Goodwill Store & Donation Center

Nice stuff, but super expensive compared to other thrift stores in the area. Even more expensive than most goodwills. Saw items from target priced higher than target. Who wants to pay $ 6.97 for a thrift store frame? Crazy.

I’ve been trying to maintain a greener lifestyle — which includes purchasing pre-​loved things before I search around for retail. I went here in search of stuff for my 9 month old and practically fell over when I found a trove of wonderful brand new zip up hoodies, button downs, t-​shirts, and pants. Each item was priced at around $ 2.50 (for baby Gap, Carters, Children’s Place, or brands of similar ilk) or $ 4.00 for name brands (like Ralph Lauren). I’m used to paying full retail at swanky baby boutiques in the District so I quickly snapped up these up without any hesitation. The store was clean, fairly well organized, and the cashiers were super friendly. (I just read about the new Goodwill effort to recycle mattresses — an environmental charity that job trains and helps the needy — what’s not to love about that?)

Thumbs up!
It was clean, pretty big, and I guess I came in at a good time because there were more employees than shoppers:)
It was a little hard to find sizes since the clothes are organized by color, but at the same time I was looking for articles of clothing of certain colors.
However, there is a juniors section!
My most expensive item was a north face jacket for $ 5.50. I got 4 pairs of dress pants (banana republic and Ann Taylor), one of which still had the tags on them. My bill was $ 20ish.
I really like the reusing and recycling of goods and that the money goes back into the community:)

Pros: large, clean, good selection, free loyalty program gives you discounts on different color barbs/​stickers depending on day, will send you coupons if in loyalty program.
Cons:
They get a lot of unopened items from Target, and sell them at the same prices Target was selling them at. I don’t know who on earth is going to buy that stuff. They need to drop the prices if they want to see stuff move. And overall, they can just be a bit overpriced on clothing and bric-​à-​brac, unless you dig and get lucky.
Also, like many Goodwills, I am noticing the trend to organize things by color (clothing and bric-​à-​brac). What an awful way to organize clothing. Makes it 3x as hard to find stuff in your size, because you have to look through the WHOLE rack (except maybe the yellow and orange clothing — no one wears that sh_​t). :)

Goodwill is still the place to go for clothing, but its certainly not as cheap as it was. $ 20 for a jacket and $ 6 for jeans is the new normal here.
Every time I stop by I notice more and more new items– unsealed, originally packaged items, usually selling for their original retail prices. From video games to action figures, and so on. That seems to defeat the purpose of being a thrift store.
If your looking for smaller sized clothing, then good luck. I ended up buying two shifts from the children’s section, since they were cheaper and actually fit.

This place has brain dead employees. Three ladies working two registers couldn’t check out two customers in the 15 minutes I was waiting in line. Brain dead, brain dead, brain dead.

Kind of weird to write a review of a thrift store, but this place seems to have gone a bit downhill. First off, I’m a guy, so my opinion may be a little different. I stop in once in a while, but never really find what I’m looking for here. Most of the clothing I find is old pairs of «Old Navy» or «Route 66» brand pants, and random junky T-​shirts that you would get for free at a promotional event. The worst part is things are organized by color, not size. This makes it easier for the employees, but a pain when I’m trying to find a pair of pants that is somewhere near my size. They seem to have a much broader selection of clothing for women. They also got rid of, or don’t really restock the electronic/​electrics area. So unless you are looking for a «Year 2000» countdown clock or a pack of half-​exploded AA batteries, there really isn’t much here. Furniture is very cheap though, which is a plus, and there is a decent selection of books. The store is also kept fairly clean.

Like all goodwill/​thrift stores it’s hit or miss with stuff. The prices were on par with other charity thrift stores. However the shop or selection there isn’t the best I’ve seen. Just not as much stuff as other stores I’ve been to.
Also, physically there was some awful glare with the overhead lighting which made it hard for me to look at some of the stuff.
Though in contrast, I must give props to the clean restroom this shop had.

do not waste your energy!!! White Hanes T-​Shirts with holes and yellow armpits, mothball infested sweaters. The only thing I ever bought from here were a few books. People are delusional, driving to drop stuff at Goodwill when they should be dropping it off in the trash.

Pretty impressive Goodwill– it’s big, keeps great hours, and has some quality items.
On my first trip, I got a pair of barely-​worn Levi’s, a Gap shirt in great shape, and a pretty beaded clutch in perfect condition.
I had pretty good luck finding stuff on my second trip, too, but the line was SO LONG and moving SO SLOWLY, that I just put my findings back and left (I had a headache and wasn’t about to stand in line for 15 minutes).
While a lot of their donors keep the store in gently-​worn mid-​level duds from the likes of Gap, Banana Republic and Ann Taylor, they don’t have much vintage to offer. Other shortcomings include accessories like belts and jewelry– both fine and costume.
Overall though, this Goodwill is good for some basics.