Shameful Behavior at H&M's New York Store

This appalling story comes from the NY Times: "A Clothing Clearance Where More Than Just the Prices Have Been Slashed." They report this scene from the HM clothing store on 34th Street:

At the back entrance on 35th Street, awaiting trash haulers, were bags of garments that appear to have never been worn. And to make sure that they never would be worn or sold, someone had slashed most of them with box cutters or razors, a familiar sight outside H & M’s back door.

Similar clothes were also found at a nearby Wal-Mart, but a spokesman says "the company normally donates all its unworn goods to charities."

At any time, but particularly during this recession, H & M and Wal-Mart should be ashamed of themselves. "Directly around the corner from H & M is a big collection point for New York Cares, which conducts an annual coat drive."