In the past, I have always taken clothes that I don't like the way they fit or that I'm tired of them to Goodwill. I've taken some nice things with tags on them.
A friend of mine suggested I take them to a consignment shop and at least get some of my money back. It seemed reasonable to me. The nearest one to me is about 20 miles away. They price your clothes and give you 50% of what they get. They said you can call every two weeks to see how much that was owed you.
I called a little over a month ago and they said they owed me $50. I told them I didn't want to cash out yet and just hold onto it until it built up more. I called two weeks ago, and they said they owed me $45. I told them to hold onto it until it built up more. I called them today and they said they owed me $14. I drove over to the shop thinking they owed me $109 (the sum of all they had sold). They lady at the desk said that when you call to get an amount of what they owe you, they assume you've picked it up and they zero out the books. What kind of business does business like that!!! Naturally the lady that does the books was not there.
I try not to get upset, because if I get too upset, I tend to cry and I'm too proud to cry in front of someone who has cheated me. I've never cheated anyone out of a nickel in my life and guess it's too much to ask that other people do the same.
Update: The bookkeeper just called. She said she saw the $45 dollars and $14 dollars they owed me, but did not see the $50. She said it must have got put on someone else's books. She said she would mail me $59 dollars. I told her they owed me $ 109.00 but she wouldn't budge. That's it for me. Never again. I'd rather take good clothing to Goodwill or Salvation Army for free rather than have someone cheat me.
A friend of mine suggested I take them to a consignment shop and at least get some of my money back. It seemed reasonable to me. The nearest one to me is about 20 miles away. They price your clothes and give you 50% of what they get. They said you can call every two weeks to see how much that was owed you.
I called a little over a month ago and they said they owed me $50. I told them I didn't want to cash out yet and just hold onto it until it built up more. I called two weeks ago, and they said they owed me $45. I told them to hold onto it until it built up more. I called them today and they said they owed me $14. I drove over to the shop thinking they owed me $109 (the sum of all they had sold). They lady at the desk said that when you call to get an amount of what they owe you, they assume you've picked it up and they zero out the books. What kind of business does business like that!!! Naturally the lady that does the books was not there.
I try not to get upset, because if I get too upset, I tend to cry and I'm too proud to cry in front of someone who has cheated me. I've never cheated anyone out of a nickel in my life and guess it's too much to ask that other people do the same.
Update: The bookkeeper just called. She said she saw the $45 dollars and $14 dollars they owed me, but did not see the $50. She said it must have got put on someone else's books. She said she would mail me $59 dollars. I told her they owed me $ 109.00 but she wouldn't budge. That's it for me. Never again. I'd rather take good clothing to Goodwill or Salvation Army for free rather than have someone cheat me.
