The worst guy. donation diverter

I would have to agree. Worst then any scammer imo.

I agree. That is lower than whale $*it on the bottom of the ocean, a snakes belly, or a frogs butt after jumping off a cliff. When they meet their maker they will have to explain their selfish actions, until then we can just hope they get caught.

I know the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) have volunteers that will pick up items. They ask that you not place items on the curb for this very reason. This is not a problem in our part of the country because everyone in town would know within an hour and the individual might be tarred and feathered.

I tend to be a little more lenient on my views of "curb shopping", but I have no use for anyone who steals from a charity.

Of course, my chair would have gone to the dumpster where I work if I didn't ask....

Originally Posted by Focker

I dont think anyone should be out digging through peoples garbage trying to make 2 cents either!

I don't think people should be throwing out working items or items with recyclable/reusable materials. If it's tagged for a charity, that's one thing, but if someone wants to throw away an easy fix or a working item, I have no issue with diverting it from a landfill. Most of the people that see me taking something from their curb say "thank you" like I've done them some service, so I don't see what the problem is with that.

I don't even curb shop much anymore, don't have time and current prices don't make it worthwhile, but I won't drive past something I know will go into a landfill if I can try to reuse it or worst case make a buck off it at the scrapyard.

Originally Posted by bullion

The worst offender for donation diverting here is a used store called Value Village.

The stores sell all used stuff-the stores all smell like wet clothes.

They put out big red donation bins around town painted up with Diabetes association signs on them to trick people into thinking they are donating to charity.

Value Village whom is owned by Savers inc. USA, gives the diabetes association a WHOLE 1 percent of all profits they make from these collection bins.

Corporate donation diverting at it's worst!

Around me the Value Village stores are the best kept second hand stores. They don't smell, whereas Goodwill and Salvation Army do, they wash the clothes before putting them on the racks, GW and SA don't, and they resell working electronics and appliances, which GW and SA both just give to local scrappers. All in all I have found that the quality at VV is far superior to the other 2 and I have found many good deals from toys to clothes with the tag still on at a fraction of retail pricing. I'm guessing it's a regional thing. Also, VV employees are generally younger and far more polite then the dinosaurs working at the other 2 that have been working there forever and are completely jaded to the public and the service they are supposed to be providing.

unfortunately a little research will quickly show you bvy and far the vast majority and the biggest thieves are the "charities" themselves' check out Goodwill, or Uninted waythe Cancer society, or some of the others. Donate to a local cherity.

WE dont go curb co but I do agree with the above. mcw

I don't like people taking items intended for a thrift store, nor do I like people going through my trash. I also think we have too many laws and many of them not always handled fairly!

It’s 1988 and the Supreme Court says its OK for cops to search through your trash without a warrant. The court says this ruling doesn’t infringe upon your Fourth Amendment rights— "Unreasonable Searches and Seizure.”
The ruling stems from a narcotics case, California vs. Greenwood, in which the State Superior Court and State Court of Appeals both agreed that it was unlawful for law enforcement to rummage through someone’s trash left out for collection in order to obtain warrants to search someone’s home. Eventually, though, the Supreme Court decides trash at the curb is fair game and there is no reasonable expectation of privacy once you cart out your junk to be picked up by the local sanitation department.

Why? Because, trash left out on the curb is accessible to anyone and anything—animals, scavengers, snoops, curious passersby and mischievous children. Many still find this ruling arguable but, let’s take that ruling and flash-forward to TODAY!

Where I live: The City of Chino passed an amended ordinance in 2009 that outlaws scavenging and makes it a ticket-able offense. So, police can get their mitts all over your trash but no one else?

Where’s the fairness in that? According to the City of Chino, it’s fair.

Why? Well, because “any recyclables left on the curb as part of a recycling program become the property of the City or the City’s authorized recyclable collector” You pay for the city to collect and remove trash and so, City Hall’s argument goes, the City owns your trash. Hands off, trash diggers!

Part of the problem, apparently, is the potential for scavengers to make extra change off someone else’s soda cans. “When recyclables are removed from waste containers, it is diverting dollars away from the program” says city of Chino. If the program gets impacted like this, refuse rates would go up and this, in turn, would cost residents and the city more money to keep it running, city officials say.

“Scavenging has become a concern as issues regarding privacy and theft needs to be addressed,” Chino's Mayor Dennis Yates said and so the ordinance was passed. The fine for the first infraction is $50. Police are set to target areas where high incidences of scavenging are being reported. “Left unaddressed, scavenging would cost everyone,” Chino Mayor Yates said.

Yes some cities have laws against taking trash from cans and dumpsters, my city does.

Originally Posted by bigburtchino

I don't like people taking items intended for a thrift store, nor do I like people going through my trash. I also think we have too many laws and many of them not always handled fairly!

It’s 1988 and the Supreme Court says its OK for cops to search through your trash without a warrant. The court says this ruling doesn’t infringe upon your Fourth Amendment rights— "Unreasonable Searches and Seizure.”
The ruling stems from a narcotics case, California vs. Greenwood, in which the State Superior Court and State Court of Appeals both agreed that it was unlawful for law enforcement to rummage through someone’s trash left out for collection in order to obtain warrants to search someone’s home. Eventually, though, the Supreme Court decides trash at the curb is fair game and there is no reasonable expectation of privacy once you cart out your junk to be picked up by the local sanitation department.

Why? Because, trash left out on the curb is accessible to anyone and anything—animals, scavengers, snoops, curious passersby and mischievous children. Many still find this ruling arguable but, let’s take that ruling and flash-forward to TODAY!

Where I live: The City of Chino passed an amended ordinance in 2009 that outlaws scavenging and makes it a ticket-able offense. So, police can get their mitts all over your trash but no one else?

Where’s the fairness in that? According to the City of Chino, it’s fair.

Why? Well, because “any recyclables left on the curb as part of a recycling program become the property of the City or the City’s authorized recyclable collector” You pay for the city to collect and remove trash and so, City Hall’s argument goes, the City owns your trash. Hands off, trash diggers!

Part of the problem, apparently, is the potential for scavengers to make extra change off someone else’s soda cans. “When recyclables are removed from waste containers, it is diverting dollars away from the program” says city of Chino. If the program gets impacted like this, refuse rates would go up and this, in turn, would cost residents and the city more money to keep it running, city officials say.

“Scavenging has become a concern as issues regarding privacy and theft needs to be addressed,” Chino's Mayor Dennis Yates said and so the ordinance was passed. The fine for the first infraction is $50. Police are set to target areas where high incidences of scavenging are being reported. “Left unaddressed, scavenging would cost everyone,” Chino Mayor Yates said.

Yes some cities have laws against taking trash from cans and dumpsters, my city does.

ya know with a well worded petition and enough signatures that can be overturned but I do see it. The City owns 5 feet from the edge of the road and their offset of the cost of the program is to make it illegal for scrappers to go through your trash. When I lived in Twentynine Palms we never had that issue. Set a couch on the corner or by the dumpster? It was usually gone the next day. Here I get to fight the city for them to come and get a couch lol. I think the collection agency's on strike again(happens every winter).