• Etterra@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Dude never donate to SA. They’re profit driven religious wackadoos who have no idea how to run anything. The charity angle is just another religious scam.

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      8 months ago

      For religious people they’re sure eager to sell used “personal massagers” for $10.

      Also, frankly, here in the Reno area it’s basically impossible to find a thrift store that’s not run by incredibly religious wackadoos. Best you can do is Goodwill, which is far from irreligious. Salvation Army is one of the few that isn’t blasting Jesus Rock on the speakers when you’re in there.

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        8 months ago

        Also, frankly, here in the Reno area it’s basically impossible to find a thrift store that’s not run by incredibly religious wackadoos.

        Makes sense. Nevada’s got a certain reputation because of Vegas, but folks forget about how it’s also next to/inside the Mormon belt.

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        8 months ago

        Lol, my friend is always on the lookout for “pro-life” thrift stores, apparently they have the best deals. (BC)

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          8 months ago

          They often have no damn clue what they’re selling and clearly just make up prices on the spot. I’ve flipped a few things for a 500%+ profit from the super-ultra-Jesus-ey thrift stores. Computer hardware in particular is something they just don’t grasp the value of. If you ever need a managed switch or a spare monitor, check the thrift stores.

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    The Salvation Army is the shit tier of “charities”. Not only are they anti-LGBTQ but they have a long history of anti-union action and supporting strikebreakers. Ever wonder why so many US Labor Movement songs are to the tune of hymns? It’s not because of their familiar tune. It’s because the Salvation Army would send their band to labor actions and play as loud as possible to try to drown out organizers and make attendees uncomfortable.

    I try to be more positive on this platform but with these scumbags, I cannot. They’re in the company of the Pinkertons and other murderers and thugs for hire.

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      8 months ago

      I try to be more positive on this platform but with these scumbags, I cannot.

      Thank you for making this effort, by the way. The community on Lemmy versus the other platform we all know about is night and day because of people like you.

      And I absolutely agree. I went to read a bit about the Salvation Army and I had no idea about their stance. I’m glad I came across this post. Truly appalling.

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    8 months ago

    Why are you donating things you expect to be thrown out? You’re just costing a charitable organization money. But fuck the salvation army.