H&M, Wal-Mart Destroy Unsold Clothing

Anon

I can see why a restaurant wouldn't give away food. It is less than fresh so someone could get sick, claim food poisoning, and file a lawsuit.

Now if the food is canned and not past an expiration date that's different.

redrock

JB811 wrote:

I can see why a restaurant wouldn't give away food. It is less than fresh so someone could get sick, claim food poisoning, and file a lawsuit. .

That's their excuse. There is no difference in the freshness of the food that was good enough to serve a few minutes before the restaurant closed and a few minutes after it closed.

There are actually charities that go around participating restaurants (and I use the term loosely) to collect food, transport it appropriately and use it in soup kitchens,etc. It's not difficult - it takes time an organisation and less of all this 'let's sue/I'm going to be sued' culture.

blackredyellow

cornnifer wrote:

blackredyellow wrote:

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It might be a publisher demand, they don't want thousands of free copies of their books out there.

Same with designer clothing stores... as heartless as an idea is that they would rather throw it out then donate it, they are protecting their brand. If there were countless Abercrombie shirts out there to every poor kid, and everyone had them, it would cheapen the image of their brand. Part of the "draw" that those high end stores have, is that the snobby, trendy kids who buy their crap can basically say "I have this shirt and you don't"... sameful materialistic society we live in, but it is what it is.

Now walmart destroying their crap clothes makes no sense to me...

???
Aren't you the same guy who started a thread bitching about people on public assistance "living off everyone else" ?
So, by your standards, Burger King should give away their unused food at the end of the day but fancy restaurants should not?
What makes no sense to me is the social Darwinism you seem to endorse.

I never said what these stores were doing was the least bit right, but was trying to explain their thought process behind it.

Jeanwah

JB811 wrote:

Another thing...start shopping local. Buy from Mom and Pop stores. So what the shampoo costs a dime more there.

Check your labels too. I used Colgate toothpaste for years until I noticed it is made in Mexico. We need to bring back jobs to this country and force employers to employ Americans and have their products made here. At least when you buy Made in USA it keep Americans employed. That helps all of us.

Granted, we all vote with our dollars every day in what we support (local vs. China made goods), but it's the responsibility of the corporations and companies of THIS country in supporting the national economy. By exporting their manufacturing, they are deliberately sticking it to our own economy, and collectively causing it to fail. I know a lot of people disagree with regulations, but there should be regulations for US companies to actually support and uphold the health of our economy, not focus on their individual bottom line.

Kel Varnsen

JB811 wrote:

Another thing...start shopping local. Buy from Mom and Pop stores. So what the shampoo costs a dime more there.

Check your labels too. I used Colgate toothpaste for years until I noticed it is made in Mexico. We need to bring back jobs to this country and force employers to employ Americans and have their products made here. At least when you buy Made in USA it keep Americans employed. That helps all of us.

Is it that simple though. I mean personally I don't have a problem with toothpaste being made in Mexico since why shouldn't people in Mexico have access to manufacturing jobs? I mean you hear all the time in the US about people complaining about people from Mexico sneaking across the border. Yet if those people could find good jobs in their country they probably wouldn't need to illegally cross the border in the US. Not to mention the fact that someone unemployed living in Mexico probably is a lot worse off then someone unemployed living in the United States.

Kel Varnsen

JB811 wrote:

I seriously wish people would. If I had one wish dealing with our economy that would be fulfilled it would be to have people stop shopping there. So much would seriously change.

Wal-Mart has cost this country countless jobs. Before someone chimes in how they employ so many, they employ them at low rates. The jobs lost were good manufacturing jobs that paid Americans benefits. Wal-Mart is singlehandedly responsible for the huge increase in goods made in China. Companies were forced to move overseas so that they could stay in business, BECAUSE of Wal-Mart.

Seriously read what almost happened to Rubbermaid, it is sick.

The walmarts I go to may employ people at low rates. But at the same time it seems a lot of the people who work at walmart don't seem to have the skills to work anywhere else. I mean the ones in Canada at least don't seem to have the customer service skills to work in grocery stores or other higher end department stores. So on the bright side at least walmart is providing jobs for people who probably couldn't find jobs anywhere else.

WaveCameCrashin

I think many of you don't realize that just about every kind of retail does this in one form or another. I work for a major sporting goods chain named after a human organ. We did inventory a couple of months ago and you wouldn't believe all the bicycles we threw away. Some were just missing a part or two. It all boils down to the almighty dollar in way or another.
As far as Wal-mart goes I do shop there for my groceries and for hygene products. Sometimes I will shop at Target. I would by my food somewhwer else if it were'nt so much more expensive. I can get 2 weeks worth of food from Wal mart and only about a week (if there are some good sales) on the same amount of money from other stores. Just an example: a cannister of Maxwell house coffee is about $2.68 at wal mart and it's over $5.00 at other stores.
Don't get me wrong I would rather support mom & pop but until I start making over 50k,prices go down, or if anyone on here wants to buy my food for me I'll continue to shop there.

Any takers ?

GTFLYGIRL

prfctlefts wrote:

As far as Wal-mart goes I do shop there for my groceries and for hygene products.
Any takers ?

My three year old son needs to drink Pediasure. He goes through about 4-5 bottles a day; about five to six "six packs'" a week. At the drug store near my house (It's a CVS) six bottles of pediasure cost $15.99. At the nearby supermarket it is 12.99. Closer to my house than all of them is Walmart. They charge $9.99 for six bottles.

The other day i went to walmart and bought three "six packs."

I generally dont shop at Walmart. But sometimes, when your kid goes through about 25 sixpacks of Pediasure a month.... a savings of $3-$5 a sixpack is ENORMOUS! And... they have never been out of the chocolate, while many many of the supermarkets are out of it frequently.

Sad but true.

Jeanwah

prfctlefts wrote:

Any takers ?

I would rather make do with less, than support that scumbag operation called Wal-Mart.

keeponrockin

prfctlefts wrote:

I work for a major sporting goods chain named after a human organ.

I'm sorry, that made me laugh.

Starfall

keeponrockin wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

I work for a major sporting goods chain named after a human organ.

I'm sorry, that made me laugh.

Yeah my first thought was, "He works for Dick Cheney's Hunting store?"

g under p

Starfall wrote:

keeponrockin wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

I work for a major sporting goods chain named after a human organ.

I'm sorry, that made me laugh.

Yeah my first thought was, "He works for Dick Cheney's Hunting store?"

Pepe Silvia

i just heard China replaced Germany as the #1 importer in the world....

WaveCameCrashin

Starfall wrote:

keeponrockin wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

I work for a major sporting goods chain named after a human organ.

I'm sorry, that made me laugh.

Yeah my first thought was, "He works for Dick Cheney's Hunting store?"

close

WaveCameCrashin

Jeanwah wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

Any takers ?

I would rather make do with less, than support that scumbag operation called Wal-Mart.

yeah sure whatever :roll:

Jeanwah

prfctlefts wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

Any takers ?

I would rather make do with less, than support that scumbag operation called Wal-Mart.

yeah sure whatever :roll:

Oh, so you don't believe me? To me, the almighty dollar and saving pennies by shopping at Walmart doesn't equate to more happiness.

Heineken Helen

Jeanwah wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

I would rather make do with less, than support that scumbag operation called Wal-Mart.

yeah sure whatever :roll:

Oh, so you don't believe me? To me, the almighty dollar and saving pennies by shopping at Walmart doesn't equate to more happiness.

being able to feed my family whilst shopping at walmart would make me happier than seeing them starve :oops:

Sure we all have morals but I don't think many of us actually know what it really is to be poor. Sure, I can still afford to choose where I shop... just about!

GTFLYGIRL

Jeanwah wrote:

Oh, so you don't believe me? To me, the almighty dollar and saving pennies by shopping at Walmart doesn't equate to more happiness.

Yeah... but spending $250 a month on Pediausre instead of $400 a month on Pediasure, yielding an annual savings of $1800 (x 5 years = $9,000).... well it doesnt = happiness. But it does equal some sort of fiscal (if not social) responsibility. And hell... if I cant pay my rent.... My child and I probably won't be very HAPPY!

(Let's face it... if you are out of $ everyone wants to say it must be because you arent fiscally responsible. For proof... see recent Emergency Contraception thread!!!)

Jeanwah

Heineken Helen wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

yeah sure whatever :roll:

Oh, so you don't believe me? To me, the almighty dollar and saving pennies by shopping at Walmart doesn't equate to more happiness.

being able to feed my family whilst shopping at walmart would make me happier than seeing them starve :oops:

I'm talking about doing with less stuff in general, not necessarily food.
If we all consciously thought about what we buy on a daily basis and questioned whether we truly need whatever we're buying, it would bring to light exactly how much money we all waste on products we *think* we need, but only really want them. It's a minimalist perspective, but we Americans buy right into the "Save More, Live Better" tagline of Walmart, yet what exactly IS "Living better"?? Having more crap in our houses does not equal happiness, nor does it mean we live any better than the next guy.

It all comes down to values, and personally, I'd rather not buy a few pieces of crap simply because they're cheap, and spend my money more wisely and at businesses that share my values. It does not mean I make more money, it's because I don't believe in supporting a business and their deceptive practices.

GTFLYGIRL

Jeanwah wrote:

If we all consciously thought about what we buy on a daily basis and questioned whether we truly need whatever we're buying, it would bring to light exactly how much money we all waste on products we *think* we need, but only really want them.

I truly believe and live by this exact philosophy. However, it doesnt change any of my feelings about my last post. I dont go into Walmart and walk out with an extra handbag because i need a $7.99 purple purse to match the new 11.99 purple sneakers i just picked up in aisle three.

I hear what you're saying. But do you hear what we are saying? A lot of people are crunching numbers to make sure they can afford their kids healthcare and other basic needs (food, shelter etc.)