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I think I remember this one from awhile back, or one very like it. Just goes to show that the Pennys never change. Theyâre such GENEROUS folk, arenât they? I LOVE the âHeart of Moldâ sign behind Joyâs head! That says it all!
5 gallons of soup for dinner, that sounds about right. It probably isnât the first cushionless couch Goodwill has received either. My favorite Hoody came from Goodwill, ours is clean and really nice!
Theyâre about to shop for a new couch anyway⊠then theyâll have their current one in the garage PLUS an extra set of cushions.
I see stuff all the time in thrift shops that comes from the Pennys of the worldâŠ.
The generous souls who donate the sheets when they get holes, the electric coffeemaker cos the carafe broke, the radio cos it never worked after Uncle Fred tried to fix it.
I even worked briefly at GoodwillâŠ. they throw out a lot of that damaged stuff, which smaller thrift shops try to sell.
Even so, the donations as they come in the back door would astound you with their uselessness, even horror.
Some people donate so they donât have to drive to the landfill and pay a fee.
A fairly clean, unbroken couch with no cushions, which would not be accepted anyway, is a delight compared to some of the torn, battered, filthy, reeking and 2-legged ones dumped outside the door in the dark of night.
I once started to unpack a box of dishes wrapped in stained, greasy newspaper⊠and found the dried remains of what seemed to be a very old turkey dinner on them⊠like somebody bought extra dishes, years before, for a holiday and just wrapped them up instead of scraping and washing themâŠ. and eventually decided some âpoor personâ would still want them.YUCK!We tossed them.
BTW I have to say thatâs not why I quitâŠ.I left mostly cos I hated the way they treated the âclientsâ (what they call the employees who are going through their rehabilitation programs)âŠ. but thatâs another story.
We have a man in a truck that picks up what is tossed out on the street. Well he takes only what he thinks is fixable. Thatâs good I donât know what he does with them. My neighbor tossed out 2 kids cars battery operated, and a baby changing table He left the table which has 2 broken legs and a hole in the top. One day Iâll see him. We put things for him because itâs probably his living.
The Pennys on the other hand just toss out good things and give crapâŠ..But thatâs all they have isnât it?
Goodness! 5 gallons is more than a whole batch of tomato sauce when I make it (I can only spare just SO much space in the freezer for a single item).
@Susan, we should all hear that story one of these days. I guess we all have some horror stories of some of our past employment.
@Imnormal, I agree that sounds about like what Joy would fix â although Iâm not even sure Joy would have the imagination to combine 2 different soups (unless she saw it done somewhere). Even my mother (who had about Joyâs level of cooking knowledge) made a casserole of canned green beans with canned mushroom soup and topped it with canned onion rings. It was one of the dishes of which she was most proud.
HunhâŠâŠlike theyâre really gonna accept it like thatâŠ..part of it missing (although as regards the source, that could be a helpâŠâŠ.the potential buyer could just put cardboard flats or something in place of the missing cushions, and be better off for not having seated themselves on old Penny furniture: imagine one taking a napâŠ.a looooong nap, on something thatâs seen Burl ân Joyâs butts too many timesâŠsleeping through THAT!!) Anyway they wonât take it âincompleteâ!!
I make a huge pot of vegetable beef soup every winter (using tomatoes I froze from my summer garden). I usually freeze 4 or 5 quarts. I eat off the rest for a couple of weeks. The frozen stuff is wonderful all winter. Let thaw and 2 nights worth of meals is solved.
Cancel Cub Scout Jamboree ticketsâŠâŠâŠnnnnnh! I won a small award once as a Cubbie, selling tickets to that door-to-doorâŠ.I bet thatâs how the Pennys purchased theirsâŠ.made some kid feel a âlil better âbout himselfâŠ..than the Pennys go ân cancel: hey, we actually didnât want to go anyway and KNEW IT when we bought the tix, soâŠâŠâŠâŠ..no couthâŠ.no real couth at allâŠ..dingbats!!
Laura Gildwarg almost 11 years ago
I think I remember this one from awhile back, or one very like it. Just goes to show that the Pennys never change. Theyâre such GENEROUS folk, arenât they? I LOVE the âHeart of Moldâ sign behind Joyâs head! That says it all!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member almost 11 years ago
5 gallons of soup for dinner, that sounds about right. It probably isnât the first cushionless couch Goodwill has received either. My favorite Hoody came from Goodwill, ours is clean and really nice!
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Theyâre about to shop for a new couch anyway⊠then theyâll have their current one in the garage PLUS an extra set of cushions.
I see stuff all the time in thrift shops that comes from the Pennys of the worldâŠ.
The generous souls who donate the sheets when they get holes, the electric coffeemaker cos the carafe broke, the radio cos it never worked after Uncle Fred tried to fix it.
I even worked briefly at GoodwillâŠ. they throw out a lot of that damaged stuff, which smaller thrift shops try to sell.
Even so, the donations as they come in the back door would astound you with their uselessness, even horror.
Some people donate so they donât have to drive to the landfill and pay a fee.
A fairly clean, unbroken couch with no cushions, which would not be accepted anyway, is a delight compared to some of the torn, battered, filthy, reeking and 2-legged ones dumped outside the door in the dark of night.
I once started to unpack a box of dishes wrapped in stained, greasy newspaper⊠and found the dried remains of what seemed to be a very old turkey dinner on them⊠like somebody bought extra dishes, years before, for a holiday and just wrapped them up instead of scraping and washing themâŠ. and eventually decided some âpoor personâ would still want them.YUCK!We tossed them.
BTW I have to say thatâs not why I quitâŠ.I left mostly cos I hated the way they treated the âclientsâ (what they call the employees who are going through their rehabilitation programs)âŠ. but thatâs another story.
loveslife almost 11 years ago
We have a man in a truck that picks up what is tossed out on the street. Well he takes only what he thinks is fixable. Thatâs good I donât know what he does with them. My neighbor tossed out 2 kids cars battery operated, and a baby changing table He left the table which has 2 broken legs and a hole in the top. One day Iâll see him. We put things for him because itâs probably his living.
The Pennys on the other hand just toss out good things and give crapâŠ..But thatâs all they have isnât it?
shamest Premium Member almost 11 years ago
how can you not have leftovers of 5 gallons of soup. And how many cans is that as she doesnât have the skill set for home made
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
Goodness! 5 gallons is more than a whole batch of tomato sauce when I make it (I can only spare just SO much space in the freezer for a single item).
@Susan, we should all hear that story one of these days. I guess we all have some horror stories of some of our past employment.
@Imnormal, I agree that sounds about like what Joy would fix â although Iâm not even sure Joy would have the imagination to combine 2 different soups (unless she saw it done somewhere). Even my mother (who had about Joyâs level of cooking knowledge) made a casserole of canned green beans with canned mushroom soup and topped it with canned onion rings. It was one of the dishes of which she was most proud.
orbenjawell Premium Member almost 11 years ago
HunhâŠâŠlike theyâre really gonna accept it like thatâŠ..part of it missing (although as regards the source, that could be a helpâŠâŠ.the potential buyer could just put cardboard flats or something in place of the missing cushions, and be better off for not having seated themselves on old Penny furniture: imagine one taking a napâŠ.a looooong nap, on something thatâs seen Burl ân Joyâs butts too many timesâŠsleeping through THAT!!) Anyway they wonât take it âincompleteâ!!
joegeethree almost 11 years ago
In other wordsâŠâŠNo.
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I make a huge pot of vegetable beef soup every winter (using tomatoes I froze from my summer garden). I usually freeze 4 or 5 quarts. I eat off the rest for a couple of weeks. The frozen stuff is wonderful all winter. Let thaw and 2 nights worth of meals is solved.
orbenjawell Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Cancel Cub Scout Jamboree ticketsâŠâŠâŠnnnnnh! I won a small award once as a Cubbie, selling tickets to that door-to-doorâŠ.I bet thatâs how the Pennys purchased theirsâŠ.made some kid feel a âlil better âbout himselfâŠ..than the Pennys go ân cancel: hey, we actually didnât want to go anyway and KNEW IT when we bought the tix, soâŠâŠâŠâŠ..no couthâŠ.no real couth at allâŠ..dingbats!!