Goodwill Donation Center

I came here after a charity that I had donated to before was unavailable for a pick up. This donation center was close to my home so I chose to donate here. Small parking lot but it has never been a problem. The staff is super nice and efficient. You drop things off, they give you a receipt (you enter your items and their value online), and you are on your way! They will come out and help you bring things from your car. They will even come out and help you in the rain!!! I came once when it was pouring down and the guy came out just as I was parking with an umbrella to cover me as I was unloading. Totally unexpected and beyond the call of duty. I feel real good donating here.

This is how ALL donation centers should be.
You drive in to the parking lot. Before you even have a chance to park, 1 – 2 employees come out to take in your stuff FOR you. That’s right. All you do is take it from your car and hand it to the employee.
Also, Goodwill has gone new-​age! They provided me with a pre-​printed receipt, with a unique number, and instructions on how to access my tax-​deduction form online, based on the donations they process. Talk about service!
The whole process took approximately 45 seconds. So no worries about how long this errand will take– the whole ordeal was over in snap! I was thanked several times over for my donation by a super friendly and smiley employee, and I left feeling AWESOME.
Win.

Shopping makes me happy. As much as I’ve tried to transition to a «quality over quantity» mindset, I still get a thrill from getting a great sale (never, ever, ever pay retail), which means I have stuff. A lot of stuff. Sometimes too much stuff, which is where and when this Goodwill Donation Center comes into play. Conveniently located across from the Ansley Mall on Monroe in a converted little house, they take my overflow stuff, whether clothes, knick knacks, home goods, or whatever else I can haul in. Sometimes they come meet me at my car, sometimes not, Sometimes they offer a receipt, sometimes not, so I can’t say the service is that spectacular. But what is spectacular are the hours. They’re open from 8am-​8pm Monday through Saturday, and 10am-​6pm on Sundays. For some reason, I always think that Goodwills operate like Chickfilas and are closed on Sundays, so I include the hours here somewhat as a reminder to myself that they do indeed take donations on Sundays.

Super easy to use. The extended hours are great. If you’re in the area, taking donations straight to this center is just as easy as, and maybe more straightforward than scheduling a pick-​up from another service. Great way to put your unwanted towards a good cause.
The process is simple and quick. If you’re bringing a small amount, park in front. If you’re bringing a large amount, drive around back to the loading dock, and ask for help. Sign in at the clipboard by the front door. Make sure to ask an employee for a receipt for tax deductions.

This is the place that is across the street from Ansley Mall.
They’re fine; solid. It’s a converted house and they’ll come out to you (usually) yto process you.
Nothing crazy or spectacular — just people trying to make something of their lives processing your unwanted crap.

After watching a Sunday afternoon marathon of the A&E show «Hoarders», I became justifiably horrified and promptly decided that I needed to purge my closets of anything that wasn’t bolted down. After several hours and a full sweep of my living space, I emerged with multiple bags and boxes of items that I deemed nonessential for my immediate existence.
Of course, I then promptly signed on to Unilocal to determine what charitable organization would have the fortune of receiving my donation. After all, you can’t just hand over an artisan glass vodka bucket with 6 matching shot glasses to just anyone now, can you? After a brief search, I came across the Goodwill Donation Center on Monroe Dr. in Midtown. It was in my neighborhood (just beyond the corner of Monroe Dr. and Piedmont), and Kathleen M. and David K. have never let me down in the past with their reviews, so I decided that this would be the next stop for my nonessentials.
Since it was the Martin Luther King Day holiday, I called beforehand to ensure that they were open. A staff member promptly answered the phone and confirmed that they were indeed open and available to accept donations.
This Goodwill Donation Center is exactly that, a donation center only. They do not have a storefront, so there aren’t hoards of customers for the employees to deal. As such, the donation process moves along incredibly quickly. They also don’t go through every single item to determine wether it’s worthy of donation, which I’ve had to deal with on several occasions in the past. Upon arrival, a staff member even walked out the front door to meet me at my car and promptly helped to carry all the items inside. Once everything was transported, I signed my name on the donation clipboard, she handed me a receipt, and I was on my way. The entire process took less than 5 minutes.
I’m fairly confident that this place is going to be my «go to» donation center for the foreseeable future. I have no doubts that they found a perfectly acceptable home for my formerly beloved vodka bucket, as well as all six of her shot glass compatriots.

Sure, donating stuff to a good cause makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but it’s even better when there are places like this that make donating so gosh darn easy.
No matter how organized (or disorganized) your donation pile may be, or how big or small, they’ll take it. Clothes, accessories, furniture, pet stuff, whatever. Just drive up to the end of the ramp, grab a cart, and roll it on up.
Their hours are convenient, the staff is always super friendly and hella appreciative, and you leave with an empty car and a full heart. Win-​win.

I don’t think donating could be any easier. The sole purpose of this facility is to accept items, process them, and give you a receipt. They’re open pretty much all day, seven days a week. You’re in and out before you even have a chance to break a sweat.
Every time I move I try to go through things that I own, but might not have use for anymore. I don’t move very often and went through a purge last year when I sold my condo. Either I didn’t get rid of enough things or I somehow acquired more stuff in that short period of time. Regardless, I did my best to look for items that I don’t need. I tried to be really honest with myself and this time I didn’t hang on to stuff just because I paid a lot for it or because I think I might use it in the future (I’d be lying to myself anyway).
I had already moved everything into storage and left my donations in the truck to bring here. It was Sunday evening and I thought maybe they were closed. My friend Molly was with me and she jumped out to confirm they were open. I was directed to drive around the building to loading dock-​type thing. I began unloading the furniture pieces and then an employee came out and brought a cart to help me with the rest of the stuff. I was surprised that they even accept household items like bedding and curtains. Based on my brief online research it seemed like most places preferred other stuff, so I was glad that I could donate them here instead of throwing them away.
The process was quick and painless. I definitely appreciated their help getting those things off my hands and I hope that my donation will benefit the work that Goodwill does throughout our community.