posted on March 8, 2005 12:26:02 PM
Today I got a voice mail message saying that Goodwill
will be in my neighborhood tomorrow and if we had
items that we didn't want anymore, they'd be over tomorrow.
Say what?
He mentioned they wanted clothes, toys, working
electronics, old computers, etc.
The guy that left the message did't leave a number
to be reached and his phone number didn't appear
on my caller ID either. Hmm. . .smells like a scam.
The name "Goodwill" didn't appear on my
caller ID screen either.
I live in Minneapolis.
Stonecold, you live in town - Have you
gotten one of these messages too?
posted on March 8, 2005 12:30:26 PM
GW auctions is going great! It will probably lead to more non-profit types doing the same thing, take their donations and auction online.
http://lwright.biz/index.html
posted on March 8, 2005 01:01:39 PM
Why not just call Goodwill and ask them? Your local Goodwill can give you the 800 number for donation pickup. I just had a sofa picked up; they apparently have a schedule of when they do pickups in your area, but I doubt they call around. Some of the clothing "donation" centers you see in parking lots, etc. are not actual charities, but for-profit businesses.
posted on March 8, 2005 01:05:36 PM
Goodwill used to make cold calls in our neighborhood in another state. Apparently they do that in neighborhoods with a history of donating items.
However--I can see a real scam possibility here! What if I made calls to a certain affluent neighborhood, calling myself Goodwill and saying we'd have a truck around on a certain date? What an opportunity for sellable Ebay items!!
Had I gotten the call you've gotten, I'd call my Goodwill before leaving anything out.
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posted on March 8, 2005 01:18:52 PM
I donated to AMVETS a couple of times. Now when they're going to be in the area, they call and let me know. sometimes I'll have something for them, sometimes I don't. But at least now I know when they're in the area.
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This is somewhat common, not only with Goodwill, but Salvation Army and the Epilepsy foundation as well. What they usually tell you to do is to put your items at the curb and they will be by to pick them up for certain dates that they happen to be in the neighborhood.
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posted on March 8, 2005 09:21:33 PM
Services for the Blind aka Value Village has been doing it for years in Seattle, or at least in the Roanoake neighborhood.
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posted on March 10, 2005 08:25:58 AM
I get calls from local thrift stores all the time but not Goodwill.
Did you say anything to your neighbors? Did they get the same call? I would call Goodwill for sure
posted on March 10, 2005 08:48:08 AM
I live in the Minneapolis area and I get cold calls from Lupus, ARC, Blind,...but I don't remember getting one from Goodwill. The people that call from the other agencies usually call FAR ahead of the pickup date and call the night before as a reminder. Did someone in your household talk earlier with Goodwill and that was the followup call (that is exactly what they say when they followup)? Otherwise I think I would pass on the pickup and arrange your own or drop off.
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