Goodwill

Ridiculous to jump through hoops trying to donate a table and chairs. The donation guy in Seaside is rude as hell and the manager in Warrenton refused to take my donation because of a little hole in the back of 1 chair. Will NEVER spend any money or attempt to donate at any goodwill or at this garbage place again. Do yourselves a favor and save the time and go to Pennywise in Warrenton instead.

Average/​typical modern Goodwill. Super bright interior, newer buidling/​style, etc. At this point I will diverge, as reviewing a Goodwill is kind of like reviewing the personality of a paper crane. All are alike and with the same personality. So I’ll shut up right now and be on my merry way.

We visited this location while on vacation.
This Goodwill is clean, organized pretty well for a thrift store, and big. It seems a lot bigger from the outside, but most of that is due to the back room. It was a busy day for them when we were there. The staff we encountered in the aisles and at the registers were all pleasant and friendly.
We found a great piece of art for $ 20 that now hangs in my living room. That’s more than I would think Goodwill should charge, because people who need to go shopping out of necessity at a thrift store can’t afford that.
The parking lot is huge and ample.

We went looking for a decorative picture frame to make into an earring holder. My granddaughter found an 18“x24″ frame that will be perfect. We found the store very organized and items neatly arranged. But $ 13 for the frame seemed a little expensive, yes I know cheaper than new, but still…

This is an extremely large store from the outside, but, once you get inside, you realize that about half of it is dedicated to the back room and job center. Even then, it’s still a pretty large retail space, but probably not much bigger than most other locations.
The prices are what kills me. Everything in this store is far more expensive than what I was used to with Goodwill stores on the East Coast. My guess is that, in a job market as poor at the Oregon North Coast has, the prices of used goods go up, as the likelihood of consumer demand for used goods rises.
Did I get that right? I never actually took Economics.
I’ve had a couple of good finds at this location. My wife has, as well. Nothing that great, though. I’d much prefer a Value Village in this area, as they seem to take a noticeable interest in the quality and functionality of what they sell. This place sells blender tops without the bottoms, stained clothing, board games with over half the pieces missing, and a lot of miscellaneous crap that most normal people would just consider trash.
I guess it’s for a good cause, and I can’t really knock ‘em for that. I’d like to see things priced a little more accordingly, though. We’re talkin’ about used Seaside hoodies and Rustler jeans here, not bars of gold.

This is like the Taj Mahal of thrift stores. It is huge, fairly well organized, well staffed, and other than unavoidable clutter, quite clean. They also accept item donations here as well. What really impressed me was their job seeker centre. Sadly, our area is one of the most challenged counties as far as employment and the economy is considered. Goodwill offers a free job hunting /​counseling service that is accessible and professional. I have now talked to three people who have taken advantage of their services and all of them are now gainfully employed. Great job Goodwill!!!
Nice selection of clothing, books, gadgets, furniture, CD’s, DVD’s, shoes, and formerly bondage gear. Yeppers, you read that corredctly… bondage gear. I was in there looking to get a lead to stow away in my car boot for emergencies (I am always prepared and tend to be the rescuer of stray animals — Bob Barker needs to pick up the pace in the animal nad whacking department so I don’t have to play animal control any longer). Anyways… I saw this shiny black leather device with chains in the pet section and upon further examination noticed that it was, ummmm, errr, yeah, you guessed it, a full on bondage device that retails for a couple of hundred bucks. Not being into that sort of thing really, but having a hard time passing up a great deal, I now have an awesome set of straps and chains that I will put to grand use this Samhain on a costume.
Prices are all over the place, but they offer a daily colour tag discount that drops the item with the matching colour tag by 50 percent!!! Hellova deal!!! This Goodwill brings in an insane amount of merchandise, so one can pop in daily and always find something new. They do have goods that are donated by retailers and are brand spanking (pardon the term… was thinking about my chain device again) new.
Staff are always very friendly and hard working. Every now and then the clothing is placed in the wrong size area, but considering the volume of goods, it can happen. I have seen Targets worse organized actually.
Score a great deal, help a good cause, and remember to donate your gently used items. It’s a tax write off and a nice way to help others and deny the IRS’ blood money. Twits!!!