Goodwill

I am beginning to hate goodwill! I have only been to one that has impeccable customer service.
I feel like when you are donating to a multimillion dollar corporation you deserve respect and frankly some gratitude for dropping off your unused goods.
When I hear and see workers yelling at customers when dropping off goods or having someone push my items back into the car it just leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
I didn’t get yelled at like the lady behind me, but I had the most arrogant person tell me she wouldn’t take a baby car seat. I understand it is a liability and thank you to the man who came out and calmly told me why he couldn’t take the baby seat. Thanks to him I am not cursing on my review.
Anyways, don’t yell at people who drop off good to pay for your paycheck, it’s just plain olé rude.

I just had a really bad experience at a Goodwill in Lacey while I was down there visiting family. I decided to try this Renton location anyway in hopes of finding what I want and getting great customer service. Long story short, I was in and out within 10 minutes and left with a great deal on a pedestal table and received awesome customer service.
They have a huge selection on furniture (at least when I was there) and everything seemed fairly priced. I will definitely head back over there to find the perfect chairs for my table.

So much cheap stuff! I’m amazed people just give away some more thing… The service is nice and helpful

So I have expanded fish day territory to southern king county. On the way to one of the fish stores I decided to make a pit stop at this goodwill and woahhh I’m glad I did! Once again I constantly hunt for fish related things and I have found some amazing deals thrifting but this time I hit the motherload! They have a pet section that was filled with fish tanks and supplies nothing I needed. However as we left I found a HUGE fish tank from the dimensions it was at least 75 gallons for 8 $!! It barely fit in my car but it was worth the hustle. This easily is one of my 3 best finds at any thrift shop. This location is huge and clean! I’ll stop by here on my way to Sierra next week.

My boyfriend used to drag me here to look for «treasures.» Now I find myself not minding it so much.
Really big store, clean, lots of items, and surprisingly really well organized. Movies, home décor, furniture, air conditioners, sports equipment, TV’s, clothing, art, linens, collectibles; they have it all.
I always immediately check out the book selection as soon as I come in. I’ve found some great deals! Most of the books are priced anywhere from $ 0.99 to $ 3.99, and a lot of them are in great condition!
From there I will go hunt down my boyfriend in the Men’s department where he is searching for Seahawks jerseys and nice work clothes. He has found name brand items such as Abercrombie, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste and more — also in very good conditions. Pricing is pretty reasonable too, I don’t think he’s paid any more than $ 8 for a nice dress shirt.
Sometimes I will wander through the knick knack section; I have a obsession with owls so I am always looking for cute little products for around the house. Occasionally I’ll check out the dishes and whatnot, but I usually don’t buy.
AVOID THE TOY SECTION. You can’t even walk down the aisle half the time, so many toys covering the floor. And screaming children. Lots of those.
On the way out grab a flier from the cashier; it shows the different upcoming sales. Examples: certain weekends will be 50% off pink tags (there are a bunch of different color tags they rotate on sale) or like 30% off linens. Tuesdays are manager special days and you have to ask the day of what it’s on.

The best thrift store around! I love their variety. This is a large store. There is always at least one hidden treasure. The service is nice. I have no complaints at all.

I love goodwill, their prices are pretty phenomenal, however when trying to get customer service the manager there was extremely rude and disrespectful, not to mention he wasn’t really getting my question. His name was Hard-​deep I believe. Just because of his service I most likely will not be returning to this location. I did get really great service in the fitting room though by a short girl with curly hair and a great smile. I think her name was Sheena.

This Goodwill is outstanding very organized and they always have really great finds especially during 1.29 $ day which is still 1.29 $ vs 1.99 $ like most of the others. I have found 200 $ boots and jackets here that were nearly new I even found a replica Kingdom Hearts trenchcoat at this location… How cool is that?! The staff is pretty easy going. One Lady particularly which short gray hair is super friendly She watched Me grow as I was pregnant and always asked How I was doing and questions about the baby going thrifting is all I could bear to do for exercise when I was pregnant because it kept me occupied and was fun and this was My favorite location next to Tukwila. If You want to find great items in very good condition I highly suggest this location… But maybe I shouldn’t because then I will never find anything! :P.

The best goodwill to go to for furniture or kids stuff! I make a weekly visit and am never disappointed. Great quality stuff, lots of name brands! Staff is wonderful and helpful as well

So, this review is based off of a recent (the evening of ¹²⁄₂₈) unfortunate experience I had there with an employee. I usually like this location… fairly organized, pricing is good, and selection for items like children’s clothing, antique books, and furniture. My 4-​year-​old son and I found some «treasures» the other day and went to pay for them. Upon getting rung up, the woman employee stopped and started to laugh. I realized she was looking at my son. «He looks like a little girl!» she jeered. She pointed to his hair (which is just past the tops of his ears). «His hair is sooo long! You look like a pretty little girl!» My son was upset, embarrassed, and confused. He told her he was a boy and hid behind me. And she just KEPT saying it until I told her «I think you need your eyes checked because I think he looks like a handsome little boy. Please let me pay.» It was seriously the most bizarre shopping situation I’ve had. My son had plenty of tears once we got in the car. So, due to this one clueless and tactless individual, I feel I won’t be going to this location ever again (hint to management: you probably don’t want an employee like this dealing with customers). I expect that kind of behavior from children, but a grown adult?!? That lady needs to get a clue… besides… she looked like a man.

Today I was so mad, I lost my temper. Winters break official started, more time to organize and clean up for the Christmas and New Year. I have ton of books in good conditions but time to let them go since they passed Mindy and Kenneth’s levels of interest. Two computer chairs plus other miscellaneous items. When I arrived Goodwill at Renton Highlands, There was a young African Americans lady, she asked me if this chair comes with armrest? I said «no.» She refused to take it. Then I bend down to examine if my chair comes with that option, because I didn’t even know. She immediately yelled out loud «Hello! Do you speak English?» OMG I was so furious, I went to donate for charity but this is how she treated me? I demanded to speak to the manager, she ignored me. I yelled back, then one of the other male Asian co-​worker came out and accepted all the donation items and helped me unloaded all the items from my van. I still not happy with the way they handled it and I requested to see the manager again from this guy and the manager came out to apologize on behalf of that rude lady. I asked him «if I don’t speak English? Do you still take my donation items?

Friendly and helpful staff. Large selection and very clean. I always find something. You have to be willing to spend some time browsing but I’ve found some really nice clothes; never ran across anything that is stained or torn. Very reasonable pricing. Great vintage clothing. I’ve also found some really good antiques over the years; a beautiful sideboard for $ 25 plus picture frames always under $ 10. Wide selection of furniture/​household goods in great shape. Awesome used book selection! Seasonal section is great too. Large dressing rooms with minimal wait time if any. Parking is ample. Huge selection of odds and ends in the case as you walk in. Several items appear to be brand new. I’ve also found several high end shoes and purses.

Worst goodwill I’ve ever been to in my life! Soooooo unorganized and junky! ! Furniture covered the entire front sidewalk. Very tacky. I’d understand if it was sunny and they were having a sidewalk sale but it was drizzling rain and all of it wad getting ruined. Inside was a horrible nightmare. Nothing looked good. It looked like someone took a dumpster, put explosives in it blew it up and they called it good. Avoid asy all costs. Prices were high. Only Good thing was the short line and what I described above explains why none wad purchasing anything.

Waited for an appointment nearby and found some high-​quality, second-​hand goods at the same time. Made for a productive afternoon.

Meh. I shop here a lot, and the prices have really gotten out of control. 9 $ for jeans, 6 $ for tops. Heck, I can go to target or old navy and buy that stuff brand new. I wanted a new pot with a lid and they where all 12 $ and more. For used beat up pots! I like going because I can find some unusual items, but the pricing has gotten unreasonable. Also, that parking lot has turned into a mad max like experience.

Donation line can be a bit long and slow, if you plan to donate make sure you don’t have anywhere to go right away. Traffic flow is also a bit chaotic, and definitely don’t park near the donation line or you may get blocked in.

This is my favorite Goodwill location. I love getting a good deal, so this is my first stop when looking for clothing or books. The store is large and well organized, and always has a good selection. I seldom leave empty-​handed. They often get overstock from Target (with the tags still on!) so I can get the brands I love.
Like most Goodwill’s they have daily specials on a particular colored tag (usually half off) for an even better deal. There is also ample parking.

I really like this Goodwill and of all the Goodwills in the Seattle area, this is quickly
becoming my favorite location. A few reasons why this is the case:
* Large selection. The amount of stuff to choose from here surpasses most locations. It’s as if it were the south end’s headquarters or something; seems to have about twice as much as your average Goodwill.
* Decent prices. The prices here are always good, lower than other 2^nd hand shops.
* Organization. The whole experience is more pleasurable when you can see what you’re looking for (or rather NOT looking for), and staff are frequently roaming the floor to rearrange things.
If you’re in the south end and feel like hitting up the Seattle Goodwill but don’t want to deal with the drive, this is the perfect choice. The amount of stuff they carry will be enough to curb your major-​thrift-​store craving.

I would like to think of myself as a thrift store aficionado.
This Goodwill just doesn’t fit the bill for me. Maybe it is because they are busy all the time, but I can’t really seem to find anything good. Usually at other locations, the clothing is somewhat up to date. Not here, 1980 called, they want their ish back. I am not going to pay $ 4.00 for something that has holes in it, sorry, no dice.
It’s true, this one is big and they have a lot of crap, but is just that, crap.
Score of the day, Kevin Durrant Sonics jersey for the little man for a $ 1.49.

I go here basically almost every Monday morning, I get there before the store opens, the line of people outside, I got to say there are some rude pushy people that will do anything to be first in those doors and the ones clearing out the shoe racks with carts piled of nothing but the $ 1.29 shoes not giving others a chance to look.
Some of the things are overpriced, I always scan on my phone things so I can make sure I am not getting a bad deal, I have scanned ALOT of things that are priced the same or higher then they are brand new in a store. They get things from Target that have been clearanced and then donated, they will leave the clearance stickers on the items then put a Goodwill price way over the clearance price, I mean really, remove the clearance sticker or put Goodwills price sticker over them, that is tacky.
I pointed it out to the manager (a blonde/​grey haired woman, said she was the manager) and she said if I won’t buy it someone will, I mean really, it is a second hand store selling donated items, why would they have that mentality. I seen a bag that was there for 2 months, it had a price written inside, no color price tag attached, the same blonde head manager I asked if it was possible for a discount since it has been sitting there for 2 months, it was for 39.99, she said she couldn’t do a discount because it had no color sticker, so another month in a half went buy and it was still sitting there.
You can find good deals, but you have to look. I have found alot, but also found alot of bad deals too.