lyonden Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 For my regular customers, I send their quilts back to them with a self-addressed stamped envelope with a bill attached. Normally, they send the payment right away. Well, I just called a customer that has an outstanding bill now for a month. Long story short, her quilt was delivered to her front porch the day after it was shipped and she didn't receive it. At first she thought someone took her pkg. But, after looking into it, she donated some things to a charity and put them on the porch the same day the quilts were delivered. Soooo, the charity picked up her pkg. Now, you can tell when a pkg. hasn't been opened and is addressed to the owner (I use a LOT of tape). Still, an accident can happen, but, when the pkg. got to the charity site, and the pkg. was opened, you can clearly see the quilts hadn't been bound yet and there was the bill attached to the quilts with her phone number held in place with a pin, directly on the quilt. She has called the charity but I doubt she will ever see her beautiful quilts again. I just can't believe someone wouldn't call and ask if she were sure she wanted to donate them.!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Oh Carol that is a horrible story. I sure hope she manages to find honest people at the charity that will return her quilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellysuequilter Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 man that is horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 OMIGOSH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggyB Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 That is sad. I know of a family that had donation items set on their porch in Memphis. A package was left there and the charity picked up everything and wouldn't return the items, even though inside the package where wrapped gifts. I know the husband was calling/arguing and didn't have any luck. Are some people just ignorant or callous? PeggyB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggyB Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 sorry - I meant to add that perhaps we should all be careful of organizations picking up without supervision. PeggyB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Oh my gosh!!! I would be DEVASTATED! My friend had some quilts in a garbage bag and her husband took them to the dump! I learned from that to NEVER put quilts in garbage bags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 This is one reason I never leave anything on my porch for pickup. I either deliver myself or make sure I am there for pickup. It is so sad that people who are accepting charity can be so very dishonest. I know that even when I deliver things to my local charity, I often wonder where some of the items might go. I am very careful about my charity quilts - I know of people who have had their Linus quilts end up in good will - brand new!! I want to trust everyone, but in truth I am a very wary person & trust only those who I know well and organizations that I have had personal experiences with. Life lessons have taught me this............ I feel so very bad for both you and your customer. This is truly a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 This is terrible. I hope it ends with a happy ending and she is able to get it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 It strikes me as very short sighted on the part of the charity. They rely on donations, and things like this don't encourage people to donate. Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Unbelievable! You can clearly tell when it is a delivery fro mthe post office! I sure hope she gets it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Oh!!! How awful!!! So sad for the lady!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Some people are just so dishonest, but you would not expect this from a charity !! I hope the quilt is retrieved and returned to its rightful owner ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Watch indignant Linda get all puffed up about this! (me) Have your customer climb the ladder to the top person at the charity and threaten to throw a lawyer at them and charge them with THEFT. Just because something is on the porch on pick-up day does not mean it is fair game. Mail theft is a FEDERAL OFFENSE. That should get their attention--let them know the value of this stolen item. Bad bad bad on them! Whew--I feel better..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 How horrible! You know who ever has the quilt knows that it was a mistake. I agree with Linda I would get to someone at the top of the charity, but I would be really be surprised if the quilt ever surfaces. Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carreen Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 I was going to say the same as Linda. It is against the law to open other people's mail. I'llbet the person who picked the stuff up just took it home. Sometimes those places hire people that are just out of prison trying to make a new start. I hope you left some pins in it!!! Carreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 I met a lady who went to Florida in the winter. She said her group was donating quilts to a certain charity and the workers were taking them for baby gifts. That's why I like Quilts for Valor, you know someone is getting the quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crafty Unicorn Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Making the situation and the name of the charity known could get their attention. Lots more people would become "careful" with donations both items and cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedquilts Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 that's incredible. hopefully it will be returned. Irene in BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I'm sorry any of these things happen.. makes me sad to hear of so many thieves in charitable organizations. With Project Linus, they cannot accept any quilt washed with softener, or dryed with softener sheets. The children they go to are usually pretty sick, often immune systems are very weak, and the kids get sick from the odors or they break out from contact with the softener or sheet left on the quilts. I wish they would make it More Clear, Do Not Use scented soap or softeners on Project Linus quilts, they also can't be from a household with smokers.. and if animal hair are on them, they don't keep them. They just do NOT have the time, Nor the money to wash and dry all of them, so if scented, they go to another organization, but it is a charitable one. Praying the receivers of said quilts are honest and sell them, or put them in hands that need them for reasons other than illness, and not keep and sell them for filling their own pockets. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Wow - this is so sad. If you didn't send it through the US Mail, packages are not federally protected (making it against the law to open someone's mail). Shipping companies leave things all the time, unless you tell them otherwise and, while taking those things is theft and against the law, it's not a federal offense. Actually, now that the USPS is privatized, I'm not sure it's a federal offense to steal mail now. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I totally agree with Linda Rech, and although it may not be a federal offense, it is still theft. And charities are not immune to lawsuits when they act improperly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenslug Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Do not believe the USPS is privatized as yet. It is a Government run entity. It has not received any Federal, or other taxpayer, subsidies for at least 35 years and possibly longer. It is only Government mandated, not funded. Yes, it is still a Federal offense to takel mail which does not belong to you. Linda Rech's suggestions sound like a great way to go if I were wanting to get a quilt returned. The Charity might also appreciate some adverse publicity in the local paper. A letter to the editor about anything left on your porch when a Charity is picking up items. You might come home and find all of your porch furniture gone. Sure hope the piecer gets her quilt returned. I would certainly be very angry and sick feeling if it were my quilt. Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 How aweful! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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