Buttflapper@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGoodwill is out of controllemmy.worldimagemessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down118
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minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down2·21 hours agoIt’s a for profit business, running off of donations, employing people with disabilities so they can abuse them. Not surprised
minus-squarewhoisearthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down27·17 hours agoI’ve put far too much thought into this but realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. I personally hate that it’s religious but it’s also non-profit. For that alone it is better than Goodwill or Value Village.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·edit-216 hours ago realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. No. They’re a bunch of queerphobic bigots. They claim to be inclusive. It’s a lie. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations And there are other reasons. https://libcom.org/article/starvation-army-twelve-reasons-reject-salvation-army
minus-squareRed_October@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·14 hours agoNo, Salvation Army can get fucked. You couldn’t pay me to shop there.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoUse Vinnie’s instead (what we call St Vincent de Paul in Australia) Or a local store.
minus-squareMacGuffin94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·17 hours agoThey actively donate to anti lgbtq causes. They are explicitly the one I avoid because of this.
It’s a for profit business, running off of donations, employing people with disabilities so they can abuse them. Not surprised
I’ve put far too much thought into this but realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. I personally hate that it’s religious but it’s also non-profit. For that alone it is better than Goodwill or Value Village.
No.
They’re a bunch of queerphobic bigots. They claim to be inclusive. It’s a lie.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations
And there are other reasons.
https://libcom.org/article/starvation-army-twelve-reasons-reject-salvation-army
No, Salvation Army can get fucked. You couldn’t pay me to shop there.
Use Vinnie’s instead (what we call St Vincent de Paul in Australia)
Or a local store.
They actively donate to anti lgbtq causes. They are explicitly the one I avoid because of this.