the salvation army - proving that beggars *can* be choosers!

[Shortcut]

I had some furniture I wanted to donate. Since the Salvation Army can pickup donations, I decided to call them up to schedule a pickup. To my surprise, it turns out these bastards are pretty picky:

Salvation Army: What would you like to donate?
Me: Bed, drawers, tables, clothes, etc.
SA: Are the furniture items from a matching set?
Me: (thinking WTF?) The items were bought separately.
SA: I'm sorry, we only accept furniture if they're from a matching set.

WTF? I assumed the SA provided furniture and clothing to those who are less fortunate. It seems, though, the SA primarily caters to those who really care that their bed matches their dresser.

Fscking morons - they could've supplied a bed to someone who needed one...guess they'll have to keep looking for a matching set for Chip, Bunny, and Sport.

Guess the SA won't be needing my spare change come this holiday season. Asshats.

 

[Encryptic]

"We only accept matching sets"?

Since when did Martha Stewart start running the Salvation Army?

 

[Nohr]

Idiots. Kudos for trying though.

 

[brunswickite]

wtf

 

[HiTek21]

Wow I've never heard the Salvation Army refuses any free goods. I've never called them to pick stuff up we just drop it off at the the nearest SA Truck. Makes me wonder if its worth my time giving stuff to them now.

 

[poopaskoopa]

Now you make me wonder what would have happend if you'd just lied, and someone from SA shows up at your place, only to find that the furnitures are't matching sets.

 

[bolido2000]

Fvck yeah! those morons refused to take my couch because it was dirty (normal dirt from 6 years of use) the thing was in great condition....those drivers were prolly to lazy to carry the furniture to the truck

 

[brigden]

What a joke. Over here, at Christmas they only accept new, unopened toys. Stupid.

 

[Nitemare]

Put a flyer up at your nearest university with dorms. Someone will come and get it.

 

[MrYogi]

Did you ever go into a salvation army store? The prices are outrageous for used (mostly crap) $hit.

 

[BruinEd03]

Originally posted by: Shortcut
I had some furniture I wanted to donate. Since the Salvation Army can pickup donations, I decided to call them up to schedule a pickup. To my surprise, it turns out these bastards are pretty picky:

Salvation Army: What would you like to donate?
Me: Bed, drawers, tables, clothes, etc.
SA: Are the furniture items from a matching set?
Me: (thinking WTF?) The items were bought separately.
SA: I'm sorry, we only accept furniture if they're from a matching set.

WTF? I assumed the SA provided furniture and clothing to those who are less fortunate. It seems, though, the SA primarily caters to those who really care that their bed matches their dresser.

Fscking morons - they could've supplied a bed to someone who needed one...guess they'll have to keep looking for a matching set for Chip, Bunny, and Sport.

Guess the SA won't be needing my spare change come this holiday season. Asshats.

From what I understand what they do is they sell stuff in their stores and then use the profits to help people.

-Ed

 

[luv2chill]

Yeah Salvation Army sucks. See if you have a Goodwill office near by. I think they are a much better company, and I've never had them turn down a donation.

I don't know if they will pick up. Worth a call to check though.

l2c

 

[Beau]

Where do you live? There may be a Deseret Industries near by. Drop it off there, or they may even come get it. No problem if it's dirty, doesn't match, etc. They not only help the needy by offering good products for extremely cheap, but they also employ them to help fix the and clean the stuff they sell.

 

[johnjohn320]

Hey asshole, how bout you not call people who do good work "bastards." Yeah, they should've taken the set. Maybe they have an overabundance of beds right now (more than they could possibly give away?) Ever think of that?

In case you hadn't guessed, I do a lot of work for the Salvation Army. They're good people. They work hard for those less fortunate. A lot more than just trying to donate stuff, which you seem to feel all self-absorbed over (look at me! i'm a good person, but these bastards who've dedicated their lives to helping the homeless won't take it! waaaah!).

Maybe you didn't mean it this way, I'm sorry I'm getting snappy. But you took something and blown it way out of proportion, and using some pretty strong words to describe good people. All I'm saying is there's probably another reason, and if not, oh well, donate the bed somewhere else and get off your soapbox!

 

[Vic]

Goodwill and Desert Industries are great places to donate. The only things I've ever seen them decline are items that contain hazardous wastes (like old refridgerators) or old non-working computers.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Hey asshole, how bout you not call people who do good work "bastards." Yeah, they should've taken the set. Maybe they have an overabundance of beds right now (more than they could possibly give away?) Ever think of that?

In case you hadn't guessed, I do a lot of work for the Salvation Army. They're good people. They work hard for those less fortunate. A lot more than just trying to donate stuff, which you seem to feel all self-absorbed over (look at me! i'm a good person, but these bastards who've dedicated their lives to helping the homeless won't take it! waaaah!).

Maybe you didn't mean it this way, I'm sorry I'm getting snappy. But you took something and blown it way out of proportion, and using some pretty strong words to describe good people. All I'm saying is there's probably another reason, and if not, oh well, donate the bed somewhere else and get off your soapbox!

Wow, who put the stick up your butt today?

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Hey asshole, how bout you not call people who do good work "bastards." Yeah, they should've taken the set. Maybe they have an overabundance of beds right now (more than they could possibly give away?) Ever think of that?

The point I was trying to communicate here was:

"They'll take the furniture, only if it's from a matching set."

...which tells me: 1. there's a demand for furniture by the SA, and 2. their standards for accepting furniture goes way beyond "it has to function, be clean, and be in reasonable shape".

It wasn't my intent to slam *all* the folks who work/volunteer there. However, the policy wonks at the SA who set the furniture donation rules (and those who support it), really should revisit their guidelines...cause their mission and these policies don't match.

 

[skace]

Why would someone donate an entire set? Who even has a matching set? My bed = 2 mattresses on the floor. I will never understand.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Hey asshole, how bout you not call people who do good work "bastards." Yeah, they should've taken the set. Maybe they have an overabundance of beds right now (more than they could possibly give away?) Ever think of that?

In case you hadn't guessed, I do a lot of work for the Salvation Army. They're good people. They work hard for those less fortunate. A lot more than just trying to donate stuff, which you seem to feel all self-absorbed over (look at me! i'm a good person, but these bastards who've dedicated their lives to helping the homeless won't take it! waaaah!).

Maybe you didn't mean it this way, I'm sorry I'm getting snappy. But you took something and blown it way out of proportion, and using some pretty strong words to describe good people. All I'm saying is there's probably another reason, and if not, oh well, donate the bed somewhere else and get off your soapbox!

Wow, who put the stick up your butt today?

Who put the stick up my butt? Hello, did you read his post? He literally calls volunteer workers who help the needy asshats and fscking morons and god knows what else cause they wouldnt take his table. Stick up my butt?

Shortcut, I agree that they need to re-examine that policy if it's in place, however, your use of foul language to describe volutneer workers is immature, childish and offensive to those who actually volunteer at these organizations. You say it wasn't your intent to badmouth all of us, but that's just what you did, in quite a vulgar manner.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Hey asshole, how bout you not call people who do good work "bastards." Yeah, they should've taken the set. Maybe they have an overabundance of beds right now (more than they could possibly give away?) Ever think of that?

In case you hadn't guessed, I do a lot of work for the Salvation Army. They're good people. They work hard for those less fortunate. A lot more than just trying to donate stuff, which you seem to feel all self-absorbed over (look at me! i'm a good person, but these bastards who've dedicated their lives to helping the homeless won't take it! waaaah!).

Maybe you didn't mean it this way, I'm sorry I'm getting snappy. But you took something and blown it way out of proportion, and using some pretty strong words to describe good people. All I'm saying is there's probably another reason, and if not, oh well, donate the bed somewhere else and get off your soapbox!

Wow, who put the stick up your butt today?

Who put the stick up my butt? Hello, did you read his post? He literally calls volunteer workers who help the needy asshats and fscking morons and god knows what else cause they wouldnt take his table. Stick up my butt?

Shortcut, I agree that they need to re-examine that policy if it's in place, however, your use of foul language to describe volutneer workers is immature, childish and offensive to those who actually volunteer at these organizations. You say it wasn't your intent to badmouth all of us, but that's just what you did, in quite a vulgar manner.

OK, I think you made your point. Stop posting before you blow an O-ring.

 

[BigRigDriver]

Couple of weeks ago, went to one of their donation station to get rid of some computer hardware that I could have sold on Ebay for some cash, but they dont axcept any computer related hardware. One of the items was a Samsung 19' monitor that was used for 2 months. If you have anything to donate, call your local animal shelter & see if they have a place that takes donations, since these poeple dont want to help other poeple, lets help the ANIMALS :Q

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Encryptic

OK, I think you made your point. Stop posting before you blow an O-ring.

Agreed.

JohnJohn, you're being uncharacteristically vehement. Even personal attacks on your character have not provoked an outburst of this nature to my recollection.

Relax kiddo.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: BigRigDriver
Couple of weeks ago, went to one of their donation station to get rid of some computer hardware that I could have sold on Ebay for some cash, but they dont axcept any computer related hardware. One of the items was a Samsung 19' monitor that was used for 2 months. If you have anything to donate, call your local animal shelter & see if they have a place that takes donations, since these poeple dont want to help other poeple, lets help the ANIMALS :Q

A serious problem for charities that take used goods, like SA, GW, DI, etc. is that people use them as dumping ground for items that would be expensive to throw away otherwise. This includes items like computer equipment, appliances, etc. They contain hazardous or toxic substances and you can't just have them legally hauled away with the rest of the household trash. So people would haul them down their local charitable donation center and screw them with their old non-working 386 or 40 year-old fridge. Finally, after being screwed over enough, those places determined that they wouldn't accept ANY of those items.
So before you spout off like an idiot again, get your facts straight.

 

[Shortcut]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320


Who put the stick up my butt? Hello, did you read his post? He literally calls volunteer workers who help the needy asshats and fscking morons and god knows what else cause they wouldnt take his table. Stick up my butt?

Yes, because you missed the point of my original message: I don't have a problem with the SA refusing to accept donations. It's their rationale for refusing them that's hypocritical, given their mission.

Oh, and just to make this clear. Volunteers =! (or is it !=) crappy policymakers and management

You know what? I apologize if you felt attacked by my original message. Going forward, you might wanna learn to comparmentalize your volunteer life from your personal life. Because if you continually interpret every dis on your favorite charity/company/sports team/beer as a *personal* attack, you're gonna feel pissed off all the time.

 

[fumbduck]

lol.

All I can say is that I find it comical that johnjohn is one of the good guys that work for SA. Maybe he was the one on the phone

I am just kidding. I respect JohnJohn and the work that he does, I can definitely say that is something you won't find me willing to give up my time for.

Everything I donate goes to purple heart, whom sells it for profit and then gives the veterans like 1% of that. bleh.