Goodwill Store and Donation Center

Very clean Goodwill, in a so-​so area. Parking was ample, but seemed to be a lot of foot traffic in the parking lot. I was able to find some gems among the items on the racks. The items are arranged by color, size and item. There is an okay selection of items. Very small selection of children’s clothing compared to adults. There is a big/​tall section in men’s clothing and a plus size section in women’s. I was able to find some name brand blouses, although one of them rang up for $ 11.98, which was a bit overpriced to me, and there is a nice housewares selections. Will return again on another day to see if the selection improves. Customer service is readily available, and helpful. Gave 3 out of 5 stars due to pricing and selection.

First good will I’ve ever been, and since is a thrift shop, my expectations were really low. But it’s really organized, nice, and clean. I really really like it. And it has so many things to choose from. Right now I bought things for a project I am going to do (a little dog bed) and it’s EXTREMELY cheap. Will def come again ;)

Thrift stores like this Goodwill store have bargains for people of low means, but you have to hunt for them. Hence, this review contains relevant quotes from the movie «Good Will Hunting» («A janitor, Will, has a gift for math and chemistry that can take him light-​years beyond his blue-​collar roots, but he doesn’t realize his potential and can’t even imagine leaving his childhood Boston South End neighborhood, his construction job, or his best friend.» — Imdb).
Sean: «You’ll never have that kind of relationship in a world where you’re afraid to take the first step because all you see is every negative thing 10 miles down the road.»
—Just because this store is in the parking lot of «Gunspoint» Mall does not mean it’s dangerous. After all, there’s a Whataburger next door.—
Lambeau: [ordering drinks at bar] «Perrier.»
Sean: «That’s French for ‘club soda.’ «
—The outside of the Goodwill store is brand spanking new, looking better than many of the retail stores around Greenspoint.—
Chuckie: «So this is a Harvard bar, huh? I thought there’d be equations and sh*t on the wall.»
—On the inside of Goodwill store, it’s very plain, dominated by rows of clothes on racks like equations on a chalkboard. The donation center is a separate door next to the store.—
Sean: «Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.»
—New, bigger speed bumps to help break the glassware in your backseat that you are bringing to the donation center.—
Will: «Do you play the piano?»
Skylar: «A bit.»
Will: «Okay, when you look at a piano you see Mozart, right?»
Skylar: «I see ‘Chopsticks.’»
—Shoppers here know they are not at Nordstrom’s, but one man’s/woman’s trash is another’s treasure. People find things of good enough quality and appearance, and that explains the popularity of their stores. Most items show some wear, but to folks who can’t afford a new version, they can find something that matches their budget.—
Chuckie: «You got somethin’ none of us have…»
Will: «Oh, come on! What? Why is it always this? I mean, I f#@$% owe it to myself to do this or that. What if I don’t want to?»
Chuckie: «No. No, no no no. F#@$% you, you don’t owe it to yourself man, you owe it to me. ‘Cause tomorrow I’m gonna wake up and I’ll be 50, and I’ll still be doin’ this sh*t. And that’s all right. That’s fine. I mean, you’re sittin’ on a winnin’ lottery ticket. And you’re too much of a wuss to cash it in, and that’s BS. ‘Cause I’d do f#@$% anything to have what you got. So would any of these f#@$% guys. It’d be an insult to us if you’re still here in 20 years. Hangin’ around here is a f#@$% waste of your time.»
—You should work harder to buy more things, so that you can donate more stuff to Goodwill.—
Chuckie: «Every day I come by your house and I pick you up. And we go out. We have a few drinks, and a few laughs, and it’s great. But you know what the best part of my day is? For about ten seconds, from when I pull up to the curb and when I get to your door, ’cause I think, maybe I’ll get up there and I’ll knock on the door and you won’t be there. No goodbye. No see you later. No nothing. You just left.»
— These centers are popping up like mushrooms all over Houston. The donation/​resale business is booming. Maybe someday the economy will turnaround from part-​time low wage workers to full-​time higher wage jobs. Many Americans seem to have accepted the doldrums and pessimism instead of being inspired to achieve greatness and excellence.—
Sean: «You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.»
—Some people won’t vote on your reviews or even read them. So when you stop writing reviews, look around and see what good things you could have been doing during that time… like helping others, even if it’s just donating what you likely won’t ever use.—
Sean: «You’re just a kid, you don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talkin’ about.»
Will: «Why thank you.»
Sean: «You’ve never been out of Boston.»
Will: «Nope.»
Sean: «So if I asked you about art, you’d probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about him. But I’ll bet you can’t tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You’ve never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling.»
—If you’ve never been to one of these stores, I recommend you go just to see what it’s about.—
Sean: «You presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine. You’re an orphan right?»
[Will nods]
Sean: «You think I know the first thing about you because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? I can’t learn anything from you, I can’t read in some book. Your move, chief.»
—Get a donation receipt and itemize. But don’t list any tea sets (i.e. tea party items), or the IRS will come after you.—