Dean Simmer, a new Twoshirts member in Detroit, Michigan writes about Twoshirts in his recent blog post, The American Dream: a Packrat Society

We don't give our stuff to someone who needs it, we give it to someone who will sell it to them, or better yet, we treat those agencies like garage sales and turn right around and buy someone else's crap from them. Cost effective, perhaps, but if we didn't need those ten sweaters, why did we just buy 8 more and bring them home?

The truth is, we have taken the human contact out of helping, and sharing, and even loving. I have great respect for The Salvation Army et al, but they are misused by us in suburbia as much as they help out those who can't afford the mall. Better than nothing, for sure, but it still lacks the relational aspect.

We couldn't agree more! Thanks Dean for joining and thanks for the shout out. We look forward to seeing you and your neighbors on Twoshirts practicing the economy of generosity in Detroit.