I talked to a person at another office in Burlington, Vermont and I explained my situation to her. She said that she would check into it and that she would get back to me and let me know. But I had not heard a word from her since then and that was a couple of years ago. I worked for five years for this company, and from what I understand I am entitled to some sort of a pension. I worked for the company from 1987-1991.
Consumer Complaints & Reviews
Not being able to afford retail shops, I am forced to shop in the "salvation army thrift store." To my surprise, the prices are more than retail. I am shocked and appalled that the prices are not affordable and even outrageous for products that have been donated from good-hearted people. Even the 99 cent store items are marked $4-5! That is criminal! Price gouging!
Furniture prices were exorbitant! A king size headboard, foot-board & rails were priced at $1,499.99! All the furniture in the store had be cleaned & looked very nice, however, it's used & given to the store! I complained to the salesperson and was told their overhead was high. The state agencies in Georgia issue vouchers that can only be used at the Salvation Army, this is price grouching to say the least. 95% of the furniture was outrageously over priced considering it's used furniture given to them by the community.
Unbelievable, Rooms to Go is running a sale right now for an entire room of furniture for $1,000 or less, so why in the name of all that is fair, would a consumer pay $1,499.99 for a headboard, foot-board & rail, with no mattress/box spring?
Monday and Tuesday Salvation Army advertises 50% off EVERYTHING in the store that has the color tag of the week. For example if the color is "green" everything tagged in green is supposed to sell for 50% off. I go to Salvation Army every week. When I arrive to the store on these days (Mon. and Tues) early in the morning, the workers are removing ALL of the merchandise with the color that is supposed to be on sale! The color that it is supposed to be 50 % off.
I asked on many occasions to the employees why they remove the merchandise that is supposed to be on sale and their response to me is that they only do what the manager tells them to do. They also say that they don't agree with it either, but they're just following orders. I don't think that it is fair to false advertise just to bring people to the store.
Instead of helping people to me Salvation Army seems to be ripping people off. The way I can prove my statement is true is to bring someone to investigate on Monday and Tuesday Morning and see how all of the workers promptly remove all the merchandise on SALE those two days.
This is not so much an injustice in legal terms, rather in moral terms. For years our family has helped families clothe their children by purchasing large quantities of clothes from thrift store and distributing them out to those in need. And the works at many thrift stores tell us that many families clothe their children from there for school, children who would otherwise go without decent clothes. Now there is a ban on children's clothes under the age of 12. What are families to do now, where are they to shop and how many children will go without their basic clothing needs due to this enforced rule to keep children safe.
We've been purchasing clothes for 40 years and not one child has died, become ill or been damanged by lead. If toys are a necessary object to ban, fine, children will be disappointed and go without fun, but they can still develop socially without embarrasement. If they lack proper and decent clothing, they will not. It's a problem that will lead to anger issues and other emotional traumas if children cannot find affordable clothing. At a time when our economy is at its absolute worst the government is ending ways to purchase clothing for children in a way families can afford. There are millions of family who can not even put food on the table, how are they going to also keep their babies clothed. This is wrong in every since of the way. If there is a recall on toys then a recall notice could go out and the store can have a bullentin board with photos of items recalled, they can list them in an easy to find manner so they can still provide for the children of a country already in financial decline.
