Comments on: Old mattresses given out as charity: will cause more harm than good http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bugalina http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4959 Bugalina Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:00:15 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4959 Ms. Wells, It is YOU who is misguided. This is not about sueing, this is about protecting people, their families and their children. Nobugs is right...being "charitable" means NOT spreading bed bugs to those who can least afford the price of extermination, the loss of homegoods and peace of mind. I pray that all others will follow this sage decision. AND Ms. Wells...excuse me..but Canada has just as big an outbreak of Bed Bugs as does the US....for a journalist you are not up on the "news"....just google bed bugs in Vancouver...Toronto...Montreal...etc....You will find that Canada is infested...and its getting worse... Ms. Wells, It is YOU who is misguided. This is not about sueing, this is about protecting people, their families and their children. Nobugs is right…being “charitable” means NOT spreading bed bugs to those who can least afford the price of extermination, the loss of homegoods and peace of mind. I pray that all others will follow this sage decision. AND Ms. Wells…excuse me..but Canada has just as big an outbreak of Bed Bugs as does the US….for a journalist you are not up on the “news”….just google bed bugs in Vancouver…Toronto…Montreal…etc….You will find that Canada is infested…and its getting worse…

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4957 nobugsonme Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:22:13 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4957 Some GOOD news on the charity mattress front: <a href="http://thechronicleherald.ca/AtHome/851370.html" rel="nofollow">A Canadian journalist, Janice Wells of the Chronicle Herald,</a> here bemoans the fact that the St. John's (Newfoundland) Salvation Army will not accept used mattresses, of any condition, from anyone. Period. The Maritimes, of course, are no stranger to Cimex L. And yet this reporter thinks the policy is misguided. She says, <blockquote>Of course, a clean-looking mattress could have fleas or bedbugs, as happened last year in a number of American hotels, and maybe the Army is once bitten, twice shy, if you'll pardon the pun. The very idea of even appearing to criticize the Salvation Army makes me feel like I'm going to be struck down and if anyone has sued the Salvation Army over a mattress, the world is definitely bottom up, which it is, of course. So we can't assume it's just an overly cautious policy. </blockquote> Actually, I doubt it's just about whether their customers will sue. The SA is right that reselling mattresses is a bad idea now that bed bugs are back. Good for them and I hope other "charities" catch up and get with the fact that bed bugs are more than a pain in the butt for anyone unfortunate enough to save a few bucks and get an infested mattress. Some GOOD news on the charity mattress front:

A Canadian journalist, Janice Wells of the Chronicle Herald,
here bemoans the fact that the St. John’s (Newfoundland) Salvation Army will not accept used mattresses, of any condition, from anyone. Period.

The Maritimes, of course, are no stranger to Cimex L. And yet this reporter thinks the policy is misguided. She says,

Of course, a clean-looking mattress could have fleas or bedbugs, as happened last year in a number of American hotels, and maybe the Army is once bitten, twice shy, if you’ll pardon the pun.

The very idea of even appearing to criticize the Salvation Army makes me feel like I’m going to be struck down and if anyone has sued the Salvation Army over a mattress, the world is definitely bottom up, which it is, of course. So we can’t assume it’s just an overly cautious policy.

Actually, I doubt it’s just about whether their customers will sue. The SA is right that reselling mattresses is a bad idea now that bed bugs are back. Good for them and I hope other “charities” catch up and get with the fact that bed bugs are more than a pain in the butt for anyone unfortunate enough to save a few bucks and get an infested mattress.

]]> By: Winston O. Buggy http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4908 Winston O. Buggy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:06:32 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4908 No good deed goes unpunished! No good deed goes unpunished!

]]> By: James Buggles http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4893 James Buggles Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:53:59 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4893 Shut down this misguided program. True charity involves spending money to buy those in need new items. Shut down this misguided program. True charity involves spending money to buy those in need new items.

]]> By: Bugalina http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4890 Bugalina Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:53:20 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/08/02/old-mattresses-given-out-as-charity-will-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4890 Where is the government on this one...This practice must be stopped immediately...How incredibly immoral this is....Of course we all know that the intentions are good, but now with a bed bug crisis going on....Something that was meant to be a benevolent act is now an evil act...Please Canadians..speak UP !! Where is the government on this one…This practice must be stopped immediately…How incredibly immoral this is….Of course we all know that the intentions are good, but now with a bed bug crisis going on….Something that was meant to be a benevolent act is now an evil act…Please Canadians..speak UP !!

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