Suddenly Frugal Blog

Donating clothes to a good cause is good for the soul. But when your good deeds net you a reward, well that’s good for your bottom line, too.

Last week I wrote about the 30 percent off coupon that Gap was offering to people who brought in their old jeans to be recycled. This week I wanted to remind people that Goodwill Industries has partnered with Bon-Ton family of stores to reward its customers who make a donation to Goodwill.

Unlike the Gap deal, which allowed you to trade in only one pair of jeans per person for that 30 percent off coupon–and you had to use it to buy a full-priced pair of Gap jeans–the Goodwill/Bon-Ton deal gives you a 20 percent off coupon for every piece of apparel or home textile that you donate. Better yet, you can use your coupon on regular and sale-priced items. You can get an additional discount coupon if you log onto the Million Acts of Goodwill site and report how many items you ended up donating. In return you’ll get a 25 percent off coupon.

FYI, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates 279 stores, including 12 furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers nameplates and, under the Parisian nameplate, stores in the Detroit, Michigan area.