Re: Let Down at Goodwill

[bjblackbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major)]

<nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> I am sorry to say that I have had similar problems with Goodwill in the
> Bay Area.  Goodwill used to have some bargains, about two years ago I
> gave up on them when I found a Mac with two Unidisks connected to it and
> tried to explain that they would not work on a Macintosh.  The people at
> Goodwill don't have a clue on computers.  I once saw an 8088 machine with
> no hard drive and no software for something like $150.00 when I could get
> tons of the machines for about $10. each (no one wanted one anyway).
> 
> If you are ever in San Francisco check out Goodwill's "As is Store" it is
> the closest thing to a street brawal I have ever seen.  Apparently
> Goodwill takes all of their broken junk and lets people fight over it in a
> warehouse setting.  Fights often break out in this place.  

We have no such "as is" store in my area that I know of, just their
regular retail outlets.  It sounds to me like each Goodwill location is
handled on an independent basis; which is why the pricing schemes vary
from area to area.  It appears as if some Goodwills charge excessively
for their items, while other store locations are practically giving
their stuff away.  I'm fortunate in that I've never had a bad experience
buying from them or found that they've overcharged in any of the stores
I've visited (just the opposite, in fact).  I simply don't believe a
blanket statement like "don't shop at Goodwill because you will be
ripped off" applies.


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