Originally Posted by mstateglfr

Its a nonprofit which exiats to help provide job training, employment placement, and assistanceto those in a community who cant find work for various reasons.
The organization's efforts are funded by the retail outlets.

Why amyone wpuld complain that they cant get wildly discounted deals from such an organization is tough for me to understand.
Sure, the GF bike you mwntion may be overpriced, but all the bikes you proudly display were way underpriced and would have sold for more in basically any other setting- retail or private sale.

I cant fault an organizatin which depends on sales to price its products competitively both in comparison to alternatives as well as in an effort to realistically maximize revenue.
This means the screaming deals may not exist, but it also means a nonprofit is able to help serve its mission more effectively by reaching more people who need help.

Selling trek 520s for $40 and Centurion Ironmans for $22 isnt effectively utilizing the company's potwntial revenue stream. The fact that they seem to have corrected this is a good thing for all those who receive assistance from goodwill.

But yup, you then cant get blazingly cheap deals.


As for how tuey treat employees...thatrs a tough one. The organization claims that if they didnt employ some of their employees, the alternatives are worse. There is validity to that, though it is tough to hear. As for the longstanding issue of paying under minwage, again, if people aren't capable of producing work that justifies minwage, then the alternative is to not employ them and that may not be best for any of the involved parties.
If ypu dont like goodwill's practices or mission, then dont financially support them. Pretty simple.