Goodwill

As far as thrift stores go, this one is clean and solid. I’ve both donated and shopped here for the past five years and have never had a problem. Their donation crew has always been helpful and friendly, same goes with cashiers. I’ve always been able to find good things for holidays as well (Christmas, Halloween) as they tend to be well stocked and displays are neat and tidy.

Goodwill is a donation based store. When this location first opened they received donations from people as well as local clothing stores like Fashion Bug, Target etc. Now they run primarily on donations from people. It is truly hit or miss when visiting this store. The last few times I stopped by, there was very little worth buying. I stopped over the weekend and was able to get a ton of shirts this time. Generally speaking the store is organized by type of clothing and color. I do find this helpful although I have always hoped for one additional sort of size. If the clothing were organized by size it would be far easier to find items for trying on. Staff is a bit stand offish. Clientele can run a bit shady as it is a donation based store. Always look for the discount available that day. Certain tags each day are 50% off.

This Goodwill is fairly clean, though does have the faint smell of many thrift stores. At around 6:00 pm on a summer weeknight, there were certainly people but it was not crowded. A few kids were bicycling around on toy trikes being sold in the store. I didn’t look at the pants, toy, book, or furniture sections of the store, focusing instead on men’s and women’s shirts, sweaters, and jackets. The store is organized by type and color, not size, which can be a bit tricky. Good clothing and completely junk are mixed together. The cashier was incredibly friendly.

This store *is* decently clean as far as thrift stores go. However, every time I’ve ever gone in, its been mostly full of half broken junk. I can’t say every department is over priced, but the few departments I’ve been in have been WAY overpriced. Books are super expensive, and so is the used furniture. I used to go to another Goodwill near the shore when I lived there and I could score a lamp for 2 dollars, a complete set of dishes (including serving pieces) for 6 dollars. You could get a sofa for 20 bucks, end tables for 10 etc. This store wants SIXTY dollars for a futon without the cushion! Crazy! In my opinion its just not worth the time or hassle to sift through the half broken junk to find something that is decent and not totally overpriced.

This Goodwill is pretty clean, as thrift stores go. Not «Throw Away Your Purell Clean», but a big improvement over many thrifts.
PROS: There’s a nice selection of items donated from Target. Some is clearance that didn’t sell, and some were Target returns, and sold «As-​Is» (because someone fooled with them before Target donated them).
Your usual thrift store finds… jewelry and cameras in the glass case at the register. Used clothes in one area, crazy old suitcases lined up against the back wall. Big selections of VHS videos and old vinyl albums, just in case you need one, or both.
Some really nice vintage finds if you look carefully.
CONS: Depending on the time of day, you could break a leg in the toy area. Kids get in there and really make a mess.
The books are priced a little higher than the other area Goodwills.
Can be a pain to get to this store if you’re on the wrong side of the road.