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AIBU to be livid at Clintons?

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 14:38

Popped into town today and got a few Disney bits as they had a sale on. The member of staff said she was pleased when someone bought it as they have been told all Disney merch will be going to the landfill on June 1st.

I was pretty horrified and asked couldnt it be donated to a charity shop or given to a childrens ward etc. She said no as Clintons didnt want to be sued if anyone injured themselves using something donated.

In this day and age where people are a lot more conscious and trying to be environmentally friendly AIBU to be pissed off at this from Clintons?

I have tweeted at them, not that I imagine it will do much...

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mollysshadow · 18/05/2019 14:43

Put it on social media, especially twitter

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 14:45

Yeah I have tweeted at them. Apparently they aren't renewing the license which is why they want to get rid of it all. But not donating it seems ridiculous.

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NaughtToThreeSadOnions · 18/05/2019 14:46

I would check that this was absolutely true i woukd think it was actally going to end of line shops like 99p store, B&M, the factory shop, and home bargins

I know i was buying woolworth beanded stuff in home bargins for months even pissuably a year aftef woolies went bust

covetingthepreciousthings · 18/05/2019 14:46

I'm surprised the staff member was so open about it with a customer, but sadly the fact they're binning it all doesn't surprise me having worked in retail, the amount that gets binned for no good reason is shocking. Sad

Definitely put it on social media - though I wouldn't mention the branch incase the staff member gets in bother about it.

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 14:49

Yes I agree, I dont want to get the staff member in trouble. She said they were told about it this morning when they arrived. I suppose it might not be true but seems an odd thing to lie/misunderstand.

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CharityConundrum · 18/05/2019 15:04

What if you approached them with a solution instead of a complaint? E.g turning up on the 31st May and making them an offer for all their remaining stock so you can donate it yourself? Or asking if they will donate them directly if you can get them some coverage in the local paper or similar? It shouldn't need to be done like this, but given the time constraints, an idea of how to make it work for them might yield better results than just a complaint.

DoxxedFox · 18/05/2019 15:15

Hang on... They’re already selling it so they’re currently liable for it anyway. I don’t understand why the remaining stock should be riskier than what they’ve already sold? Offer them a pound and donate it all.

Likethebattle · 18/05/2019 15:22

Sadly probably true. I worked for Asda and a lot of brand new unworn clothing just got put in the massive bin when giving it to charity would have been better. Baby clothes and underwear would have Ben appreciated by women’s aid and hospitals.

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 15:36

I completely agree. No idea why it would be different being donated as opposed to sold. The amount of things thrown away by retail that could be donated seems massive. Feel like this issue needs a big national campaign!

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KissUntilTheyDieOfRabies · 18/05/2019 15:39

What the holy actual fucking fuck?

Places throw brand new toys and clothes into landfill instead of donating them to people with nothing?

That's disgusting and they should be ashamed.

StillCoughingandLaughing · 18/05/2019 15:41

What if you approached them with a solution instead of a complaint? E.g turning up on the 31st May and making them an offer for all their remaining stock so you can donate it yourself?

It’s a national chain - there will be hundreds of stores with this stock.

AngelaJ18 · 18/05/2019 15:43

Unfortunately it’s a thing these days. I know of a supermarket throwing away roll cages full of cuddly toys, bins full of potatoes and refusing to sponsor food for a nearby zoo (a baby animal had been abandoned & needed hand rearing) in case of a law suit. Things have improved recently but as long as people’s first impulse is to sue then companies will protect themselves as best they can.

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 15:50

I am really disgused by the scale of this within retail.

Yeah she said it was all Clintons, so it will be bloody loads.

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CharityConundrum · 18/05/2019 16:23

It’s a national chain - there will be hundreds of stores with this stock.

It's unlikely that the OP is going to change their policy with 2 weeks to go but there might be a chance to make a small difference, esp if others on this thread do the same.

Lolly25 · 18/05/2019 16:38

I love watching the dumpster diving videos on YouTube, if only to be appalled at the amount of quality goods and goods that are thrown out from shops daily, it's a sin.
A lot of these dumpster divers then go to the charity points and drop the stuff there.
Really sad.

Lolly25 · 18/05/2019 16:42

Disney are s**t hot on licensing their merchandise. It could be that once a store has lost its licence it cannot then sell the remainder to another store I.e. b&m...probably the same applies to donating it?

SilverySurfer · 18/05/2019 16:43

When I read your title I was expecting a thread about ex-POTUS Clinton and his batty wife Grin

This seems absurd OP, if they are potentially dangerous why the hell are they still selling them?

I'm a Twitter illiterate but if it gets the message across, do it.

nwybhs · 18/05/2019 16:47

I would take what a member of staff said with a pinch of salt tbh. Shop floor staff are rarely privy to head office decisions. Why would they all be told this morning? There is no need to tell a checkout assistant what is happening to withdrawn stock.

Hang on... They’re already selling it so they’re currently liable for it anyway. There is different legislation regarding sales and donations. It's probably related to that. If it's true

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 16:58

How do you know it was a checkout assitant?! For all I know it was a store manager. I think it's a weird thing to lie about.

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moonrises · 18/05/2019 16:58

Many years ago, DH and I went shopping, we parked in the car park of a now gone large shop. We came back and the car was blocked by someone emptying the bins. He was lifting black sacks full of rolls of wrapping paper, he asked if we wanted some, we literally had a sackful (we were giving it away) and there was loads more. I always wonder if dumping so much stock played a factor in their downfall.

It may be worth someone tweeting Watchdog too, it is similar to the feature this week. (I am clueless with Twitter)

AuntieMaggie · 18/05/2019 17:04

Not unusual - a lot of companies do this with stock they don't want and some deliberately damage the stock before it goes in the bins. Absolutely disgraceful. But as I only know this from a friend who works in a large shopping centre not sure what there is to do about it...

OneHanded · 18/05/2019 17:13

The world is broken Sad definitely not BU!

ShellieEllie · 18/05/2019 17:16

Perhaps they'll have a mega sale with it and hopefully sell it all before the deadline

LarryGreysonsDoor · 18/05/2019 17:20

Complete madness.
What an utter waste.

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FilthyforFirth · 18/05/2019 17:23

Well it is all down to 70% so far. Perhaps they'll drop it more over the coming days. I worry June 1st isn't that far away.

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