Episode #9 - And they wonder why people don't give more to charities.

So we cleaned out our spare room for the holidays. In the process we decided to sort things out and donate the things that we don't need or use anymore. It's the holidays, I'm in the giving spirit.

I take the two baskets/bins full of things to GenericCharityNameHere. I pull around the building. I notice the donation box outside, but there are large barrels (of something) around it; blocking the hole to put things in. Plus I have some larger items that won't fit in the hole. So, I proceed into the store and inquire from the nice older woman up front as to where I should put my donations.

Me: "Could I get someone to help me bring in several large boxes of donation items?"

Worker: "There is a bin outside to put them in, honey."

Me: "Yes, but it's being blocked by large items and I can't get to it."

Worker: "Let me ask. JOE!" (Joe is the manager that proceeds to ignore the nice old lady and walk away)

She asks another manager nearby.

Manager: "Well, just bring them in here if you can, we don't have anyone that can go out and help you."

Me: "OK"

I go out, unload my car and, one at a time, bring the two large baskets/bins and futon pad into the store. As I bring in the first item...

Me: "Where do you want me to set this?"

Manager: "Grab that guy in the green and he'll your stuff to the back."

Me (to guy in green): "The manager told me that you could take these to the back for me."

DumbGuyInGreen: "And what does she want me to do with them?"

Me: "I'm donating them, she just told me to grab you and you could help me."

DumbGuyInGreen(with blank stare) goes to speak with the manager in question.

Manager: "Just take them and put them in back, she's trying to donate them."

DumbGuyInGreen: "OK, but...blah blah blah, supposed to be doing something else, other manager said...blah blah blah...more excuses."

Manager: "Just take them."

So he took it, I went back out to carry in the other two baskets/bins. He didn't even offer to help hold the door open. I didn't even want to go through more of an ordeal to get the one nice bin back. I just left it there and took off.

Next time, we call the charity to come get it from us.