Goodwill

I always find it annoying that the better the item is the more likely they are to pull it and put it in their online store or a higher price… and they are not all that cheap. to me the stuff looks tired… I rarely come here.

I’m not a thrift store aficionado by any stretch, so consider this a rather uninformed opinion, but honestly I can’t give anything less than 5 stars to an organization that supports job training, provides affordable shopping options for folks, and helps keep used things out of landfills. Looking over the more well-​informed reviews below, it appears that there have been some price bumps here, and while that naturally sucks, I find consolation in that the money is going to an excellent and vital cause, and it’s still more affordable than retail. (And I would guess that the cost of the job training that Goodwill supports is going up, so price bumps are inevitable.) But again, me = uninformed, and I write this all from the relative luxury of someone who makes a living wage at a time when many people don’t.
Socioeconomic mumblings aside… my GF and I dropped in here the other day and found a great jigsaw puzzle in excellent condition, along with a bunch of candle holders and an odd little sculpture of a grimacing face that GF is going to turn into «found object» art. And we honestly had a ton of fun just looking at the tchotchkes on the shelves. Green tag items were 50% off so we got a great deal on our goodies. We stuck to the housewares and such; no forays into the clothing.
The store was well-​organized and maintained, and the few staff we interacted with were friendly. I’d definitely come back here and will happily donate items here too.

What the hell Happened here? Over retail prices on used stuff… more «new» yellow tagged items identical to dollar store items for wayy more than a dollar. This place has become a joke…

This place seems huge, and there’s a huge parking lot on at least two sides that they always appear to pack full of cars. I didn’t go inside, but I made a couple trips to the donation station out back this weekend, and they certainly have packed that place. Judging by the amount of activity here, there must be a ton of stuff inside, at good prices.
First off, I am completely in favor of everything about the mission this place pursues. They do great work – they help people with job training, they keep junk out of the landfills, they provide a ton of useful stuff to people who need it at good prices. And you never know what kind of collectible, vintage, or antique item might pop up on their shelves.
This marks the second time I have hauled an entire 20′ rental truckload of a friend’s belongings to a Goodwill. This place is so busy that it took a while to unload; they could only spare one person to help with all the stuff in the truck. But that’s alright. It’s incredibly satisfying to plunk down bag after bag after small furniture piece after box after this after that, knowing that it’s too good for the dump, and somebody can use it. Sure, they have enormous dumpsters (tractor-​trailer-​sized) right next to the donation area, but there was at least enough saleable stuff sitting next to them to fill more than two tractor trailers. I don’t know how they get through all these things, but I am incredibly grateful that they do it, and I don’t have to.
Every time I come here (to any location), I start feeling incredibly motivated to go through my stuff and find things that they might be able to use. Maybe I can get through a couple closets or bookshelves one weekend this month. I’ve already made four trips in the last few weekends – one of them in the above-​mentioned huge rental truck – but there can always be more.

Hella awesome Goodwill. I think I spent $ 50 on clothes here, and it was money well spent! I found a giant luggage bag while I was there too. I flew to WA from TX to visit a friend an left with more clothes than I come with, so I needed the monster luggage bag lol.

Holy price jack Batman! What happened to the prices at my favorite Goodwill? No more 50% off days, disappointing! And all the prices have gone way up, Barbies in messed up boxes are $ 20? That’s what I pay at Target in a nice box, and there I have 90 days to return. Maybe I missed something. Is this happening at all the second hand stores? I only shop for used clothes, and toys here, so can’t say if everything has gone up or just my favorite depts. I need to investigate other places and probably start donating my used goods where I can get a coupon.

I can’t believe how overly priced everything is here!!! Not to mention how cluttered! And the employees are not friendly either! Prefer value village !

The store is ok, usually packed and you cant get thru the isles. Emoloyees dont ever acknowledge me and they seem to only be focused on getting more product to the floor. The store is organized and layed out nice tho and the prices are reasonable!

This goodwill used to be pretty great. Now it pretty much sucks. I am not sure who is doing their pricing now but it is crazy. The past like 5 times I have been there I have bought nothing. That is pretty rare for me to walk into a thrift store and come away with nothing. I hope they shape it up.

This Goodwill is one of my faves. They have a mix of both new and used items, all for good prices. It was a little weird when one of the employees acted like I was going to steal a coat because I was trying it on, but I forgive her because it was awesome, and six dollars. I’ve found some great deals here on half-​price color tag days. Bonus points for having a restroom.

This Goodwill is amazing. I have found so many awesome finds, however, I am really disappointed at their prices. Goodwill seems to keep raising their prices. I tend to shop for clothes elsewhere, now because of the «Fashion Forward» thing they seem to be doing. I have seen shirts there for $ 20, which for a thrift store, is outrageous. I have, however found several amazing working electronics; I even found a Keurig! But pay attention to the prices!

All right, so I was kind of mean to the other Everett Goodwill store for being small and kind of smelly and not having a very good selection. This store is the one that’s making that other location look bad! This Goodwill is large, clean, organized, and has a big selection.
Otherwise, it’s your typical Goodwill: reasonable prices, colored tag discounts and regular sales, a wide variety of stuff. Now that Target is dumping their clearance stuff on Goodwill, you can score super-​cheap tights, sweaters, and tops that are BRAND NEW, so keep an eye out — on this trip I saw new tights in several colors and sizes for $ 1 – 2 each.
Absolutely worth a visit if you’re in Everett! I mean, you’re in Everett, what else are you going to do?

Wow –this is a nice store! Went in here today just to look and see what I could find. Loads of good housewares and got a pair of pants for 50% off red tags.
It’s big and is loaded with clothes, used electronics, books, and toys, however there was loads of people. Clean thrift store which is rare nowadays. I prefer Goodwill over places like Value Village because the prices are cheaper — Value Village prices are getting outrageous for clothes! But again, a great store.

This is one of the cleanest thrift store I have ever been in! Last week I was in search of a fixer chest of drawers and went to 9 thrift stores in Snohomish county, yes 9! In doing so, I went to 3 or 4 other Goodwill’s, Value Villages and independently owned shops. This Goodwill on Everett Mall Way blew them all away.
Everything was well marked, reasonably priced and best of all clean!
Well done managers, well done.

So I love to find treasures. Well if I’m in the mood.
But this Goodwill is a gold mine. Well, it can be.
There is a sale rotation and they offer sweet deals up to 50% off certain tag colors. There is ALWAYS a crowd at this place. So beware. I usually go in the early morning at 930 am or so… and there are so many people!
TIP: Shop the racks that the employees are putting away on the shelves! NEW stuff people!
ALSO… If you are looking for something and can’t find it, ASK someone. They may have something in the back that hasn’t been set out.
:O

This is a pretty average Goodwill. It has that thrift store smell but not crazy bad. I usually go for the books and fabric from vintage sheets. Prices are pretty average too. They also have a good set up for dropping off donations. They are always fast with helping you get things out of the car and there are always multiple attendants.

I went here yesterday after going to Value Village in search of cheap designer clothes and Value Village had a MUCH better selection and only slightly higher prices. And Value Village was also a lot less crowded. Yesterday was basically my first time shopping at a thrift store and I’ll definitely go back to Value Village but probably wont go back to Goodwill even if I’m in the area.
At Goodwill they have this unfortunate rack of clothes labeled «Fashion Focus» where they have American Eagle, Lucky, and Express jeans that are really gross and stained (so much so that I don’t even think most of them should be sold) labeled for $ 20-​$ 40…basically the same price it would be to get those exact jeans brand new at the store. But then on the racks of clothes off to the sides they have much higher end jeans (I found a pair of Joe’s, a pair of Seven’s, a few pairs of Vigoss jeans, some Paige jeans, and some Big Star jeans,) all for less than $ 10. So whoever does the pricing doesn’t know labels very well which is good for the customers but bad for the store. Sadly none of them were in the right size.
The low rating is mainly because the racks are so crowded you literally don’t have an inch to scoot the hangers forward and look through the clothes. So clothes are constantly getting knocked off the hangers as you’re trying to get a good look at them and there were a bunch of clothes already on the ground when I went in.
The clothes there are also just dirtier and more damaged in general than at Value Village. Probably ¹⁄₃ of the stuff is stained permanently or is torn in spots or just faded so much that it would be stupid to buy it. And the selection is pretty small. They had maybe15−20 pairs of jeans in each size whereas Value Village had about 60 – 80 pairs of jeans in each size.

Perhaps the cleanest thrift store I have ever seen! Granted it is fairly new, but it is clear when it was built, it was built to look nice and stay nice.
I was surprised at the amount of new in packaging items this location has. The items for sale are fairly expensive though for being used items. I understand that Goodwill has overhead (despite getting items for free), but it would be nice to see things a little more reasonable in cost. They do have $ 5.00 — $ 10 VCRs though if you need them to watch old VHS tapes!
The drop off area is well staffed with friendly associates who push buggies out to your car to help you unload. The traffic flow to get in and out of is also easy to navigate.
Overall, this is a great place to «recycle» your old items and be able to help those in the community in need.

What can I say about this Goodwill that hasn’t already been said?
Clean, big, well organized and not too «stinky.» I really appreciate that.
The most awesome book section I’ve ever seen in a thrift store.
And, comparatively speaking, a lot cheaper than Value Village’s books (paperbacks here at GW are 79 cents– at VV they are based on the original cover price– usually 2.99) and a much better, organized and alphabetized selection.
The Goodwill doesn’t seem to carry as much seasonal as Value Village– they only had a very small Halloween section.
Also, +1 for also having a whole plus sized aisle– it makes it that much easier than digging through all the regular aisles.

We had trouble finding the HalfPrice Bookstore, but saw this along the way and stopped in.
Very nice stuff, people! The store is bright and clean (like Nori V. has said, word for word too. hum, I need a thesaurus, lol), high ceilings and everything is kept orderly and neat.
Storytime:
While browsing in the kitchenstuffs, I saw a series of little ceramic houses that you could put spices in. I thought about buying them but I could tell it was already missing a few ‘houses.’ That didn’t stop me from scouring the section and finding four more houses. I lined them up on the shelf and decided not to buy them. I came by a few minutes later and someone had scooped them up! That kind of made me smile. I like looking for stuff and trying to make complete sets of things. :)
I wound up buying a heavy brushed metal picture of a kitchen, which had a really old label that it was made from Seattle Goodwill Industries? OK, sold! The hub bought an old school Seahawks cross-​stitch framed picture and a Banana Republic sweater.
Oh and I found a tie dye shirt, I’ve been wanting one of those!
We don’t typically come up to the Evey very often, but if we do, we are definitely coming back here.
All our purchases were under $ 10.