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Donk Yore (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:53 PM Original message |
19-0 (oops) Gear being sent to the "needy" |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Cool! Good on them. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Trust me the recipients will not care |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. NFL policy used to be to destroy those items. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. God, what a disgusting thought... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Their thinking is probably in terms of black market/collectible stuff. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Greed. It's just greed. (nt) |
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Donk Yore (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Truly |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. To be fair, they give tons of money to the United Way. |
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Donk Yore (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. you got me there |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I remember hearing they did this 2 years ago |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Tax deduction...it benefits them more than destroying it. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Are tax deductions for charitable donations bad things? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Of course not. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I thought that was still the policy - I'm glad to hear it's changed (nt) |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. if so, its been awhile -- they've been giving it away since 1994 |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. That's cool - I did not know it was that long. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. In 2004, MLB authorized the release of Astros NLCS T-shirts to charity |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. How much of a tax deduction are the donors taking? |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. probably claim "collectable" value ... |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm surprised they're not selling them as some "Dewey Beats Truman" novelty item n/t |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Great idea. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. I thought this happened all the time? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It has for a while, I've seen Buffalo Bills SB champs shirts on documentaries |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. That's four season's worth right there! n/t |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. you are correct -- practice of giving away shirts dates back to 1994 |
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Donk Yore (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Even better for them, then |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Great link, thanks! |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. That is great. Years ago we were taking some items to the local |
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