H&M and Wal-Mart Destroy Clothes

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   Paul Edmondsonposted 15 years ago

   http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/h … ds-562909/ is a pretty wasteful story and very disheartening.

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      cosetteposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      "Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Melissa Hill, acted surprised that these items were found, claiming they typically donate all unworn merchandise to charity."
      
      riiiight. if Wal-Mart employees are destroying these garments and putting them into the trash, that directive is coming from somewhere. shame, shame...

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   rebekahELLEposted 15 years ago

   that is very disturbing. why would they do that?? bad news for both companies. I avoid walmart anyway and don't have an H & M near me. thanks for sharing the link.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 15 years ago

   oh maybe because they dont want to saturate the market with it and so prices will go down???,
   but there are lots of other needy children who needs clothes too, hmmm, disturbing really as Ms Rebekehelle said

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      rebekahELLEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      disturbing because walmart prides itself on being a family store with the best prices and yet throws out clothing and destroys it?

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         prettydarkhorseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         oh, they sure dont want to give it either to the poor and donate also because then the prices will be affected? I cant understand it, but thanks Ms. Rebekkah

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   Ivorwenposted 15 years ago

   That is very disheartening.  Why the waste?  It is completely uncalled for.
   
   Donating the items would give them just as big of a tax write off and tossing them.

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   yenajeonposted 15 years ago

   Paul- I can't believe you put this story on here! I read this and thought it was so interesting, I put it on my blog too
   
   Its so wasteful and inconsiderate. They had to have known that people who can't afford to buy clothing or kids in orphanages could have really utilized the new clothes! Its really really sad.
   
   I'm actually doing an H&M boycott!

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   Anathposted 15 years ago

   Its so sad!

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   rebekahELLEposted 15 years ago

   I just read this in NYT.  response from H & M, Walmart.
   
   http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/ … c_ev=click

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   The Ropeposted 15 years ago

   Retail stores have been doing this for a long time.  I worked in retail management for 20 years (1970's & 80's) and it was the normal course of operations.  The manufacturers required it.  Typically however a responsible store would make the damage somewhere that would keep it from being sold as seconds but still be usable and would donate it to shelters around the city in which they were located.

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   AEvansposted 15 years ago

   mmmm..... I defend Wal-Mart because of my friendship with one of them but I was not aware of this at all that is shameful. It certainly could be a discussion the next time I talk to them.

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    yenajeonposted 15 years ago

    Omg I hate Wal-mart. They need to stop employing 'child workers' in asian countries.
    
    They allow their manufacturing workers to work like 24 straight hours and they dont do anything about these things. Have you seen how these people live and are treated?
    Its disgusting, and if you really saw the conditions, you'd never want to go to walmart again.

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