'Disheartening' is right.. Chains destroy unsold clothing?

[Kasept]

H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods
by Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff, 20 hours ago

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beaut...-goods-562909/

This week the New York Times reported a disheartening story about two of the largest retail chains. You see, instead of taking unsold items to sample sales or donating them to people in need, H&M and Wal-Mart have been throwing them out in giant trash bags. And in the case that someone may stumble on these bags and try to keep or re-sell the items, these companies have gone ahead and slashed up garments, cut off the sleeves of coats, and sliced holes in shoes so they are unwearable.

[ddthetide]

must be a pretty common practice. i worked PT for Coleman for awhile and we were to do that with returns. most times nothing was wrong with the item. you wouldn't believe all the "Free" camping and patio gear we got. all we had to do was replace a part or overlook a scratch or dent.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Kasept

H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods
by Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff, 20 hours ago

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beaut...-goods-562909/

This week the New York Times reported a disheartening story about two of the largest retail chains. You see, instead of taking unsold items to sample sales or donating them to people in need, H&M and Wal-Mart have been throwing them out in giant trash bags. And in the case that someone may stumble on these bags and try to keep or re-sell the items, these companies have gone ahead and slashed up garments, cut off the sleeves of coats, and sliced holes in shoes so they are unwearable.

that's ridiculous. between veterans and retirement homes and the salvation army and goodwill, they could have found plenty of places in need to donate these items.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

that's ridiculous. between veterans and retirement homes and the salvation army and goodwill, they could have found plenty of places in need to donate these items.

There's a mentality here that's very disturbing! completely ridiculous for them to destroy good clothes and supplies that someone could use. ugh!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Kasept

H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods
by Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff, 20 hours ago

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beaut...-goods-562909/

This week the New York Times reported a disheartening story about two of the largest retail chains. You see, instead of taking unsold items to sample sales or donating them to people in need, H&M and Wal-Mart have been throwing them out in giant trash bags. And in the case that someone may stumble on these bags and try to keep or re-sell the items, these companies have gone ahead and slashed up garments, cut off the sleeves of coats, and sliced holes in shoes so they are unwearable.

Isn't this the style now? Maybe they were just being fashionable...

[northeastbound123]

My Mom has to do this once a month where she works, it makes her sick. They have to cut up the dresses "beyond repair". Its worse when one of the girls that work under her ask for the dress before she cuts it up.

[timmgirvan]

You would think that these companies would have a charitable outlet for these discards!! Just freakin wrong

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

You would think that these companies would have a charitable outlet for these discards!! Just freakin wrong

Even if these companies have no heart, I would still think that it would be more profitable to donate these items to charity. Wouldn't the companies get a tax write-off if they donated the clothes to charity?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Even if these companies have no heart, I would still think that it would be more profitable to donate these items to charity. Wouldn't the companies get a tax write-off if they donated the clothes to charity?

I worked in California for a grocery chain that helped with alot of charitable
concerns, mostly for the needy. It's unconscionable for this to happen.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

You would think that these companies would have a charitable outlet for these discards!! Just freakin wrong

Exactly. Just. Freakin'. Wrong.

[SOREHOOF]

Keeps the people in the 3rd world sweatshops working.

[Riot]

You'd think it would be more financially valuable to these corporations (let alone showing a far more enlightened corporate morality) to strip the labels and donate to charity, than to destroy and deal with as unsold inventory.

We'll see what their short-term PR responses are.

[SOREHOOF]

They don't destroy anything that was made in The U.S.A. Maybe it's not that big of a deal.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

They don't destroy anything that was made in The U.S.A. Maybe it's not that big of a deal.

People going without proper clothing in winter is a big deal to me.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Keeps the people in the 3rd world sweatshops working.

Exploiting the less fortunate to over produce crap, and then destroying the same crap because there's too much of it. Welcome to Rome.