Goodwill Industries

An average Triangle area Goodwill. Overrun with clothes in the center of the store and rimmed by shelves of unwanted, broken nick-​nacks. This location does have a fairly good book selection, but I was very unimpressed with everything else.
However, since there are currently two other (better) thrift stores in the same shopping center, it’s worth stopping in to.

Goodwills in the Triangle area are all pretty much the same as far as cleanliness, price, and customer service are concerned. What makes each one unique is the quality of the donations that they receive. In my experience, the better the neighborhood, the better the merchandise. Unfortunately this one is kind of off the main road, in a neighborhood that isn’t exactly wonderful. So, the items they carry is pretty much throwaway stuff. Occasionally I will get a surprise treasure from here but not very often. I am a thriftaholic, so I think I can say you won’t be missing anything here.

This is my go-​to thrift store for housewares and books. They somehow have a much better selection than other shops in the area. The staff here is friendlier and more professional than other local goodwills as well. The store is always busy and the parking lot can be a little difficult to navigate.

This place is always hoppin’ — I’ve never been inside, but have always been met outside the donation door by a helpful employee ready to take my bags of contributions. It’s usually pretty hard to find a place to park, and to maneuver in and out. I’ll check out the inside store sometime, but maybe on a different day of the week than Saturday.

This Goodwill location is BUSY. Go on a Saturday afternoon, and you’ll be running into people left and right. You’ll have to wait a half hour for an open dressing room if you want to try anything on. You’ll have to navigate some very narrow aisles at the same time as 3 or 4 others. And you’ll probably find some pretty good stuff in the process.
I stopped in this weekend, and the selection of men’s clothing was better than most locations, but not great. Selection of things like housewares and toys were above par, with some great finds including a big-​screen TV.
The staff was very friendly and helpful, even though it took quite a while to move through the single checkout line. All in all, the time investment was mildly frustrating, but sometimes you just have to decide if a great deal is worth a little hassle.