Goodwill Store

The Goodwill industry overall is a fabulous concept
People get to donate their broken junk and write it off as a donation on their taxes.
Goodwill then sells the broken junk at 5 times it’s value, NO WARRANTY and MOST IMPORTANTLY EMPLOYS disadvantaged persons. FABULOUS!
THIS PARTICULAR STORE CHARGES AT LEADT TWICE AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER GOODWILL STORE.
Also, much better broken junk at HALF THE PRICE of this Goodwill store on Arden way. So drive a little and save a lot!

While there are some good deals every now and then, I’m not a big fan of this store. I’ve been here a couple times and it looks decent on the outside, but not so nice on the inside. The atmosphere feels really dead. The clientele this store attracts are some of the strangest folks I’ve seen (like who you see shopping at Walmart sometimes). The clothes are somewhat organized and presentable, but the rest is a mess. The electronics shelves feature unorganized piles of crap sitting on top of each other. A lot of the items were dirty as well. However, I did find a cheap playstation 1 ($ 7) but they made me pay extra for the controller. I should’ve bought the controller at dimples since it was $ 2 there and I paid $ 4 here. This place is okay but I’ve only found one nice thing.

I love this place… With my income, I should be shopping at high end stores but I was raised to never throw money away. With that being said, my go to places are thrift stores… I just moved here and found this place and now go here every other day. I have purchased so many new items here for dirt cheap. They put new stuff out constantly.

bought Men’s Levi’s 550™ Relaxed Fit Denim Shorts. Just like brand new. I just paid $ 5.99, WOW.

This is my go-​to thrift store. Everytime I come here I always find something I want at a great bargain price. Most of the time I go in with nothing in particular I’m looking for and walk out with several purchases. Excellent variety of second hand items as well as new items ranging from clothes, household items, electronics, kitchen ware, books, beds, costumes, art work, toys, ect… You can even find things that are seasonal at department stores. For example, I just found a pair of overalls for my son for $ 6.99. I tried calling several stores like Target, Walmart, Kmart, Old Navy, TJ Max, Kohls, ect… with no success. I should’ve just came here in the first place.
As for the staff, they are very friendly and helpful. They greet you when you come in and offer assistance in finding items you may be seeking. I’ve shopped at other Goodwill stores and none of them comes close to this one. Best thrift store ever!

They have soooo many selectionsss! The biggest goodwill store I’ve been to. Most of the stuff is clean and new which is awesome. If you come on a good day, they have sales like 50% on all black items such as socks, shoes, purses, etc!

I give this place a 5 for cleaniness due to it probably being in elk grove, but a 3 because the selection wasn’t that great. Came to look for costumes, not much. I like how organized they are, it is not messy. They have a lot of dishes and books. They also have new and used items for sale. I usually go to thrift stores to look for vintage items as in dishes and tops or jackets, not much to my liking. Vintage thrift store, go to thrift town on fruitridge. It is in a different neighbordhood, not nice like elk grove. That’s my thrift store, or anywhere downtown for vintage.

books went up in price, I went like two weeks ago and paper back was 1.49 now it jumped up to 1.99 wth. Hardbacks went from 2.49 to 2.99, wth. Prices are going up. And clothing items are getting expensive most of the stuff, there are some stuff that were reasonable but still. Goodwill you are getting too expensive. I have left empty handed yet again. But I still go back because sometimes this place surprises you. But still goodwill take note, you are a thrift store, and $ 5.99 for a target top is ridicolous, it should cost like 2.99 lol

Came in to look for shoes and book walked out with a great pair of never used dress shoes for my son for a wedding and only paid $ 4 for them. Found tons of great kids books for a road trip too. The store was a bit messy and toy isles were trashed. I will go back soon.

Clean!!! Well, it smells clean, isn’t the most organized in some areas, but this place lacks that…“thrift store” smell. Which is good cause that smell is rank and some thrift stores are just plain awful.
I’ve found many a things are amazing prices. Jeans especially. From Hollister to Juicy Couture you can find it. Do some digging cause they have plenty of jeans to choose from. I buy plenty of jeans there, my collection of denim is massive now.
The shirts and blouses area have a good selection too, and I’ve bought plenty of really cute tops there as well.
Overall, a really great Goodwill location.

This is my favorite Goodwill. It’s huge and really organized. It’s probably the cleanest Goodwill I’ve been to. I don’t think I’ve ever walked out empty handed. Love it!

I’ve always heard of stories from people finding great vintage cameras for really cheap at Goodwill stores, so i wanted to check it out myself and maybe score on some. I’ve finally dropped by to this new Goodwill store since it’s relatively close to my house and because i was bored, so i said why not. Haven’t been to a Goodwill store before, so it was a different experience for me, but i’m glad i went to this one. When i got there, i went straight to the electronics area to look for old vintage cameras. Unfortunately, i didn’t find any, but i did come across to a Gamecube controller that i’ve been wanting for a while now, so i was happy. It was in great condition and worked perfectly.
On another note, my first impression of the store was it looks like a Ross or Marshall store… well, same layout at least. And to be honest, I was surprised at how clean the store was. I’ve always thought of Goodwill stores being so messy because no one cared about them, but i guess i was wrong. The employees on the other hand seem very friendly and helpful when i was asking them questions about where random things where and where i could find such things. And because of these things, i would most likely come back to this store again and continue my hunt for vintage cameras, lol. Anyways, i love it here because it’s a great store with lots of parking spaces in a great location.

This Goodwill is quickly becoming my preferred lunchtime retail therapy. I’ve found some really cute clothes here (maybe because it’s close to Consumnes River College so a lot of young women are donating cute things?) Plus the store seems a little cleaner than some other Goodwills I’ve been in.

My girlfriends always find treasures in this store. Once, we bought brand new dresses from David’s Bridal here in time for a special occasion. They also sell name brand bags with minimal damage for such a steal. For instance, they had LV, Prada, and Gucci at one time.
You just need a lot of patience to rummage through the racks and to stay in line to pay.

I frequent this location more than the one on Franklin/​Florin because it’s closer, but I think the Franklin location has better inventory. I rarely find anything here and when I do, it doesn’t ever seem worth actually buying.
The other day, I found a pair of boots from Nordstrom that are a replica of Frye’s Harness boots for $ 10! I was pretty excited about that. Most of their boots are reasonable priced at $ 10, but I was dumbfounded when I saw a terrible pair of black patent high heeled monstrosities for $ 25. What???
I need to find out when they put new items out. Maybe I’ll have better luck then.

Been a fan of Goodwill ever since I found out how much they sell their books for. It surprises me when I find a book that doesn’t seem to have any creases on the binding! I feel like I hit the jack pot. The prices of the books at this store are the same as the Goodwill I use to go to in WA, so there’s no surprise there. Children hardbacks are $ 1.49, children paperbacks are $.99, adult hardbacks are $ 2.49, and adult paperbacks are $ 1.49. Sometimes I’ll stumble upon some children’s books that are $.69, but it’s rare.
Parking is not an issue here. Being that this Goodwill is fairly new, there’s not that many people that browse around the store. That’s probably a good thing for now. But I’m sure when it gets busy, it’ll be hard to navigate the aisles.
When you enter the store, you’re immediately greeted by customer service associates. It’s great to feel welcomed! It’s very well organized, everything is in its own section, and has their own label. I really haven’t bought much at Goodwill besides books. But when I have the time and patience to rummage through things, I’ll definitely start here. :)

Hello BRAND NEW Goodwill of Elk Grove, CA!
It’s in a brand new building in a pretty new shopping center. The place is squeaky clean (minus a weird cleaning product smell that smells like weird rubber…) and well organized. ALSO, fully stocked!
The clothes might be a bit too stocked! It’s hard to rummage through the racks on a Monday once they’re putting out all the new donations from the weekend.
I have found a lot of super cute clothes here in the last month! Some of the stuff even has the sales tags left on them! We’re talking stuff from Kohl’s, Banana Republic, Express, Old Navy, Forever 21, etc! HOLD UP! Did Goodwill know that maybe the folks coming to this store (i.e. snobby Elk Grove people) might not go to other Goodwill stores?! $ 1 more for tops & t-​shirts!
I am a big Goodwill book shopper also. Paperback books at any other Goodwill are $ 1… Here, only romance paperback books are $ 1, all others are $ 1.49. It’s still cheap. But every two books I could have had a third!
Some of the stuff like knick knacks and candles, photo frames, etc, are WAY over priced. I get that they’re probably basing it on location, but I am not paying $ 9.99 for a USED vase I found at Goodwill!
So MAJOR negative one star for STUPID pricing. Get it together, Goodwill! You’re still a thrift store, even if you’re in Elk Grove!