The anchorman was … The anchorman was right; I thought the Goodwill guy was trying to put lipstick on a pig with that “going green” statement. He should have just said “we can’t get rid of that many TVs”. I’ve seen what look like perfectly good TVs out in the rain, waiting for the trash collectors, for the past 2 years. I offered to help my friend fix his 13 year old Panasonic with a jittery picture; no dice; he’s hoping it will die completely so he can get a new one. I’m happy with the converters myself.
good will has … good will has always been a thrift store. Go to saint Vincent Depaul and support them . They help 100% over expensenses and is not controlled by the church but by retired individuals who in their heart believe in the cause to help the poor
At least around … At least around here, Goodwills are disorganized, overpriced, and always have old, slow, crabby people working there. I dunno about “faggy”, though… I haven’t had any luck finding a boyfriend at one!
years ago when talk … years ago when talk of TV going digital first came around, they were telling everyone that analogue TVs will be 100% useless no matter what. At least they offer converter boxes so you can still use them though.
But if you ask me, I think this whole digital conversion is nothing but a huge moneymaking scam by the electronic companies, so they can sell more of their cheap low quality flat screen TVs.
But at least here in Canada, they’re not raping us of analogue TV until 2011.
Yep, I’ll be … Yep, I’ll be hitting the Value villages more often now. I have been going to the Goodwill for years and it did use to be more modest. They used to be on 52nd street in Kenosha in a plain metal building with a brick front located across from Shopko. Now, they built some expensive monstrosity with what looks like wings on the roof located on Hwy 50 just before Green Bay. They are defnitely faggy now. I have found many great tvs there over the years. But not now.
Another thing. I … Another thing. I was watching a segment on the news the other day about lead paint, and slumlords when i saw one of those 1990’s Zeniths in the background with a green screen. The woman in the segment was low income, and i bet she got the set for free. With the bad economy i still believe their will always be a need for used sets. That is where Value Village comes in.
Mark i like when … Mark i like when you ranted the word “BULLSHIT!” LOL!!! I myself think that the Goodwill chain is turning into glorified pampered faggy thrift shops. Cudahy used to have a Goodwill years ago which was nothing compared to the ones out there now. It was more like a Value Village, and had no regulations of what was sold.
They are not going to accept Tvs as donations after the digital switchover. This sucks.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Mine sells all …
Mine sells all kinds of old tv’s and shit!
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
The anchorman was …
The anchorman was right; I thought the Goodwill guy was trying to put lipstick on a pig with that “going green” statement. He should have just said “we can’t get rid of that many TVs”. I’ve seen what look like perfectly good TVs out in the rain, waiting for the trash collectors, for the past 2 years. I offered to help my friend fix his 13 year old Panasonic with a jittery picture; no dice; he’s hoping it will die completely so he can get a new one. I’m happy with the converters myself.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
good will has …
good will has always been a thrift store. Go to saint Vincent Depaul and support them . They help 100% over expensenses and is not controlled by the church but by retired individuals who in their heart believe in the cause to help the poor
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
At least around …
At least around here, Goodwills are disorganized, overpriced, and always have old, slow, crabby people working there. I dunno about “faggy”, though… I haven’t had any luck finding a boyfriend at one!
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I like how the …
I like how the anchorman had to basically contradict everything that the Goodwill rep was implying… shoddy journalism at its best!
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I get TV’s all day, …
I get TV’s all day, everyday…at Goodwill in GA. Just keep dropping them off.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
years ago when talk …
years ago when talk of TV going digital first came around, they were telling everyone that analogue TVs will be 100% useless no matter what. At least they offer converter boxes so you can still use them though.
But if you ask me, I think this whole digital conversion is nothing but a huge moneymaking scam by the electronic companies, so they can sell more of their cheap low quality flat screen TVs.
But at least here in Canada, they’re not raping us of analogue TV until 2011.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Yep, I’ll be …
Yep, I’ll be hitting the Value villages more often now. I have been going to the Goodwill for years and it did use to be more modest. They used to be on 52nd street in Kenosha in a plain metal building with a brick front located across from Shopko. Now, they built some expensive monstrosity with what looks like wings on the roof located on Hwy 50 just before Green Bay. They are defnitely faggy now. I have found many great tvs there over the years. But not now.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Another thing. I …
Another thing. I was watching a segment on the news the other day about lead paint, and slumlords when i saw one of those 1990’s Zeniths in the background with a green screen. The woman in the segment was low income, and i bet she got the set for free. With the bad economy i still believe their will always be a need for used sets. That is where Value Village comes in.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Mark i like when …
Mark i like when you ranted the word “BULLSHIT!” LOL!!! I myself think that the Goodwill chain is turning into glorified pampered faggy thrift shops. Cudahy used to have a Goodwill years ago which was nothing compared to the ones out there now. It was more like a Value Village, and had no regulations of what was sold.