WALMART ~ After Christmas Clearance ~ Deals, Discussions & Brags ~ 2008 **TOY CLEARANCE**

[Rene S]

My grandma just retired from walmart....this is the problem with donating stuff. Her store used to take stuff to the Mission/Salvation Army, etc.. Some people were extrememly thankful and kept the stuff they were given, but many people try to take the stuff back to walmart to get the cash. Her store tried several ways to mark merchandise so it could not be brought back and just eventually gave up. It cost them more hrs. in payroll to cut off tags than it did to pay the landfill bill for dumping it. On the other hand...my husband works at a landfill, and you would NOT BELIEVE the kind of stuff that these stores throw away. We've gotten dvd players, playstation, new bath towels, toys galore, hundreds of rolls of wrapping paper, you name it, lots of stuff new in boxes. Problem is my hubbys latest boss (of 5 yrs) doesn't let them pick stuff out like they used to with his old boss...oh well, the occasional goody he sneaks home is still good!

That is so sad. What a shame it is that they have to throw these things away I understand it from the store's point of view, but in these eco-friendly times, it's so wasteful.

[434Teresa]

yes it it is sad for many people could really use the stuff....

[talk2ham.1]

Can't they store it and send it by shipping container loads overseas or something? Wait. Walmart is going international. That might not work either. So sad!