H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods

The freaking human race sucks.No one ever ever thinks about the underprivileged. Tons of food is thrown out because no one will give it to the poor. I can't believe this at all.

This is a common practice for most retailers. It's similar to 'return to vendor.' Basically, retailers agree to purchase a set amount of a particular product from a vendor. In return, if the retailer doesn't sell at least X number of those units within a certain time frame, the vendor will credit the retailer the difference for the unsold units. Per the vendor/retailer contract, the retailer agrees to destroy and discard the merchandise instead of shipping it back. Per the agreements, retailers cannot donate, wholesale or resell the merchandise, lest they forfeit payment.

While donating should definitely be considered, many non-profits won't always accept the items. Salvation Army and Goodwill have policies in place that state they won't accept donations of any clothing with statements or designs they deem objectionable or profane. Also, if there isn't a need for the item in question, they won't accept it.

I am proud to say I have been boycotting Walmart for years. This company profitted by touting the fact that their merchandise was American Made. Then they ran every Mom & Pop store out of business. They forced American manufacturers to go overseas to keep costs down. Now most everything they sell comes from China. I will pay a little more and feel good about it.

Stores are not the only ones that do it, everyday people do too. If there kid outgrows something and it is still in great to decent shape or even a few small stains or even little holes, other kids could use those for their kids that can't buy them. The small stains and holes could be used for play clothes. I have gotten a lot of clothes for my kids that way as well as shoes. When my kids out grow the stuff I either give it to friends with kids or to churches or other charities that give the clothes to those who need it, never to thrift stores where people have to pay for it. The stuff was free to me so I want it to be free to others. My youngest son even got a Harley power wheel for free. A lady was throwing it out and he saw it and asked if he could have it. She said yeah, she thought it just needed new batteries and she did not want to buy them. So we took it home a month later got 2 batteries and a charger for it and it works still and that was 5 yrs ago and he and my daughter still ride it. It only cost like 60 for all compared to what the Harley would have cost new. I would say we made out on that one. I could never buy the power wheel itself, too much money.. Most of the things my lids have have been given to them or taken from trash or charities and churches.

Lowes does the same thing. they will throw away the older items that don't sell. I worked there for a short time and my manager told me to discard the items ie: wallpaper, brackets, curtain rods, etc. I told him that I could not do that and that these items should be donated to the thrift stores or another special cause. He just got someone from another department to do it. i was really upset. there are ways to get around all of this wastefulness. they are just to lazy to deal with it.

It's a shame that they have to take and destroy these clothes. Are they that hard up as not to give them to people who so desperately in need of clothing. It's like being selfish in not wanting someone else to have them.

I worked for a retail clothing store as manager once. I was shocked at the store's policy that when the final markdowns had been taken and merchandise still wasn't sold we were to add it up, pull it and take scissors to it. I couldn't believe we couldn't donate it to a women's shelter or another good cause. If I had not been fired I would have done it myself.

ALL retailers do this. It's a 3 way issue: 1st is the possibility of being sued by someone eating "bad" food or getting hurt using a donated product of any kind. 2nd, theft issues. There was a time when stores would give their employees and customers a discount bin for damaged merchandise...until employees and customers started denting cans and scratching items on purpose to get them at pennies on the dollar. And 3rd, who would buy anything at regular price if they knew they could get just about anything for free if you waited long enough? People who accuse retailers of greed...look in the mirror, because the greed works BOTH ways. And dispite all of this, countries that are classified as capitalist also have the highest donation and charity rates on the planet....bashing capitalism and profits may be the popular thing to do today, but it has improved the living standards of everyone in the western world.

Seriously... is history repeating itself? Wasn't Wal-Mart and one other company accused of this very same thing several years ago? I am sorry. I shop at Wal-Mart, because I cannot afford the same item at a HIGH-DOLLAR department store, but that doesnt give them any right to intentionally DESTROY thousands of dollars of clothing when it could go to charity. Sorry, I have no feeling for their BOTTOM line, because it is ALL bottom line.

I KNOW THAT WALMART HAS BEEN THROWING AWAY LARGE QUANITIES IN THE GARGAGE. THESE ITEMS COULD HAVE BEEN DONATED. I WITNESSED EMPLOYEES DOING THIS. THIS WAS EVEN BEFORE THEY WERE SLASHING THEM. WHEN I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE THEM TO A LOCAL CHARITY I WAS TOLD NO. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CAMERA AIMED AT THE DUMPSTER SO IF I TRIED TO REMOVE THE ITEMS IN THE DUMPSTER TO DONATE I WOULD BE ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY WOULD CONSIDER THIS THEFT. I WAS EVEN WILLING TO BRING A RECEIPT BACK TO THEM AS PROOF OF THE DONATION. SHAME ON WALMART. THIS WAS A WALMART LOCATED IN WISCONSIN.

iuse to work at bath&body works and they did the same thing when ever a customer would return anything luquid they would pour it down the drain everynight after closing and some of the items would be never open or never use.

At least Walmart should send the meat products that are out of date to the SPCA..or animal shelters...that would be a very nice gesture.

wastefull, wastefull, wastefull!!!

Yet another reason I NEVER, EVER shop at Walmart.

in defense of these retailers,i just want to comment about something important......i worked for a large company that donated clothes to people in need, but some people brought the merchandise back, saying the were damaged and wanted a refund. the company was talking a double loss.its because of the greddy people, that the honest suffer

just another way of saying we got you don't .so #$%$ as we will not give anything for free ,if you cant pay then we wreck it suffer people

THE GREEDIEST PEOPLE ON PLANET:CHINMART OWNERS

You people act surprised. like you really think Walmart cares about the poor, those in need or worse homeless? All that company and family full of midwest redneck misfits cares about is making $$$ not helping anyone else. Yet like millions of us I shop there to save a few dollars or even cents, which tell you everything it's ALWAYS ALL ABOUT THE $$ MAKING IT OR SAVING IT

All the stores have to do is mark it low enough and people will scoop it up! The store gets some money and the customer comes back for other bargains regularly! Its just so stupid not to mark them down as "bargain basement" deals! People will always come back in numbers and buy something that is not marked down as well! If you give breaks to the customers, they will frequent your store more often...Its not rocket science...I always go where the deals are, and I end up buying other items that are not on sale always!!! Makes me sick how stupid stores are run!

Wasteful. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Magellin gives there stuff to a local thrift store to help raise funds for local charities.