Goodwill

I want to put a plug in for Goodwill stores in general. We have furnished most of our house with goods from there and other stuff as well. They are always clean and seem pretty organized. The prices have gone up considerably though. I frequent Value Village which has better prices.

We went to this Goodwill on the way out of Portland and it was definitely worth a stop! It’s fairly large, clean and well organized, with a nice big parking lot.
The donation drop-​off area is covered, so you can hop out easily even when the weather is bad, and just pull through and be on your way — it’s not crammed awkwardly at a rear entrance in an alley like many stores.
The store is fairly large and seems pretty new. At any rate, it’s clean and well maintained, so it’s easy to shop. The housewares section is pretty big, but the furniture, books, and men’s clothes departments are on the small side.
They had some excellent holiday/​novelty sweaters at reasonable prices! Many Washington Goodwills are now marking their Xmas sweaters up to absurd prices, but I found a good one here for under $ 10. I also saw some fun bird and animal sweaters for sale.
Prices are typical of Goodwill and there are colored tag discounts and other specials.
If you’re thrifting in the Portland area, add this Goodwill store to your list!

Surprisingly Expensive for a retail shop that gets their goods for free. Better off at a Penny’s sale.

This is actually one of the nicer and less funny smelling goodwill stores in the area.

This is one of my favorite Goodwills in the Portland area. It’s really clean and organized and I have found a lot of brand new items from department stores with the original tags still attached.
I agree that there is plenty of parking and the staff here are exceptionally helpful and friendly compared to other locations. If you are a thrift store aficionado like me, definitely come here often for great deals on higher quality items.
I come to this location a lot for my girlfriend/​diva items which are abundant here. Don’t miss out right now on these brand new, shiny plastic clutches featuring a pair of bejeweled lips on the flap for only $ 7.99 (pic 1). Don’t worry, dozens are available.
I recommend this pink crown lamp for your little diva princess (pic 2) for $ 3.99, it even works!
And how about this entire gift package for your girlfriend? Show her you appreciate her feminine side with a pair of unworn 4-​inch ankle spike heels for $ 7.99, a sparkling silver scarf for $ 2.99, and a pair of perfume bottle-​shaped trinkets marked «Frivolous» and «High Maintenance No. 5» for $ 1.99 each. Pair that with the lip handbag and you have a real diva-​pleasin’ combo for under $ 25 (pic 3).
As appealing as all this was, I opted for an Eddie Bauer rolling duffel for $ 10 and a brand new Dean Koontz hard-​cover book for $ 5.99.
I’ll be back, 78^th St Goodwill. I’ll be back.

Clean, spacious, and well lit — which is a nice perk when thrifting! In addition, a lot of the stuff is pretty high quality without being high priced. It’s hit or miss whether I’ll like a Goodwill, but this one is definitely on my come back again (and again) list.

Like others I have my thrift stores ranked and honestly this is in my top 2! I can always find a parking spot, the organization of items inside is incredible compared to the other stores located near by, the staff have always been efficient and handle questions and problems promptly!
We have a goodwill closer up, in salmon creek, and I will drive further to this one as it is so much easier to find things I want. I don’t want to spend hours digging through shelves of items that will most likely fall on me if I’m not careful!
My only «con» is that there has been some questionable activity in the bushes as I’ve walked out to my truck more than once. No one has ever bothered us personally though, so only taking once star off for that.

Updated to add; There were a bunch of drug addicts hanging around on my first and second visit. Sketchy to be sure.

Back in my old burg, you took your chances shopping at the local thrift stores. They were always permeated with the stank of B.O. and dirty feet. The shelves also appeared to be stocked by poorly trained lab monkeys on crank. That’s why I’m so AMAZED by the quality of the Goodwill stores in this area. They all look pretty much the same, inside and out. They’re reasonably clean, well-​organized and the smell doesn’t bring up my lunch. AMAZING!
I’ve had the best luck finding great bargains at this particular Goodwill. Yesterday, I found two AWESOME pairs of Levi’s 501’s that were just my size and in perfect condition. Those suckers usually take months to break in properly. With these jeans, somebody already did the breaking in for me, and they were only $ 7.99. I also scored a wool London Fog top coat for $ 39.99. I looked on-​line and the lowest price I could find for the same coat was $ 175.00. AWESOME!
The jeans and the coat would have been enough to make my day, but I also found a miniature German beer stein for only $ 2.99. It’s the perfect addition to my collection, and I recently saw the same stein go on eBay for $ 20. AWESOME and AMAZING!