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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 4518518, member: 308&quot;]I haven&#039;t noticed it yet but, to be honest, it&#039;s been a long time since I found anything decent at our local Goodwills. Occasionally I&#039;ll find a piece of Empoli but those are few and far between. I would hope that some usable pieces are forwarded to charities and the like. I work with a food bank here and we see a lot of people starting over again with virtually nothing. Dishes are not often a priority for our clients&#039; limited income. I don&#039;t know if our Goodwills are doing this with items that fail to sell. I share your lack of patience with trying to figure out their color codes. Why don&#039;t they just move the items that are half-off to a separate shelf?!</p><p><br /></p><p>From Goodwills&#039; point of view I know their funding is a bit limited and the resale of donations are their main income. They do employ a lot of people and those people need to be paid. Also, they will lend (when available) items such as crutches, wheelchairs, and other similar items for free to those who need them so they lose a potential income stream there. I have also heard that if you need a bicycle to start a job they will lend these also. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whether their new pricing strategy is a good idea or not is beyond my ability to say. I do hate to see usable glass and ceramics sent to a landfill when pricing it a little cheaper initially might have sent it to a new home. If the new pricing is offset by increased disposal costs then it does seem counter-productive. Regardless, it&#039;s not a step I would have recommended.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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