I think you might be surprised what gets donated. Bear in mind that not all of it comes from individuals. However, when you add in the mp3 player and the cell phone, I'd have to agree that we probably aren't talking the down and out.
Dana On 5/17/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But when the kicks are $180 a pair, brand new in the stores, they > aren't donated, they are bought or stolen. When the laces have been > replaced with $30 custom laces. When the t-shirt is a $90 tshirt, when > the winter coat is a $450 brand new parka, when the cell phone is the > latest model, when the mp3 player is matched with a custom set of Sony > headphones (not all at once, but over time), these aren't homeless or > down-and-out people. These are hustlers. Probably about 50% of the > beggars in and around the Boston Commons. > > A new coat and shoes held on with rubber bands and 2-day growth of > beard doesn't cause the same kind of warning flares. Nor does brand > news sneakers in last year's style. Nor a brand new pair of jeans and > 3 mismatched coats. > > I've worn a lot of donated and hand-me down clothes in my life, and > little of it was new, and none of it was in the latest style. > > Jerry Johnson > Web Developer > > On 5/17/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, I'd like to clear up one minor misunderstanding -- the fact > > that they have better shoes than you do does not mean they have the > > same opportunities you do. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158205 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
