This is just another sad example of our modern throw away world and associated commercial realities. I know a guy who's a storeman at Woolworths main warehouse. He tells me they throw away thousands of dollars worth of perfect goods every day. Even if a cardboard box is partially damaged or torn it goes into the skip no matter what's in it. Of course we as consumers pay the premium to compensate.

Most likely I would think they are unclaimed by members, not ordered for members who didn't exist, if that makes it a little better. But I still think how they got rid of them was poor.

It was a poor year...we lost 10 in a row

i prefer to look forward...

Stitching them together to make rugs in the crowd...

Let's wait till we win before we do that at least....

I don't care what Essendon supporters think, neither should we.

They still have to concern themselves with the 31st of this month...

If it all goes well i shall be cracking a few bottles, which when they are empty will end up in the garbage as well...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/wada-boss-to-review-entire-essendonafl-investigation-20150323-1m5vf1.html

Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Sir Why You Little

Weave them together into a giant flying demon with wings of scarves flipping in the wind?

Roll them into a huge kitten-toy ball.

Convert them into seat covers and cushions for the MCG.

'Yarn Bomb' light-tower 5.

Hmm, actually, that final one might work.

This is just another sad example of our modern throw away world and associated commercial realities. I know a guy who's a storeman at Woolworths main warehouse. He tells me they throw away thousands of dollars worth of perfect goods every day. Even if a cardboard box is partially damaged or torn it goes into the skip no matter what's in it. Of course we as consumers pay the premium to compensate.

That has been going on for decades sadly... a schoolmate was managing a Safeway store in the 80's when we shared a house

Not allowed to bring any damaged goods home...all had to go to the dumpster

even the Tim Tams!

A friend was working at the MCG last week and came across a dumpster full of 2014 MFC membership scarfs. Surely they could have been given away to a charity/community instead of going to landfill.

I have never been a fan of getting a new scarf every year anyway and have nearly run out of fellow MFC supporters to give them to. A MCG food/drink voucher or a credit to the Demon Shop would be a better idea.

My Essendon supporting friend who sent me the pics was happy to have a dig 'they can't even give them away' etc.

totally agree, they could be donated O/S or recycled some way.

this dumping in bins of useful commodities such as blemished food, or whatever, has to stop. its got to be a 'no go', to the land refill site.

...or stitched together into blankets and donated to charities such as the following:

https://www.givenow.com.au/otherways/blankets

Whats the big deal? I throw mine in the bin every year. Usually at the end of Round 1.

I came across a Melbourne scarf along with a heap of NRL ones for sale in a supermarket in Hyderabad India earlier this year.

Throwing them in the trash is appalling.

Surely there's some third world countries that could use them to go along with our "Demons 2000 Premiers" tshirts?

This is so, so dumb.

Surely there's some third world countries that could use them to go along with our "Demons 2000 Premiers" tshirts?

And Clint Bizkit's 'Air Jurrah' t-shirts..

Great to see our membership $$ going to good use

Could have been given to homeless people or charities

[censored] me dead what is wrong wirth the morons in the MFC offices .Unbelievable,

And Clint Bizkit's 'Air Jurrah' t-shirts..

Where can I get my hands on one of those bad boys?

Where can I get my hands on one of those bad boys?

Send Clint a PM - he may still have some, although that whole time seems ages and ages ago now.

We could knit them together and make a throw rug?

Sorry.

Throw away line.

Not so, I know some diehards who do that

Great to see our membership $$ going to good use

Could have been given to homeless people or charities

[censored] me dead what is wrong wirth the morons in the MFC offices .Unbelievable,

Would you wear a Filth scarf if it was thrown at you in pity? Think hard now....The Shame.

I wouldn't.

Would you wear a Filth scarf if it was thrown at you in pity? Think hard now....The Shame.

I wouldn't.

No but not everyone knows or cares what the AFL and Aussie Rules are, or any sport.

you think a homeless person freezing their ass off every night in the city will care about the colour of a scarf given to him?

No but not everyone knows or cares what the AFL and Aussie Rules are, or any sport.

you think a homeless person freezing their ass off every night in the city will care about the colour of a scarf given to him?

I would rather pass away cold than wear a Filth scarf in public Hoges.

Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Sir Why You Little

I would rather pass away cold than wear a Filth scarf in public Hoges.

Yes me too

Yes me too

Thankyou. I knew you would realize the situation

I'm just wondering if this isn't a bit of a practical joke...read the brochure in the last pic It says "handle with care, keep frozen at -18". That looks more than a tad suss to me - as if it has been deliberately put there. Also, while the box says 2014 the scarf doesn't...why would we ditch scarves that are still current.

If it isn't a practical joke, I can't imagine they came from the club, more likely the mailing house or the importer/wholesaler. I don't think those dumpsters were at the MCG.

Nay, I smell a rat here! Let's not be so quick to dump on the club. Excuse the pun!

Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Lucifer's Hero

I do not think the club would like the look of all the homeless people walking around in Melbourne gear, even if it is a good deed.

Re-branding the scarf would cost the manufacturer more than making them in the first place.

There should be some way to recycle them, but having the creative mind of a rock, I don't know how.

Disgraceful.

Why not earn some goodwill and get a few players to hand them out to the homeless on weekends?

You seriously have to wonder about the people employed in admin.

Great point Lamashtu.

I'm just wondering if this isn't a bit of a practical joke...read the brochure in the last pic It says "handle with care, keep frozen at -18". That looks more than a tad suss to me - as if it has been deliberately put there. Also, while the box says 2014 the scarf doesn't...why would we ditch scarves that are still current.

If it isn't a practical joke, I can't imagine they came from the club, more likely the mailing house or the importer/wholesaler. I don't think those dumpsters were at the MCG.

Nay, I smell a rat here! Let's not be so quick to dump on the club. Excuse the pun!

LH, not a practical joke unfortunately. The "keep frozen" box looks like it is just a flattened box amongst the rest of the rubbish. The scarfs were 2014 member scarfs so aren't current. Had it confirmed it was at the MCG.

And Clint Bizkit's 'Air Jurrah' t-shirts..

What was wrong with them? We raised over $500 for the Mt Theo youth program in Yuendumu from the sale of those t-shirts.