho ...how they make their money ...

 

[tallblacknyc]

You can go directly to a homeless shelter and give it to individuals, find homeless people in the street and offer the, clothes, drop shit off in the hood, leave clothes at a laundromat with a note saying take this stuff if you need/want them, give stuff directly to people who might need it… I was taught as long as it’s usable pass it on to someone who can utilize it.. that went for clothes, toys, books, games, electronics, furniture, etc.. one man’s trash is another man’s treasure… many worlds problems can be solved within the people/community

 

[Hey Julian!]

98% of "charities" are scams.

As someone whose side business exclusively sources through Goodwill and other "non-profit" thrift stores, it's true that the majority of their earnings don't go to the charity they promote. Here the local San Antonio Goodwill Industries had net earnings of $69 million last year. That's local not even national. Less than 25% of that goes to their program and charity services. I was sourcing sneakers last year and I had cart full of shoes and this lady ask me if I was buying them for the homeless. I told her I was a reseller and I could tell she felt some kind of way. I just told her look up how much of Goodwill's earning actually goes to their "jobs" program and these muthafuckas raising their prices every fucking year. It's literally the perfect business model. Zero cost inventory and they keep most of the profits. I ain't mad at it cause I make my money off it, but I have no delusion about them being a charitable organization.