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[quote=Anonymous]Did you get some great stuff or was your experience a shit show?

I was very excited when I learned about this event, thinking it was such a great concept! And it being Mother’s Day weekend, expected it’d have a nice warm feel-good vibe even amid some rummaging that might get a little competitive. LOL … I am laughing now thinking that I ever thought that!

While I’m sure some people scored some great stuff, gosh I wish I had a partner today to send on my behalf because the scene was like yet another view of moms hustling and doing anything and everything they can.

Despite whatever may have been instructed, sooooooo many of the clothes were badly stained, at least in the toddler section. I even came across some with holes. Toys missing pieces or broken. An initially unclear process for getting inside with the tickets which led to frustrated families crowding waiting in line for over an hour. [b]Big camera in your face while you’re rummaging through baby toys because of course you gotta get that good free content of “helping” people without them consenting to being recorded or photographed. [/b]

I’ll say with one or two encounters as exceptions, most of the volunteers were really nice and just trying to do what they could. There was even a volunteer in the books section who asked people for things they’re looking for and hand-curated selections out of the big piles—that was cool to see.

But when I left, I couldn’t help but feel bleak thinking about neighbors dumping things far from “gently used” to a MOTHER’S DAY event probably feeling good about it thinking about the “poor” people who might take it anyway. That and the couple of condescending volunteers really soured the day.

It’s still a good idea but needs some tweaks! [/quote]

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