Re: Let Down at Goodwill

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

Brian Hammack <brian.hammack@rook.wa.com> wrote:

> 
> The Goodwill distribution in downtown Tacoma is more sedate, with good
> prices and less competition.  Of course, I have **never** seen a GS at
> any thrift store, but recently saw everything but the CPU one day of
> some dumped system (flock of software, the drives, the printer with
> cable, boxed RAM and other cards, maybe even the monitor and keyboard).

Howdy neighbor!  Check out the Goodwill store in Federal Way, WA as well
from time to time; that's where I got my first GS, complete with
everything except the monitor.

> 
>    | sale went to a legitimate cause.  Goodwill is little more than junk
>    | dealer benefiting it's management.  I don't see them repairing or
>    | training to repair anything. I recently saw ads for retail managers

This point that the other poster wrote I have to disagree with.
Although there are no "training" facilities at the large main Tacoma
store, the training facilities do exist elsewhere in the city (I've seen
them).  Mostly for things like auto detailing and the like (in fact,
they have their own auto detailing shop).  The things they sell in their
retail stores provide funds so that they can do the training for these
other things.  And, the position of cashiers, etc. in their retail
stores also gives employment to some of those same folks.
                                                       
>                                         the Apple thrift searcher of Tac

Gee, I thought that was MY title.....(grin)

Try the Value Villages in Wash. also--good places to get used A2
equipment in addition to Goodwill.

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