Saturday, January 9, 2010

INTERESTING...

Did anyone else see this?

Thoughts?

21 comments:

  1. That is just MESSED up. I don't understand why people don't think sometimes. Instead of shredding up what is essentially money, you could be giving to others who really need it. It's so puzzling.

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  2. THIS IS SO STUPID, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN NEED AND THEY ARE SENDING IT TO TRASH, JUST RIDICULOUS..

    @ MAISONCHAPLIN.blogspot.com

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  3. Despicable corporate greed is all that is. I am appalled that H&M only chose to stop once they were "caught"! So many people could use those clothes....what a waste...
    Makes you think about where you shop.

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  4. At bookstores we were supposed to rip the front covers off of unsold magazines and books, unless the publisher permitted remainders. For remainders all we had to do was mark the spine.

    I'm glad that H&M has responded quickly to say they won't behave this way anymore, and I even read that one high up said she was unaware the practice was occurring.

    Wal-Mart on the other hand? I could cite SO MANY WAYS that they are the devil. If you think destroyed unsold clothing is bad, consider forced unpaid overtime, firing workers who attempt to unionize, no health insurance for full time employees, and geez louise, those fluorescent lights ;)!

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  5. You would think they would at least try to recycle the clothing or try to get a tax credit for donations. Very sad, very wasteful. Hopefully their stockholders are outraged enough to change this policy.

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  6. Recession? What recession? They would rather throw the shit out then donate to someone who needs it?
    DO NOT LIKE!

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  7. I'm so appalled that they never thought that there was anything wrong with what they were doing. This is disgusting and makes me never want to shop at H&M. How can we really be sure that they'll stop doing what they've gotten away with for the longest time?
    Pleading ignorance is not going to help the issue.

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  8. I saw this, and I was disgusted. Really a shame, isn't it? :( And I love shopping at H&M, but this definitely makes me think twice.

    http://playingdressupwithkellie.blogspot.com/

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  9. very disgusting! I wonder if this practice is common is Canada as well....

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  10. My friend texted this to me yesterday and we were chatting about it for a while. She has refused to shop there again, and I've always had a deep hatred for Walmart's business practices but this takes the cake. And H&M is surprising as well. Why on earth would they do that? They could reap the benefits of tax write-offs!

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  11. This is disgusting! Not only is it a huge waste, but plenty of people could have benefited from those clothes if donated.
    I don't know about the US, but here some children get sent to school with no coat, no shoes and no lunch. Simply because either they can't afford them or they have neglectful parents.
    Sorry for the rant, but grrr!

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  12. i can't believe this. i'm used to seeing target's leftovers at goodwill and even though i haven't seen any other overstock there, i never thought about why i didn't. shameful.

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  13. It's not surprising... Even donating the items could take away from their bottom line because it's one less neccessity for someone to buy. They do this for TONS of make-up too! From a business side it almost makes sense but I really wish it would just be donated to womans' shelters or the like. Dollars, not sense runs our world, unfortunately.

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  14. Very frustrating to see. I love H&M (especially the prices) and I hate to read about something like that.

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  15. victoria's secret does it to things that are "damaged," but damaged to them could be a pair of sweatpants missing a rhinestone or the drawstring, or anything returned that they believe has been worn, when sometimes i couldn't even tell. i used to work there. they would cut everything up so no one could use it. or if there was a bottle of body spray or something that had a faulty sprayer, they would dump the whole thing out and throw it away. it was really ridiculous.
    that's really sad that those companies wouldn't just donate them. a lot of places would even come pick the donations up, so all they would have to do would be NOT cut them all up. ridiculous.

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  16. It really upset me when the story broke. I just can't believe that they would be so heartless and hypocritical. H&M finally released a statement saying that they wouldn't do it anymore but how will we know?

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  17. I'm completely disgusted. I've volunteered at a shelter with so many children over the last year that really NEED clothing like this. For crying out loud, it's a tax write off for them.

    Pathetic and irresponsible.

    Kelly

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  18. Yeah, pretty craptacular. I had heard about this practice with craft companies a few months ago- it just makes no sense in any industry. Why not donate it and take a tax write-off? Less man hours to pay for, no fancy clothing shredding equipment needed, and you can boost your public image with more donations. Oh that and your soul stays intact. Where is the downside exactly?

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