Friday, December 10, 2010

Dear Margo: Insider Trading

I found out that the employees at the thrift shop in my town buy all the nice items for themselves; should I continue to donate there?

Margo Howard | 11/11/2010 12:00 am

Insider Trading

Dear Margo: This isn’t about relationships. It’s an ethical question. I live in a small town that has a thrift shop to benefit the volunteer fire department. It sells mostly dowdy junk, and prices are low. Recently, I downsized and gave them a lot of very nice stuff — furniture, housewares, even some good jewelry. When I went in there a while later, I was surprised to see that none of my donations was for sale. I mentioned this to a friend who used to volunteer at the shop, and she told me the volunteers buy almost all of the nice stuff for themselves. They pay what the items would be priced — if they were offered — but of course, the prices are low.

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