tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post3134150111827260430..comments2023-11-14T15:11:35.669-05:00Comments on miriam's ideas: Good Will Universitymiriam sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-31649217177572622562014-06-01T18:26:39.881-04:002014-06-01T18:26:39.881-04:00I think I have minimum influence on anyone, ewcept...I think I have minimum influence on anyone, ewcept a select few.miriam sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-32958073494878683892014-06-01T13:03:21.599-04:002014-06-01T13:03:21.599-04:00So you were the dreck meister? No payoff? They pay...So you were the dreck meister? No payoff? They pay the book and record stores to display their junk.Dick Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928787462157704978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-64595528938772981672014-06-01T10:42:57.899-04:002014-06-01T10:42:57.899-04:00Our local Good Will is so hoity toity they no long...Our local Good Will is so hoity toity they no longer accept old tvs, computers, or printers.<br /><br />Of course it's a wealthy organization. But no-one has to buy there, do they?<br /><br />Mr Charm and I were enthusiastic customers while we lived on a graduate student's stipend. After that, not so much.<br /><br />I like to buy books there because I avoid the wearisome (to me) task of rounding up and returning my library books. I also enjoy the serendipity of finding good books among the dreck. And believe me, the library has plenty of dreck too. Mostly dreck, in fact.<br /><br />I speak as one who was responsible for selecting library books for purchase.<br />miriam sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-68094736851256180032014-05-31T12:39:32.104-04:002014-05-31T12:39:32.104-04:00My retailer friends say Good Will is one of the ri...My retailer friends say Good Will is one of the richest outfits around considering they get all their merchandise for free and then put a price on it. Hereabouts they currently have a "sale" on 25-year-old tube TVs, as people finally move on to flat screens.Dick Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928787462157704978noreply@blogger.com