Quick tip. If you are donating to The Salvation Army, be present when they come to pick up your furniture.
Someone we know had a large hall mirror broken last week by the departing men carrying a sofa. He did not discover it until he returned home, when he called them to find out what happened. The Salvation Army denied the accident, and a loud angry phone call ensued. To no avail. The damage? At least $800. No good deed goes unpunished.
Donating is great, but be careful with large objects going in and out of your apartment. They don't care as much as you do. MGR
I'm sure these words of warning apply to any service or trades (or friends!) you let into your home, not just Salvation Army.
It is also best to mention that The Salvation Army as a whole has changed over the last few years. Living near D.C, my local Salvation Army has to be running some kind of racquet. I went there a few weekends ago to make a donation and looked around the 'show room'. They were selling (gently used obviously) dining room sets and bedroom dresses for like $500-800 dollars.
The Salvation Army was created to help those in need, but how are those in need supposed to afford these prices when I cannot.
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I sat from 7:30 to 4:30 today for a Salvation Army pick up and they never showed up. My window was 7:30-2:30 and they hung up on me 4 times when I tried to find out after 2:30 where they were. I made the appointment 3 weeks ago. At 2:45 the pick up crew was 16 blocks from my apt and they swore they would be there in 30 minutes. When I called back at 4:15 they yelled at me and told me I should understand that things happen and the driver was done for the day and do I want to reschedule. They make a person not want to donate. Never once did they apologize or think it was wrong to make me sit from 7:30am all day and never alert me to the fact that they may never show up. They did not even call me to tell me they were not coming - I had to call them. I have never been so disappointed by any company. They actually thought that what they did was no big deal and I am crazy for being upset. I will never give them money or goods again.
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