GR Thrift Store doesn't want junk

For a thrift store just operating to raise money for mission projects, every penny counts.

So when money needs to be spent on added expenses, such as paying for old couches and mattresses to be taken to the landfill it hurts their bottom line.

Unfortunately, the St. John’s Episcopal Thrift Shop is experiencing this problem again.

Thrift Shop volunteer Angie Bennett said it seems like every time they just finish hauling off old, unwanted, used couches, love seats and mattresses more seem to appear. These are items the shop doesn’t need or even sell.

“We can’t sell mattresses. It’s...