Goodwill Store & Donation Center

OK I’m happy it’s air-​conditioned. And the colors are arranged really pretty. But if you’re looking for a specific size, this place is hell. But if you do find something you actually can fit in you have to stand in line for half an hour to pay. There’s nowhere to sit if you’re trying on shoes. It’s just not a great place to shop

Favorite goodwill in the area for their selection and helpful staff. I always find amazing piece and furniture here.

This is one of the cleaner goodwills I’ve been to and the clothes are better quality. It’s also a pretty big store

Fabulous thrift store, and one of the better Goodwill locations
(borderline Tustin & Irvine so you definitely have a nice selection of clothing).
I come here for my workout shirts (big over-​sized men’s tees) which I highly recommend for their loose, lightweight, and breathable material that are great for both cardio & weight training (while giving the body a beautiful silhouette). They have an extensive selection from XS — XXXXL, nice reputable brands (Nike, Banana Republic, Adidas, etc.), everything is color coordinated, and each shirt is $ 1.99– you can get a full wardrobe for less than one new shirt.

This store had dressing rooms. They offered me a 7 days warranty on an item that had batteries inside. I am not sure if all Goodwills do this. I have been there few times and always find a board game that I like to purchase.

Attempted to purchase a piece of luggage by an unknown brand. It was a carry on size. Another piece that was similar to the piece was going for $ 9.99. I go to check out, I let the cashier know that it doesn’t have a price tag. She asks the manager on duty for a price check and mentions that she wanted to purchase the same piece of luggage at a different location but found it damaged. The manager tells her the price on this piece is $ 25!!! What?! I found a bigger name brand piece of luggage for $ 14.99 in the same location! I asked why it was so expensive and the cashier told me that was the price the manager gave her so I ask the manager why it’s was so expensive and she tells me, «because it’s from Target».
I’m my opinion, she was giving the cashier dibs! Not cool!

If you’re looking to get some good quality items and feel welcomed while doing so, cross this location off the map. I was drawn to this Goodwill by the majority of good reviews, but after having experienced what I did today I’ll never be back. I spent over an hour here looking from rack to rack, finally I found one shirt I thought was okay, to say the least. After doing so I held it up to myself in the full mirror outside of the dressing rooms, and then tried to roll up the sleeves. One of the employees stopped and stared then said in front of people «ripping the tag off won’t lower the price.» How ridiculous. Then a different employee beforehand moaned at having to put back on the rack 2 pairs of pants this elderly man (80+) had looked at. Not to mention it smells like a petting zoo, and what i now resort to calling the dust bowl. + super unorganized. Anyway, be true to yourself and don’t waste your time here… plenty of other hot spots in the area.

I’m biased because my first experience with this Goodwill was awesome. I found some brand new lamps from Target that I had wanted for a long time, still in their plastic wrapping, for super cheap. I also found some cute mugs and other cute little things. From that point on, I would always come here during my lunch and find cute things for my house, and I just fell in love.
Recently, though, I haven’t found as much! I guess it just depends on the season.
This place, and just Goodwill in general, isn’t super clean or organized, but that’s the fun of it — finding hidden gems among the junk.

This is strictly for the donation center ONLY! It’s quite convenient that it’s close to our place and the donation center is tucked in the back of this large plaza. We try to donate old clothes and shoes here.

Kinda smelly. Store layout is clearly marked and easy to navigate. Not sure if I’ll ever come back but what can ya say? It’s Goodwill…

I want to clear up a myth that I heard recently. Is it true that Goodwill is really not a charitable organization? Someone on Facebook told me that simply put, the owner of Goodwill leads their contributors to believe they are helping a charity, when in fact minimum wage employees fix up all the donated items for resale and the owner walks away with the profits. From what I understand Goodwill is even government funded, paying the CEOs of some chapters as much as a half million a year. They hire the disabled to maintain a charitable appeal. Any info on this would be appreciated. I like to know that my donations are honestly doing some good.

Let me start by saying. .A-​MAZ-​ING!!! I usually don’t do shopping Saturdays because, esp. thirft stores, seem to be too busy and/​or picked over to have a good experience. Boy, was I wrong! I live in OC and frequent the Goodwill in Lake Forest (which is great as well), but this location is much bigger in clothing, shoes and housewares. I was so happy with my finds, I had to share:
Missoni sweater (NOT the target Missoni!) — 5.99
Top Shop blazer — 5.99
Sigerson Morrison pumps — 6.99
Emporio Armani blazer — 9.99
Joie silk blouse — 3.00
Citizens of Humanity jeans — 7.99
AND SO MUCH MORE!
I got there around 6.30p and I didn’t even have time to look at everything. I will definitely be back again and again :)
And I also want to add that as I started collecting items and my hands were full, one of the girls working offered to grab me a cart! The service was great too !

This Goodwill is BIG. It is well organized and the employees are kind. There are several racks of each type of clothing, as well as a ginormous home décor section. I bought a lovely red coat in perfect condition for $ 10 at this store. I definitely would come again, as I enjoyed shopping at this location.

I go here at least twice a week, always great new stuff to look at. The coordinates of this particular location resonate very well with my taste in clothing, books, etc. Thankful to have such a great thrift store close to my place.

While I picked up SEVERAL shirts from this store (I frequent for savings on nice tops for work, and cool shirts for wear and use at the gym) The reason it gets a one is because of the service. After walking aimlessly to find someone who worked there, I found a woman on a ladder. I asked about the dressing room and emphasized the end of my sentence with «NO RUSH… please…only when you get a chance.» She responded as if I had asked her to lift an elephant and fit it in my trunk. With a huff, «Yeah yeah I’ll do it.»
Checking out was my favorite. Luckily, all the customers in line were good hearted and we simply joking about the slow service. I UNDERSTAND THAT ITS NOT A SIMPLE BAR CODE SCAN. You have to get the colored tag and enter them in, some things, aren’t clearly marked. The point is, nobody apologized for the wait. The lady didn’t say, «Next», she just waved her hand in an impatient manner. Which I wasn’t suprised because nobody greeted me, asked if I needed help, and not to mention the demon on the ladder…
I can’t close this review in any way… It was awful… and I will remember the experience everytime I put on a top from that store. (Yes, I remember every top I got from Goodwill, and which location… I’m that impressed with my saving savy)
P. S. Shopping at Goodwill has become a HOBBY of mine. People don’t understand the kind of things you find while thrift shopping. Yes… they are previously owned items. But my rule of thumb is to clean things twice before use. And always have hand sanitizer in your purse. I map out and plan to visit new ones every week. I’ve visited nearly 20 new ones this year and frequent the ones I’ve had good experiences at. So you may be able to trust my word… but everyone has different opinions and experiences!

So I went to this goodwill on a Friday afternoon. There were some people browsing, but I didn’t feel crowded at all. There are a ton of clothes sorted by colors and what they are. If you have the time and patience, I’m sure there are some diamonds in the rough… i was mainly looking for glassware and was really happy to find three vases all pretty fairly priced. It was a 50% off purple tags but I only saw a few decorative items that had purple stickers.

I guess I’ll just have to get over the fact that thrift stores are more expensive in California than the midwest; standard prices are $ 2 – 4 more than what I’m used to. So I spent most of my time browsing through the racks in an attempt to find things in my size AND that had the 50% off color tag. This proved pretty challenging since the racks were really full and it was difficult to look through them. I found several organic cotton t-​shirts, Limited and Express slacks, some nice blazers (of course, none of this fit me). There was a large section of clothing, but only two dressing rooms each for men and women, so it can get a little tricky. I didn’t take a look at the housewares or any other sections, mostly because I was tired by the time I got through the clothing.
Plenty of parking and easy to get to from the 5.

Big GW in a reasonably safe, but a bit depressed shopping mall. Even though there are lots of housewares aisles, when I visited, this department felt a bit sad. That being said, I found a couple of nice items in the jumble. Lots & LOTS of clothing! Some good finds for kids. Cashier was fine.
My chief complaint here was smell! I am an avid thrifter and very use to thrift store funk. BUT, the smell of urine in this GW was overwhelming! Holy cow!!! It was throughout the store & very strong in housewares. Like, hold your breath strong! At first I though it was a shopper, but no one was around.

By the end of this review, you’ll know a Filipino word you’ll never forget!
I hate to pay retail for Christmas ornaments. Why? Because I used them for a month and put them away. And they often get pushed around in my storage chest. So a neighbor told me to check out this Goodwill store because she said she saw some unused boxes of ornaments and red and green silk plants. I found two new fake silk pointsettia’s for $ 5.99 each and for my bathroom, a silk bouquet of roses for $ 2.99. I found a box of 12 white ornaments for $ 5. Those are about ½ or less what I would’ve paid at Michael’s or other store.
This store isn’t for demanding shoppers that want brand new items and perfect service. There are lots of gently to very used clothing, furniture, accessories, and appliances. Most of the clothing is probably clean enough to try on, but you can never be sure. So wear a t shirt and put a dollop of anti bacterial goop on your hand. The employees were helpful when I asked about pricing. It turns out, seniors get special pricing on certain days, and there is an ongoing special pricing for tags of a certain «color» — an item is ½ price.
When this store is busy, it’s like being in someone’s messy bedroom. You can see men, women, and kids trying on shirts and jackets while in the aisles. There are dressing rooms, but most people just want to get in, browse, and get out of there as fast as possible. There are lots of little kids here, so watch out. In the toy section, some little kid was terrorizing his sister with a scary looking plastic snake. And some of the stuff is just junk. Hit or miss, buyer beware, just be careful what you buy. It’s a little bit better than eBay because you can actually see and touch the item before you buy it.
So now, as I get ready to check out, I hear a Filipino guy laughing out loud at a display rack. Everyone just looked at him like he was crazy. So I walk over there and start laughing, too and didn’t care if they thought I was crazy. What was the big deal? At the end of this rack was a German soccer jersey. The shirt had the letters «TITI» on it. In my parents native language (Filipino), it means the male organ (not wanting to get flagged). So, some soccer player probably had this nickname, and either intentionally or not, made every Filipino who saw him wear that shirt have a great laugh. But at some point, he probably realized, «Dang, it’s time to dump it at Goodwill…»
This blonde hair blue eyed co-​worker once told me she told a Filipino card dealer in Vegas she heard it was his nickname. It distracted him enough so that she ended up winning a few bucks. Ha ha

I came here with my son looking for some missing game pieces, but I ended up finding denim jeans for $ 7.99 and a Gilroy Garlic Festival Cookbook for $ 3.99 which I bought.
This store has more furniture and sports equipment (golf clubs, baseball bats, camping gear) than I’ve seen at the other locations.