Goodwill Industries Bedford

This is the worst Goodwill I have ever visited. When possible, I like to stop at Goodwill stores in whatever town I’m in. There is typically no reason to review any particular one, as the quality and atmosphere is usually about the same with minor variations, and the quality of merchandise can of course vary from day to day or even by the hour. This one, however, warrants my attention by its sheer terribleness.
I could tell before we parked that this Goodwill was on the small side, but hey, size aint everything (well, my girlfriend tells me that anyways). Walking in, there was a distinct difference in atmosphere compared to a typical Goodwill. The majority of the products were stocked on wire shelving units rather than normal aisles with shelves, which struck me as odd. The price tags weren’t the standard printed ones. They had a color and a hand-​written price, but no barcode.
The difference in atmosphere alone isn’t really a problem, my complaint is the price and the selection. I mean, Goodwill isn’t always the best in regards to matching price with quality. Sometimes you find a nice board game for $.99, sometimes you find one with half the pieces for $ 5.99, but just about any item can be purchased on a 50% off day for a reasonable price. This Goodwill overpriced everything, and most of it garbage. Their toy selection was minimal; there is no «fill-​your-​bag» section for small toys, and the few shelves of larger toys were boring and priced too high. There was a well-​played-​with doll with no collectible value for $ 4.99. There was a single piece out of some sort of castle playset, useless without the other components, for $ 1. In the household section, they were trying to sell various Christmas items for over $ 4 (which might not be unjustified for some items, but these were small, trinkety type decorations that might be worth $.50).
I walked around in awe at the awfulness of the Bizarro World Goodwill for a few minutes, and then left, vowing to never again return to the dump that is the Bedford Goodwill.