Meatball wrote on 2022-02-28, 23:02:What? if they are for-profit, why do they give me a receipt I can use for tax deduction purposes whenever I donate? […]
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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-02-28, 22:41:
Contrary to what their marketing says, they are a for-profit company and not a charity.
I don't know anything personally, but I've read a lot of terrible stories about the business from people who have worked there.
What? if they are for-profit, why do they give me a receipt I can use for tax deduction purposes whenever I donate?
It says right on their website:
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT REGISTERED IN THE US UNDER EIN: 53-0196517
I did some research and you are correct. They are a non-profit. This seems to be a common misconception that has been circulating for some time but in my case, like many others it would seem, accept this as fact due to personal experience. I guess nonprofits can be just as scummy as everyone else.
To add a personal anecdote, when I moved to college I went to the local Goodwill to shop on a budget. One of the things I had in my cart was a collection of kitchen mixing bowls. At checkout the person ringing up my items exclaimed that this wasn't the right price or it was priced too low or something (this was years ago) and would not honor the price tag on the item and told me I had to pay some other price. In response, I told him that unless he honored the price on the item I wouldn't be buying anything. Unsurprisingly, I left with nothing, and I'm sure the employee could have cared less.
There were plenty of other students that needed things and someone else would buy these things. But it goes to show how there are employees who carry themselves at this company as if it's their own personal garage sale.
There are lots of other thrift stores that are better. But in my opinion it doesn't take much effort to provide better service than Goodwill.
