I've been donating clothes to goodwill for years, and up until recently, it was always a pleasant experience. They would great me, unload bags out of my car (I always helped), and offered me a tax receipt, always with a pleasant attitude. The last two times have been horrible. A month ago I had a carload to donate and pulled through the line to their back door. A man was working outside, looked right at me, and walked inside. I waited for over 10 minutes and no one ever came out, so I went inside where he was sitting right inside the door. I asked if I could make a donation - he said sure and told me to just drop everything off where my car was. I unloaded everything by myself then went back in to ask for a tax receipt, and he acted very put out that I had asked.
Yesterday I had another donation. I pulled up but the regular 'lane' was blocked with stuff, so I pulled as close as I could. There were three men outside working, and the one closest to me looked at me, shook his head, threw his hands up, and walked off. I got out of the car and asked if I could make a donation, no one responded. I asked again louder and the man walked back over and said "yea - just leave everything right there" and he walked away again. I unloaded everything and left - didn't even want to bother him for a tax receipt. My daughter even asked "why were they so rude?"
Anyone else having bad experiences? Is there somewhere else I can donate nearby??
Yesterday I had another donation. I pulled up but the regular 'lane' was blocked with stuff, so I pulled as close as I could. There were three men outside working, and the one closest to me looked at me, shook his head, threw his hands up, and walked off. I got out of the car and asked if I could make a donation, no one responded. I asked again louder and the man walked back over and said "yea - just leave everything right there" and he walked away again. I unloaded everything and left - didn't even want to bother him for a tax receipt. My daughter even asked "why were they so rude?"
Anyone else having bad experiences? Is there somewhere else I can donate nearby??