My organizer took my donations here instead of Goodwill, where I'd asked her to go, and these people were just plain nasty about giving it back, even though I called them the moment I found out about it, refusing *viciously* to let me go through what they had. I wasn't even asking them to do anything themselves, and I also had a detailed, dated list in hand of what I was looking for, that I made as I was putting the items aside, so they could have even checked if I was telling the truth about things or not if they didn't believe me.
The woman who wouldn't let me go through things to find my stuff also started giving me flack about parking in the yellow zone three spaces away and demanding I move my car, despite the fact that I have commercial plates and had every right to be there. She claimed it was *their* space, even though there is no sign designating it as such.
One old bat even sneered derisively and made fun of me and made really nasty remarks when I said I really needed the tax deduction certainty. She then started to argue with me and act like she thought I was lying when I commented that not everyone who live here is rich and can afford to ignore these things, and a couple of others took up the same snotty attitude.
Funny, that, since their whole argument about why they're a good place to donate to is because they help the poor in this town, so obviously they realize that not everyone is wealthy here.
The fact is that the IRS website does not list them as an approved site to donate to - and the IRS is making a big deal on their own website about auditing people who make substantial donations-in-kind and disallowing deductions for donations made to organizations that are not on their list. Apparently just being a 501(c)(3) isn't necessarily cutting it any more, and I am not taking any chances.
They all basically acted like it was some kind of crime to not want to give to *them* specifically, and out of the plain goodness of my heart, with no regard to deductability - which frankly is the main reason I'm donating the stuff anywhere instead of selling it.
Yes, it's a good cause and they do good and necessary work, which I applaud, but there are other good causes I prefer to donate to, for various reasons. Frankly, it's my right to do so, for whatever reasons I choose, and without having to justify or defend my preferences.
I added back one star just because the manager (Martie, I believe) finally came out and was very nice and understanding, and kindly helped me go through both the items still in the back waiting to be priced, as well as the rest of the store, pulling out whatever I could find of my stuff, and told the nasty old bags who were sniping at me to cut it out. I wasn't able to find it all, but at least got more of it.
But after this experience, with the nastiness and judgmentalism overall, from so many of them, there is no way I'd ever willingly donate anything to this store, and no way I'd even shop there, even though I did see some things I could have used and would have otherwise purchased. read more
