Goodwill

Come on Tuesdays for 25% on clothing. I have mixed feelings about the pricing; it’s strange to me that sweaters and long sleeves are the same price of $ 6. I liked the selection of blazers and coats, and they had some nice women’s dress pants, some with tags still attached. I wish they had more shoes, but the ones they had were pretty pricey ($ 15).
Tips: wear a T-​shirt or tank top to try things on in front of the mirror next to the dressing rooms to save time (dressing rooms are usually taken)

Always a treasure to be found, at the right price. Furniture to bikes to electronics to clothes to books to album to DVDs to housewares — you name it, I’ve bought it!
Got rid of my outdated dish pattern, wanted mismatched designs but all in same shade of white instead — found them all here for under $ 30! Who needs Anthropologie;)
Employee and volunteer regulars always treat you like an old friend. It’s my happy, happy place.
~~~reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose~~~

They usually have good stuff to pick from. I got a few CDs from the 90s for nostalgia sake. But, moreover, I lost my car keys here. The friendly staff promptly told me they found it and had it in the back! Great place in my book!

3.5 overall at this time.
I really use to like shopping at Goodwill and especially this store. However the associates that put out the accessories and shoes have been giving the cool stuff to certain customers in the store not just putting them out for everyone and that disturbs me.
I don’t want to round up, because Goodwill has already increased the prices– why don’t you take all of the profits from online auctions & sales and put it towards your therapy & job outreach programs.
I need to invest in their stock.

Always find something when I come here. I’m wearing a pretty knee length black lace dress I got there yesterday right now. You just have to dig through the rack, i. e: I found an adorable new-​with-​tag party dress from H&M sandwiched between an interesting Christmas theme velvet dress and an all real leather sheath dress, just saying.

This is a terrific thrift store! They have very nice clothing at good prices. Their selection of vinyl records and CDs usually include some very good ones for collectors. Electronics are steals and do not go to an office supply store before checking to see if this store has what you need. The employees are very nice and the people taking the donations in the back are helpful as can be.

I am a big fan of the Fairfax Goodwill! I go there frequently.
First of all, the volunteers are helpful and friendly. I am a frequent thrifter and have gone to a variety of Goodwills in the area, and this location has BY FAR the friendliest and most accommodating workers (which I very much appreciate). A few of the items I wanted to purchase had lost their price tags along the way, which has been an issue in the past, but the volunteer told me not to worry, and quickly (and pleasantly) found someone to give me a price with no problem or accusatory looks; great customer service!
At the Annandale Goodwill, the manager accusingly told me that I could not purchase several items because «someone» had ripped the tags off to «probably try to get away with getting a better price,» so I’d just have to wait till it was repriced 24 – 48 hours later and just hope that I found it again at that time. I found the Fairfax GW to be easy-​going and easy to work with, which makes me visit this location regularly over other GW in the area.
The second reason I love this location is because this GW is clean, organized, and items are effectively sorted (clean, in new-​good condition, gross/​damaged items not displayed on racks). It’s easy to find what you want to look at and I LOVE that clothing is sorted by size AND color. They have clean/​roomy dressing rooms. They have a beautiful collection of shoes, and they are all in great condition and reasonably priced. I don’t typically buy shoes at thrifts, but I always buy a pair or two here when I visit because they are in such good condition and high quality.
The only downfall (and not really a problem. just unnecessary/​annoying)… the «designer/​specialty» clothing rack — ugh! There is zero rhyme or reason to which items receive overpriced tags just for randomly being chosen for this rack. I totally get keeping Gucci, Prada, Coach, etc. on a special rack that cost more or behind the counter, but there are very few «special» items on this rack… Eddie Bower? Hollister? Ann Taylor Loft? These are not high-​end designers that need jacked up prices. The regular racks have BCBG, Urban Outfitters, and J. Crew that cost just as much and are priced regularly. It seems silly to have shoppers pass up items because they are overpriced on the «specialty» rack when they could easily be sold for regular prices and earning profits for a great organization.
Overall, I give this GW 5-​Stars — I think I may stop by after work today! :)

Reallyy realyy sooo cheap in here, there are much things, about everything u can find electronics, clothes, toys, sports etc …

This is a nice location and I am not even a big Goodwill fan. I think this location changed my mind because there was some nice quality clothes like: banana republic, ann taylor, The Gap, etc. I found a few great finds and some nice random beer glasses. I also drop off stuff here at least 1−2x a year when I get into one of my major cleaning moods.

Good selection of used/​slightly used items. Wide range of furniture, knick-​knacks, kitchen gadgets.
Customer service is fine, no problem with service, returns, exchanges.

I love this location because it is clean, well organized and I receive excellent customer service (from the dropoff employees in the back to the employees at the register).

Calling all Bargain shoppers! Deals everyday, from 50% off clothes to 50% off furniture. Great place to look for used furniture or household items. The electronic section is a little light, but everything else is very diverse in selections. I used to shop here all the time in high school searching for a cool «vintage» shirt but now, i go for the furniture. New selections everyday and the staff are friendly and helpful. Will keep returning.

I go here sometimes. It’s your typical Goodwill store and better than some of the others in the area. I found a few good jackets here that were in pretty good condition. Friendly staff and no hassle as with some of the other Goodwill’s I’ve been to recently. If you are a thriftier like myself it’s worth a look.

This is a clean, well-​organized store. I’ve donated several times here with donations accepted in the back of the store. I’ve also shopped here a few times also and have found some great books.
Tuesdays are 25% off clothing, and they also have «happy hour» promotions sometimes from 6−7pm.
If you use your Capital One Card you get 10% off — but not combinable with the other promotions.

In terms of electronics section, this store has maybe two or three small shelves, not much to look at.
Most of the store was occupied with racks of clothing of various categories but have not had the chance to look through them.
A-​OK in the sense that I didn’t see much of anything that I was in search for.

While I have not shopped in this store, I have dropped off multiple times and the experience has always been positive and easy. The associates collecting the donations in back are friendly and helpful. The process is quick — before you know it, you are handed a receipt and on your way. I like the fact that the donation of my gently used goods is in a way helping the community.
The alley in back to get to the donation center is narrow and you do have to be careful especially with cars coming in and out. Other than that, no complaints!

I am a jewel & accessory lover and i found some unique stuffs here with very good price!
An elegant watch: $ 8
Some scarves: $ 2 each
Some earrings: $ 1 each
A summer blouse: $ 5 each
Also, i am impressed with the way they arrange everything: neat & clean & easy to find what you want!

I recently moved to Fairfax from the San Francisco Bay Area (yes, big move), armed with little more than a couple suitcases and four boxes of the few belongings I deemed worthy of keeping. So when I secured a place to stay, I had next to nothing in household furniture and accessories. Ikea helped to gain me some of the bigger furniture pieces, but it hurt my budget.
As I was exploring Main St. for the first time, this Goodwill appeared. And so I went inside and found what is probably the most well organized and fair priced thrift store that I have ever shopped in. Over the course of my first week here, I visited this Goodwill almost every day and each time, I walked away with something cheap, but great for building up my apartment.-Side tables, small heater ($ 10), larger radiator heater ($ 15) small trash cans ($ 2), shelves ($ 3), an office chair ($ 5), even a 20″ widescreen monitor for my computer ($ 25). That’s just scratching the surface too. I am thoroughly impressed by its selection.
Additionally, If you’re kind of techy like me, you’d be happy to know that they even have a testing table/​station with several power strips on them.
Note: Much of the furniture I bought was 50% off due to a sale-​However, I feel that even with that discount, their prices were still quite fair.
The only real con (rather, annoyance) I found is at checkout-​The tellers constantly ask you if you’d like to donate by rounding up your total to the next dollar. If it’s a reasonable amount, perhaps up to 20 cents, I woudn’t mind it as much. Beyond that (and believe me, they’ll ask) I feel it’s kind of rude. It’s a thrift store, the people shopping there are trying to save money.
That said, I will definitely continue shopping here.

This Goodwill is small yet mighty.
No, there’s not a lot. If you want something specific, you probably won’t find it.
But: Ten dollar Armani suit.
This is the Goodwill I go to when I want something very nice for very cheap. Keep in mind that they separate suit jackets from the pants (why??), so if you find one, you have to dig for the other. It may or may not be there.
Also: donation dropoffs are in the back of the building, and you have to drive down a fairly narrow alley. It can get dicey if there are big cars already there.

Looks can absolutely be deceiving. This has to be the smallest Goodwill that I’ve ever seen, but it turned out to be a real winner. This place has little to no stale thrift store smell, and there are 3 clean fitting rooms. There are lots of TVs, all of which are on for you to see if they actually work.
So what’s the down side? Though the racks are very organized and well-​spaced from one another, the clothes are very poorly organized within each rack compared to other thrift stores. There are no size labels on the hangers and the sizes are not as cleanly separated as is the case elsewhere. This makes finding your size a bit more time consuming than necessary.
The book section is pretty lacking. No cool cookbooks or language books. Pretty much just your run-​of-​the-​mill cheesy drugstore book selection.
As far as clothing, women, if you’re looking for suits then this is actually your place to go! For men, the selection isn’t so great, but there is a wide selection of VERY conservative and not-​so-​stylish, simple ties.
Music seemed like a ton of 80s and classic rock. Not my taste, but surely someone else’s. The VHS and DVD selection was okay. Not horrible, not great. Lots of the hugely popular video games that are still around, but here they are mostly PS2 games.
Lots and lots of nice dishes and glasses for those looking to build up their supply. Tons and tons of toys – big, small, bright, and ready to light up your children’s eyes!
In terms of prices, Goodwill is certainly not the best. Blazers $ 6, pants $ 5 or $ 6, sweaters $ 4 or $ 5. Tagged brand name items are considered «boutique items,» and are priced differently from everything else. DVDs, VHS, and CDs are, however, competitive with other thrift stores.