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Trastion posted:Goodwill has been taking anything remotely worth buying and instead of selling it for cheap in their stores they sell it on their own ebay type site. https://www.shopgoodwill.com/  This pisses me off. One of the big reasons I give things to Goodwill is to hopefully give someone else that feeling of finding something cool for cheap.
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SpartanIV posted:
well people vultured goodwill to resell on ebay, so you should be mad at them not goodwill
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ArmZ posted:well people vultured goodwill to resell on ebay, so you should be mad at them not goodwill GARY VAYNERCHUCK YALL
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Bought a pair of Red Wings last week: Question is: insoles or no insoles? The guy at the store suggested I break them in first and then buy Red Wing-branded insoles for them. Which is surprising, 'case you'd think that he'd want to sell more poo poo on the spot.
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Apr 3, 2017 16:57
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Break them in with what what you're going to wear. If you add insoles later, you'll be rubbing in new spots. Breaking them in will be hell. So do it once.
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Apr 3, 2017 17:07
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Breaking in has been fine actually. I walked for about four hours in them on the first day, it was certainly not comfortable and I wasn't walking particular fast, but it wasn't worse then breaking in a pair of full-grain leather hiking boots, for example. The way people talk about it made me think it was gonna completely chew up my feet or something.
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Trastion posted:Goodwill has been taking anything remotely worth buying and instead of selling it for cheap in their stores they sell it on their own ebay type site. https://www.shopgoodwill.com/ https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Listings/Hot50Filter.asp I can imagine someone just throwing out branded poo poo like chanel because they didn't know what it was or didn't look close enough but jesus christ who donates literal diamond rings?
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SpartanIV posted:
Yeah, anything I have that I can't sell (or don't think is going to be valuable enough to bother selling) goes to Goodwill. This year my house has sent probably hundreds of pounds of old clothes in garbage bag after garbage bag, in part totally redoing my wardrobe. I've also given them shoes and boots I don't want or have worn too much to be viable without repair (like some Chuck Taylors where the sides started caving in from sole separation, which can be fixed with some shoe glue and TLC but I couldn't be arsed). I've always held some hope that my stuff would go to someone who actually needed a $5 shirt. Or at least a high school drama club.
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While I like and use Goodwill quite a bit, clothing should be given to local charities as much as possible. Then there's a much higher chance it will be fed directly back into the community.
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Shanghaied posted:Bought a pair of Red Wings last week: No insoles, wear thick (boot) socks, lace them tightly and all the way up. I've had mine maybe 3 months, they're definitely my favorite pair of shoes.
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Inzombiac posted:While I like and use Goodwill quite a bit, clothing should be given to local charities as much as possible. Literally.
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ArmZ posted:well people vultured goodwill to resell on ebay, so you should be mad at them not goodwill Goodwill (and any thrift, really) shouldn't care why people are buying stuff. Like, occasionally I'll see something kinda interesting but the price is something ridiculous and they'll be like "well that's what I've seen it go for on eBay". gently caress, go sell it on eBay then if you think you can get that. Else just sell it for something more reasonable and don't worry yourself about what the buyer might do with it afterward.
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ReidRansom posted:Goodwill (and any thrift, really) shouldn't care why people are buying stuff. Like, occasionally I'll see something kinda interesting but the price is something ridiculous and they'll be like "well that's what I've seen it go for on eBay". gently caress, go sell it on eBay then if you think you can get that. Else just sell it for something more reasonable and don't worry yourself about what the buyer might do with it afterward. wrong
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Don't give anything to Goodwill. They're just another for-profit business with multi-millionaire executives and underpaid workers.
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Goodwill's primary responsibility is to maximize revenue from donations to support its charitable work, not support the fantasies of ~dreamers~UnfortunateSexFart posted:Don't give anything to Goodwill. They're just another for-profit business with multi-millionaire executives and underpaid workers. Or we could see how people who actually know about these things rate Goodwill. Content. This gets my tablet off my newer, smaller, desk.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X8C39J6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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oh a tablet clamp sounds like a neat way to turn my largely unused tablet into a cool little bonus screen on my desk while I work....or a netflix machine while I game on my PS4. I can't get my dumb audio from the PC to play when the PS4 is taking over the hdmi signal due to CABLE PHYSICS >:/
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Apr 4, 2017 04:13
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Scored this late 70's Seiko I love how heavy and well made it feels, versus the thin and light cheap casio and timex LCD watches I have. Here's an item I got thats essential to life:  It has a motion detector. The different colors are good to adjust to the mood you're in while taking the dump.
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Apr 4, 2017 05:06
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What does the little robot fella on the side do? Post-game analysis?
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Snorkzilla posted:What does the little robot fella on the side do? Post-game analysis? It's a little air extractor that pumps bad fragrances out of the bowl and disperse them around
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beefnoodle posted:Goodwill's primary responsibility is to maximize revenue from donations to support its charitable work, not support the fantasies of ~dreamers~ Goodwill pays a grant to support 2 people at our nonprofit whose only job is to help homeless veterans get into housing. You can google ssvf okc if you have any interest. To stay on topic, I bought a zinus memory foam mattress and bed frame. And a Phillips sonic care electric tooth brush. Should be here on Wednesday!
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I got many things while I have been in China. I leave to head back to Chicago (for a few days) tomorrow, but I don't have a photo of my plane ticket. There are a few intangibles on my favorite purchases from the last 6 weeks or so. Two days after getting back to Chicago, though, I'm going on a vacation with my family on a cruise so I obviously bought a drinks package because I'm not doing a loving thing that can't be done from a lounge chair for 5 days besides order another drink. Gotta treat myself. I haggled in Chinese for the first time in my life and I ended up getting a Redragon K350 motherboard and some white keycaps that did not pass QC (the F* keys have their glyphs right-shifted by one, but that's not really problematic). For a first-time mechanical keyboard purchase, I am quite happy with the ergonomic upgrade, and managed to get it all for less than the base price of the keyboard on its own:  Got a pair of stands for my office desk back home (more ergonomics!). Gonna put my laptop on one and my monitor on the other:  A USB 3.0 hub so I can plug my mouse, keyboard, and DAC into a thing that just needs one plug for my computron in my office as well:  A 2-pack of screen protectors for my Neon Switch (with BotW and Pro Controller), which also awaits me at my apartment:  These pens at the recommendation of this thread. Gonna be nice to introduce some color into my Moleskine:  TWO power banks for my phone and Switch so I can keep my goon rear end stuck to a lounge chair for as long as humanly possible:   Gonna have a mini-Christmas for me back at my apartment, I am quite excited. Bought a website where I'm going to do some writeups on tech projects that my brother and I do, which will be lots of fun when the 3D printer can be paid for sometime next month. E: I also got glasses so I can see my computer screen from more than a few inches away while I tell you guys about the meaningless purchases I make to fill the void in my heart. Whew, almost forgot about my new HD eyes. NewFatMike has a new favorite as of 10:31 on Apr 4, 2017 |
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I just got my 2nd one of these. Left the first one in a rental car last year. Absolutely amazing if it's the 22000mAh one. Can recharge my S6 Edge from empty to full 5-6 times before needing to recharge itself and isn't overly weighty or large.
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I got the 10,000mAh and the 20,100mAh versions. I didn't realize there were USB-PD rated ones, but based on a few checks online I should be good to go for the most part. Living in China has taught me the incredible value of these devices. And also I do this thing where if my phone dies at a bar my brain goes "Hey, you know how time is meaningless? Let's keep believing that, but now completely" and then I'm drinking until well after the sun comes up. It's only happened a few times, but the punishment is sufficiently severe that I'm helping future me and dramatically extending my Switch playtime.
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Half price? Okay:
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Butch Cassidy posted:Half price? Okay: Break them in without an inner sole and wearing the same socks you'll normally wear with them. It will be hell for 3 months or so, you'll get blisters the size of Kansas and.... oh wait, they aren't Red Wings.
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I made a thread for all y'all to discuss Goodwill and thrifting in general
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dpack_1 posted:Break them in without an inner sole and wearing the same socks you'll normally wear with them. It will be hell for 3 months or so, you'll get blisters the size of Kansas and.... oh wait, they aren't Red Wings. ..but advice still applies
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Why don't you just buy comfortable shoes? I've never had to break in any shoes before.
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Mu Zeta posted:Why don't you just buy comfortable shoes? I've never had to break in any shoes before. Because otherwise you couldn't get the satisfaction of telling people that you bought $500 fashion boots.
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You need leather that will last a lifetime when you work a rough and rugged American job such as software developer who primarily works from home
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chitoryu12 posted:Because otherwise you couldn't get the satisfaction of telling people that you bought $500 fashion boots. LOL if you paid that much for Red Wings That said, they're pretty great once broken in. The snow might be almost done for the season which means no more boot-killing salt, so I might break out the Iron Rangers soon.
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I don't know what all the hullabaloo about breaking them in is. I've had mine for about three months now and I never really felt uncomfortable at any point in them. I wasn't used boots that were that high up on my shin so the pressure and rubbing there was a little different, but I never felt it was painful and I never had real discomfort. I don't know if some people just have really sensitive feet or what.
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Butch Cassidy posted:Half price? Okay: Is it time for off-season sales on boots? I bought some Skis from a friend but don't have any boots or poles. Is there a best place that 'll have boss hogg deals around this time, or jus go to my local ski/outdoor shop and see what they have?
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Buy boots in person and have a competent fitter walk you through it within your budget. And, yes, it's spring pricing time. Poles, buy whatever in the appropriate length for you. Don't forget a helmet, by the way. Head trauma isn't cool.
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Butch Cassidy posted:Buy boots in person and have a competent fitter walk you through it within your budget. And, yes, it's spring pricing time. Poles, buy whatever in the appropriate length for you. Don't forget a helmet, by the way. Head trauma isn't cool. Thanks for the advice! And yup, got a helmet already!
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rockcity posted:I don't know what all the hullabaloo about breaking them in is. I've had mine for about three months now and I never really felt uncomfortable at any point in them. I wasn't used boots that were that high up on my shin so the pressure and rubbing there was a little different, but I never felt it was painful and I never had real discomfort. I don't know if some people just have really sensitive feet or what. I had massive blisters from my Red Wing moc toes this fall. I've bought and subsequently sold Red Wings twice now. They look cool but not worth the hassle of break in, plus it feels like they take forever to lace.
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The Science Goy posted:LOL if you paid that much for Red Wings Pay hundreds of dollars for boots that you can't wear in weather that boots are designed to be worn in. Gotchya.
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RCarr posted:Pay hundreds of dollars for boots that you can't wear in weather that boots are designed to be worn in. Gotchya. Um, yea, Iron Rangers are definitely not a snow boot and were never crafted for use in the snow. There are plenty of options with Vibram soles which work just fine in the snow when properly maintained (rub some boot wax into the leather before /after the season, wipe off salt with a rag when you come inside, etc) or you can keep buying lovely ugly snow boots that weigh 10 pounds.
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excuse me sir did you just boot-shame me
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The Science Goy posted:Um, yea, Iron Rangers are definitely not a snow boot and were never crafted for use in the snow. There are plenty of options with Vibram soles which work just fine in the snow when properly maintained (rub some boot wax into the leather before /after the season, wipe off salt with a rag when you come inside, etc) or you can keep buying lovely ugly snow boots that weigh 10 pounds. My snow boots are neither ugly nor do they weigh 10 pounds. They DO allow me to step in ankle deep puddles and thigh high snowdrifts, which is bloody necessary during a British Columbia winter...
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