In general, Salvation Army Thrift store will accept gently used:

The Salvation Army and the LGBT CommunityĪ: These vary from location to location, so please visit The Salvation Army Donation Center in your area for their policies.

Its boxes are legal because the company is not claiming to be a nonprofit charity. Nonprofit groups hope people will double check the boxes before they drop off items.Ī Florida-based used clothing business also has donation boxes throughout the Triangle. Snyderman does not know exactly how much Goodwill loses, but said it is enough to concern them.Įach drop box lists the company's name, Web site and phone number so people can find out where their donations go. 'Obviously, it impacts us in that we get fewer donations,' Snyderman said. Greenfield admits his is a for-profit business, but said part of the proceeds are donated to local charities. He said he is in the business of recycling to help keep clothing out of landfills.

Greenfield's company sells collected items to markets in South America and Africa. What we're looking to do is fill a niche in the market,' he said. We believe if you are working with the Goodwill, or some other organizations like you mentioned, we encourage people to continue. I don't even know who they are,' Joanne Sanders said.ĭavid Greenfield, owner of Friendship Used Clothing, said he does not believe people are being misled with the way the boxes are set up. 'I want to pull my stuff out, because it wasn't intended for them. 'That's kind of a cheap trick,' Ricky Sanders said. The boxes really belong to Friendship Used Clothing of Raleigh. The couple thought they were donating to Goodwill, because they said the boxes are located in a parking lot right next to a Goodwill donation center. Ricky and Joanne Sanders dropped several bags of clothes in a box located off Lynn Road in Raleigh.

Snyderman said the drop sites are misleading.

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