Goodwill Industries

true story: today my friend complimented me on an ankle length, hooded linen vest (i describe it as yeezy meets yoda). she also complimented me on my cheap monday «weekender» as i believe it’s called — it’s essentially between a tote and a duffel. she also complimented me on my beige suede loafers with dark red soles. it became a joke because every time she pointed one of these things out and asked where i got it, i answered honestly, saying «goodwill.»
i should also point out that all of these items totaled $ 45.
yes, you need to be patient and willing to sift through a lot of questionable items that border on trash. but there are SO many gems to be discovered. and for very few $$.

This place is a joke now. Used clothing and toys at near retail prices? No thanks. I’d rather shop on
Ebay and Amazon and save myself the trouble of a train ride. If you’re an OG thrifter like myself and love the thrill of the hunt, visit the Goodwill Outlet in LIC.

Oh em gee — so much stuff. You have to be on a mission and resilient to find anything good in this place. I mean, I did manage to get a great name brand find, but at the cost of almost an hour of painstakingly going through the huge color coordinated rack. I had to take numerous breaks to rest my arm from fatigue.
When it came time to check out there was only one cashier, so the line was long and moved slowly. At least parking was easy after 7pm and they stay open late.

I’ve scored numeous great finds at this Goodwill. From work clothes to costumes, pea coats to neck ties, this place has some great items if you’re willing to dig. Bring a friend, spend a couple hours, and you likely won’t be disapointed! Once I overheard a shopper say that she comes all the way from 145^th street to shop here. Funny thing was, I was in town all the way from Boston!

Please refer to my thrifting reviews… honestly I go back and forth with Goodwill and have over the decades of found fashion fishing, but this particular Goodwill used to be my «Go-​To» for good scores. I still love it but they have definlty hired someone who knows lables necause it went from finding a pair of diesel jeans for 7 bucks to forty five dollars. Mind you this is a great place for men… and kitchenware and chotkies

I love this good cause and was happy to donate three bags of clothing, ceramics and various electronics. The store is separate from the drop-​off donation location, but they are right next to each other. The store was huge and had a large assortment of items in an organized fashion. The smell seemed dingy, like an unfurnished, damp, basement, but it’s not supposed to be high-​end.
In terms of the drop-​off donation location, the young man at the table was very helpful and put in my information in the computer. He gave me a receipt for taxes and thanked me for donating.
Unfortunately, I had an awkward experience here where one of the employees rushed to take the donated bags from me; he literally tried to grab them from my hands. I was extremely cautious at first because I read a previous review to beware of the people by the store outside that pretend they are homeless; they try to sell your items and make an extra profit. I seriously thought this man was one of them because he was rude, pushy and was dressed like a bum. The young man at the computer clarified with me that the pushy man was an employee and I quickly apologized. I felt slightly embarrassed but was still shocked at how unprofessional he was in terms of snatching the donated goods. He had a very bad attitude, like he did not want to work there and did not even thank us for donations.
The second time I donated here was on New Year’s Day 2016. The employees greeted us happy new year and I saw mountains of donations inside, which made me smile :-)

Today I was in Goodwill, as I usually browse through the store on my lunch hour at least once a week. Today in particular I had saw a item that I wanted to purchase I was standing in line when I saw one of the worker go past 3 older women with a rack full on clothes and almost made the older of the bunch whom was about 75 yrs old fall as the worker recklessly went past, the other 2 women told the worker what she had done and that she could have apologize. I stood in awe as many of the customers in the store which was busy at this time, the worker began screaming profanities at the women who were her elders saying you f — –g saw me and cursing up a storm. A worker who witnessed this was a few rows over putting away clothes came over to the women and apologize for worker who almost ran the ladies over. The three women left. The irate worker was still yelling, by the time I finished my transaction, I went over to the worker whom apologize for her co workers behavior and asked what was her co workers name and that I would make a complaint. I was told the workers name was Sophia and a supervisor was bought to me to make a complaint but the irate worker began cursing me out in front of the supervisor and a store full of people whom came over to gripe about Sophia and how uncalled for her actions displayed. I told the supervisor I wanted to speak to someone higher then her, I was tlod the Managers name was Greg and that he wasn’t in but I wS given the coveting Manager for this day. I was so so disappointed the employees in this particular store are usually very courteous, this was my first time encounter Sophia, the item I bought today did not
I’m coming to return it and as long as Sophia is an employee at this store, I will no longer patronize it.

I am sooo happy I found this Goodwill (the only one in Brooklyn!). They had a large selection of women’s blouses and winter coats which is what I was looking for since I just moved here from FL.
The clothes are organized by color rather than size, so unfortunately you have to go through everything. That is my only complaint about the store.
There are fitting rooms and I was able to go right in to try on tops. There were soo many cute juniors tops, and I ended up deciding on 5 that I liked. That seriously never happens to me when I shop! I made out with a pink knit sweater for $ 2.49, a black Banana Republic button down for $ 4.99, another SUPER cute red Banana Republic button down for $ 6.99, and two other non-​brand name sweaters for $ 2.49 and $ 4.99.
A lot of the items did not have prices on them, but there are color tags which indicate the level of price. I bought everything because the prices were so good and the quality of the tops were like new!
I also looked at their book selection. They have about 5 racks of books. I got a book by the lady who made the Gossip Girl books for $ 1.99. At checkout, there were only 3 people ahead of me and the line moved very quickly (I was there on a Monday around 1pm). The guy cashier was very nice and told me all the prices before he rang them up. He also gave me advice about where to find the best book selection at their Goodwills (thanks!).
I will definitely be back!

I LOVE Goodwill, but this is not a good store. The selection is very poorly organized and the prices are too high for the items they are selling. I’m happy to pay more money for more upscale items, but whoever did the pricing seemed to be marking up items that didn’t merit it.

This is a great location for donating goods. They are open 7 days a week, have a friendly staff and provide electronic receipts for tax purposes. Definitely my preferred option.
If you are on the other side and like shopping in second hand stores, the store is well organized and ofcourse reasonably priced.
And it’s always nice knowing that goodwill truly uses the funds for good will. Some days, it’s helpful to feel like a decent human and play a small role in helping out either as a donor or purchaser.

I love thrifting! And even though NY is pricier than the West Coast, i have been able to find some deals at this Goodwill. I have come here frequently because of their selection of dresses. I found a super cute Nannete Lepore LBD. I also found a perfect condition, cashmere SAKS 5^th avenue sweater. Recently I found a great vintage style short sleeved forrest green sweater with a pearl collar. On another visit, I found a recipe box filled with a great collection of basic recipes. I have used the pie dough recipe a bunch. They were printed recipes from «How to Cook Everything».

OMG. Been here 3 times in desperation, looking for components for costumes. Never had any luck finding the right parts, although they have a decent selection of apparel.
Like others have said, the smell of this place will throw you off immediately. And for the moment while inside, you’ll feel like you’re in an insane asylum. No kidding.

Lots of blazers which many stores are not fully stocked with right now. I was able to score a sleek tiny black one and a chic pink wool one. I’m sure it’s a hit-​or-​miss, and I picked 2 great apples.

Very smelly store. The first experience with this store was us calling to ask if they accept our small furniture and desk which were almost new, but didn’t work with our new apt layout. The manager said «why would we accept that?» I thought this was the donation center? So we brought clothes and other «approved» items by the nasty manager and when we told the (super friendly) guys who worked there about the furniture we had just thrown away they said they absolutely accept that and actually showed us where in the store they had something just like it! He said she does that a lot about the manager and gave us our receipt. They don’t itemize your donation receipt, so if you need that for taxes you should make a list as you donate, which we did.

This is a great place.

Revolting. From the second I walked in I got the pig faced mgr staring me down (straight out of to catch a predator), I’m literally just running in to grab some cheap hangers… Which they don’t have. First, I ask someone on the floor where I might find them and he doesn’t speak English OR Spanish. THEN the girl at the register was a smartass with a dumb look when I asked her. Did I mention the further you venture, the worse it smells. I literally gagged and had to move back towards the front.
Wish I could rate NEGATIVE stars.
Never again.

Goodwill store. Right around the corner from Unique Thrift, another great one. However Goodwill gets one star more than I gave Unique, because it’s got more clothes. Tons of jeans, big selection of dresses (and they really all seem new, newish) and of course a * ton of shirts, skirts and of course pants.
For some reason, although the line is always at least five people long, it seems there’s always a dressing room open. I really like this store. Bright, well lit, organized (although not according to size) and not too expensive. It’s about eight dollars for a dress, five for pants or something like that.
Bravo, fabulous.
What did I get the other day, when the weather was warm?
One of those bra-​top Victoria’s Secret dresses (a cute one, not an A-​line one.) (Moda brand.)
A polka dot Target shirt dress. A little too big. I may have gotten too excited. Only works if my hair is big that day, to balance it out.
And a flouncy tiered floral dress.
What did I get today, now that fall is approaching?
A winter coat– wool, grey, long, detachable collar, kind of swing-​design, from Gap, twenty five dollars. $$! But necessary!
Uniqulo stretch jean leggings. Five dollars or so. Never would have spent more than twenty on these, although hopefully they will be those everyday depend-​upons that go with everything.
And
oooh cool I love these–
black silky harem type pants, not too drop-​crotchy at all, just billowy, comfortable, and with an elastic waist and pant cuff.
Awesome.
Go and give yourself three hours.
SPend forty bucks and have five things you love. Fabulous.

You can find some good things here at reasonable prices, but you have to take time and really dig for them.
The space is huge so there is a lot to look through.
The space can be messy though. It is more in the way of items on the floor or too much stock the amount of stuff to take care of.

Much better selection of clothes than I expected. Big store and clean and organized. Also hearting the way they divide the clothes not only by type (shirt, skirt, pant etc) but also by color! If you’re feeling blue (pun intended!) you’re all set! Also saw a really good selection of books and DVD’s and even the shoes were not bad. Large dressing rooms and friendly staff. Plus lots of the clothes are in the $ 5-​$ 10 price range so super cheap!

A lot of good finds and you can donate things you no longer need. Hey it said «One man’s trash is another man’s treasure» this venue is a perfect example of that. The small staff is helpful as well especially if you need help lifting!

About a year ago, I moved and discovered that I just have far more crap than anyone really needs. If it wasn’t for this place, I could be on Hoarders.
The people at Goodwill have accepted my extraneous crap not only courteously, but almost happily. Perhaps they are so nice because I never make them write out a receipt for the delightful combination of old shoes, bamboo blinds and ancient dinnerware that I am dropping off.
On the limited occasions that I have found myself in the store itself, it has been surprisingly spacious, clean and well-​organized. Unfortunately, the selection of male clothes leaves much to be desired. And while I don’t particularly enjoy having to check any bags I might be carrying, I understand it’s probably necessary.