Goodwill Industries

Rudest staff outside near the donation area in the back.
I came today to donate some computer monitors, the woman working back there rudely told me that they had no more room, and refused to take our montiors.
I offered to carry it and place it in one of the bins, she continued to raise her voice and refuse my donations.
When I asked her a follow up question about another location, she ignored me.
She was a chubby Caucasian woman with brown hair. If you see her, best to avoid her and seek help from someone else.
Horrible customer service.

Found several good things here. Loved it. Enough space to shop without feeling crowded. Some of the stuff was a little pricey.

I’ve been coming to this Goodwill since I was little. I’ve found many a book and CD at this place, when those were the main things I was scoping out. Over the years, I purchased pretty framed artwork and other knick knacks from here for very reasonable prices.
As far as selection is concerned, it does at times appear picked over and you most likely won’t find many high end/​name brand treasures.
It’s occasionally not very organized, especially the book/​DVD collection area and the area directly to the left of it, along the wall, but it’s still fun to peruse. Employees have always been nice. No problems.

Eh, not a fan.
Did not want to give a 1 star because I did not have a bad experience
or anything but I will definitely not come back. This particular location
is very small. Not a lot to choose from and for a Good Will, it is pretty
costly. I saw a pretty worn out painting that SHOULD’VE been $ 20 (tops)
at $ 65.00. That’s nuts! Kids section is literally 1 rack, women’s clothing
is 2 racks, men’s section is small, everything was not enough. I would
save my time and go elsewhere.

Really small Goodwill but I’ve found some cool stuff here over the past 2 years. Today they were having a $ 3.00 clothing sale so that was pretty neat. It’s in a quiet neighborhood near Sherman Way. I recommend stopping by if you’re in the area.

I work directly in front of this place, and always find myself tagging along with my boss and co-​workers while they browse the selections.
I personally haven’t bought anything here, but my boss especially buys EVERYTHING from this store. She loves second hand, and comes home with new clothes every new wardrobe additions weekly!
If you’re looking to save a buck and don’t care so much about clothes, this store is great. They have a huge variety of second hand clothes! Most in pretty good condition from browsing!

Great store. I’ve bought a good number of things from there over the years — clothes, kitchenware, even a nice big TV set. The staff are always really nice. I went there once to get crutches after I injured my foot and I was glad they had them for $ 4.99. Pharmacies charge like 43 bucks for a pair.

I love Goodwill!!! I seem to roam into this place at least once a week. I just realize I have no review for this particular location.
You can find great deals on clothes, accessories, kitchen appliances, furniture, kids clothes and even electronics. This location is small it makes it much easier to shop and not feel overwhelm.
The color of the week, is what matters! You get 50% off if your item has that color. Senior discount is offered too. I believe it’s 15% your entire purchase.
The employee are nice and very helpful. This location is very clean too!

I’m surprised I haven’t reviewed Goodwill yet. I come here A LOT.
It’s really close to my house so that’s the main reason I go so much. But I actually like the layout, even though it can be pretty cluttered but that’s part of the fun.
I usually find shirts, sweaters, dresses, dishes, paintings, books etc. You can come up on some good stuff, you just have to be prepared to sort through the crap.
I just found an awesome Disneyland cloth banner with the castle printed on it, which I will hang above my sons crib! I’ll post a pic very soon, great find for only $ 4! So excited about that.
Oh I think it’s funny how they will mark up ‘brand name’ items. Especially when they are old styles and then they try charging $ 14.99 for a BCBG shirt or Calvin Klein. Haha! That’s when I want to leave and go to garage sales. But other than that, pricing is decent for used clothes.
Workers are generally friendly except for one girl who always shoots dirty looks at me, not sure what that’s about but I just laugh at her too. :P
I recommend visiting if you are in the mood to dig for gold!

This goodwill is smaller than some of the others, but it’s selection is okay. I don’t find things I like as consistently as I do at other stores, but I still like to check it out from time to time.

You get what you can find!

This is a nice Goodwill and well organized compared to other thrift stores. It’s clean too! I went here looking for some costume components for Halloween and they even had a section of clothing set aside as ‘costumes’ (some were actually costumes and some were funny clothes that could work as a costume!)
Also if you find yourself in need of some business tops and you are a female, they have a large selection and I spotted good brands like DKNY and Banana Republic. They didn’t have much in the way of skirts or dressed but for tops/​blouses this place is the motherload.

As I was headed home from Chatsworth today, I couldn’t resist a quick look inside one of my old thrift shop haunts.
I used to roam this area a few times a week when I lived in Woodland Hills, a few years ago. Out of the Closet, at Sherman Way & Owensmouth, is gone now, replaced by some furniture store… boooooo…and that Out of the Closet was one of my fave places. I got a ton of great finds from there.
This Goodwill location is OK, but I rarely find super duper treasures at any Goodwill, no idea why.
At Council Thrift & Out of the Closet, as well as at independent thrift shops, I find amazing stuff. But rarely at Goodwill. Strange.
And today was no exception. I left empty-​handed. I did spot a collectible glass vase. Buuuuut it would have needed a ton of cleaning, so I took a pass.
There were many shoppers here today, though. Business was bustling. Kids were checking out the toys, men were perusing the furniture section,
women were trying on glitzy jackets in the clothing aisles.
Goodwill employees announced, over the in-​store sound system, «attention Goodwill shoppers…», that shoes were on special… and everybody made a run for the shoes… haha…
It was reminiscent of K-​Mart (was it K-​Mart?) red light specials, where you followed the employee pushing that silly light on wheels, that resembled the revolving red light on a cop car… until it stopped in a particular department. And then everything in that department was instantly reduced.
I wonder if they still do that.
One thing I love about this Goodwill location is that you can access the goods in the window displays without asking an employee for help. You just walk right in, and buy stuff on the spot if you want.
No waiting for the displays to change, no «come back in two weeks» nonsense. Simple & efficient.
In fact, there was a lady sitting in one of the windows. She had staked out a patio table & chairs, and was guarding it until her companion arrived with a truck. She was sitting in one of the chairs, in the front window, giving the stink eye to anyone who dared look at that patio set.
What’s more fun than thrift shops? Not much.
But hey… would you believe Canoga Park has raised their parking meter rates on Owensmouth to 15 minutes for a quarter. Too damn ritzy for this bargain hunter. Next time I’ll park on a side street for free.