Minnesota attorney general sues Savers thrift store chain
Source: Strib
Minnesota is ratcheting up its fight with Savers, the international thrift store chain accused of pocketing public donations.
State Attorney General Lori Swanson sued the for-profit retailer in Hennepin District Court Thursday for misleading the public, claiming eight separate counts of charities law violations. The suit also names Apogee Retail LLC, the fundraising subsidiary of Savers, as a defendant.
The lawsuit follows a scathing compliance report Swanson released last November that took both Savers and several local charities to task for mishandling the used-good donations people make through Savers.
Swanson accused the company of concealing its identity as a for-profit fundraising company, soliciting donations using the names of charities but keeping most of the proceeds for itself. Only a small fraction of the money it makes from selling used clothing at its stores actually goes to a charity, and in the case of household goods such as furniture, Savers pays charities nothing at all. Plus, donations are commingled and proceeds may wind up at a different charity than the one intended.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-attorney-general-sues-savers-thrift-store-chain/304582931/
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I've never seen any sign talking about charities. I was always under the impression that they were there to make a profit. Goodwill and Saint Vinnies they are not.
But they have really CHEAP second hand clothes, which my kids (being fairly poor) take advantage of regularly.
I f you want to give to charity - try a charity. 
