Goodwill Store & Donation Center

Was able to remove some goods (clothes & a chest) from the house — a de-​cluttering victory… huzzah! Hopefully allow these goods to be restored, resold, and reused. This creates a benefit for anyone who might want (or need) the items that I no longer have a use for. It also is a far superior alternative to throwing (potentially useful) items away and unnecessarily clogging up a landfill. What a win-​win-​win-​win-​win scenario.
It was extremely simple to swing around to the right side of the building, pull the car up to the drop-​off site, unload, and drive on home. Two minutes after pulling up, I was back on the road… with a tax-​deduction form to boot!
To quote the great John «Hannibal» Smith, «I love it when a plan comes together.»
To me, the tax deduction was just an added bonus. But if you’d like to add that bonus for yourself, I would suggest reviewing the following tips (Disclaimer: If you have any questions, please consult with your accountant — as I am not offering, nor am I qualified to offer, tax advice.):
Tip –1: To get some idea on how one might estimate the value of a donation, go online and search for: «Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors.» Review this document (and maybe do a quick count of your items) before you load up the car.
Tip –2: Be sure to ask for a donation form when you drop off your items.
Tip –3: Put on your favorite music and put a big smile on your face!

I live very close to this goodwill and I am not a fan. I love goodwill but this one lacks effort. It always seems dirty and no organization. I know they can’t help the size of the store and I understand that, but they could at least change the layout.

This is one of my least favorite Goodwill stores. Every time I’ve been there it’s always a mess, and overcrowded. I’ve actually left mid purchase and put everything back because check out took over 25 minutes. Usually there is only one cashier while the other workers are stocking shelves. Which would be fine, if they didn’t have shopping carts! I had to wait behind a woman with TWO full carts… and I’m a very patient person, but it was terrible.
They don’t get many new CD’s, which is usually why I stop in. But their holiday selections are entertaining… usually salvage from the local Target stores.

I love this place. I have been coming here since college and it is great for amazing finds on the cheap. Here’s a little tip: I would not recommend shopping here any later than 1 hour before closing. They turn the music off 40 – 30 minutes before they close, and yell out that they are closing every 5 minutes. It gets pretty old, when it is 30 minutes before they close, you were planning on being rung up in a few minutes, and you are there with a store full of customers. There are a couple of slightly edgy employees as well, but the super nice ones definitely make up for it. I still adore this goodwill, and I love the recent renovations they have made. Keep doing good work!

Compared to the Goodwill in Phoenixville, this location has a relatively small inventory. Like other Goodwells your eyes will probably burn and your nose will feel funny while shopping, but that’s just part of the Goodwill experience. I haven’t to stay longer at this goodwill because of the terrible rainstorm, and boy, am I glad that I did.
I found the Dolce and Gabbana dress for $ 24, 2 pairs of new with tags designer jeans in my size from last season, and a pair of cowboy boots which at retail sell in the hundreds. Talk about needle in a haystack.
This location lacks a good handbag selection as well as shoes and other accessories. They also have a limited supply of houseware items. On the other hand, they did have far more namebrand jewelry which is kept in the case at the register
I appreciate their dressing room policy letting you take in as much as you can. There’s nothing worse than spending an hour and a store and picking out about 20 items and having to go through and try on six at a time.
The staff at this location were also very helpful. I’ve been shopping at Goodwill for quite some time and even have a loyalty card, however I had never heard about the online retail store. The woman who rang me out also explained the return policy which I was not aware… You have 7 days to retune with tags still attached for refund!

This has been my favorite thrift store for years. If you go frequently, you can find great items, especially in the women’s clothing and shoe section.
If you are trying to find vintage, midcentury modern items for your home (the main reason why I come here), this is not the right place … barely any luck. You need to be patient.
Target salvage items are a great find, excellent prices for e.g. shoes, home accessories new with tags and undamaged.
Now the bad stuff, and why I’m giving only 2 stars … I’m not sure what happened to the staff over the last 2 years. Employees have always been incredible friendly, almost like family, I have been looking forward to shop. That has changed, several staff members are repeatedly very unfriendly and sometimes even angry at customers.
And I understand that you want to leave your place of work on time — but don’t turn off the light in half of the store 30 minutes before closing time. I am almost afraid to return stuff in the store, frequently you are being treated as if you are trying to rob the store, a very unpleasant experience.
Additionally, be careful when buying any items in boxes, and you want the box to be intact (happened to me frequently with vintage board games), everything is taped in such a bad way that it regularly destroys boxes. That also happened with wood pieces that I purchased, the tape removed paint.

I am a thrift shop addict. Truly. This Goodwill has some of the nicest, friendliest employees! Yeah, it’s a bit small– though it does have: restrooms and changing rooms; a 7-​day return policy; a loyalty card leading to some major discounts (30% off all clothing, anyone?). Though they tend to ‘up-​price’ the new-​with-​tags (NWT) good stuff, I scored NWT Gymboree and Baby Gap (2.75 each before the the 30% discount)) and a NWT Ann Taylor top (3.50) and new-​looking Levi’s (6.00)
The kids’ section has a fairly big selection of high-​end brands (generally *not* ‘up-​priced’) I’ve not checked out the men’s stuff. The housewares are, oddly, grouped by color. So, black mugs are nowhere near the black/​white striped ones. Confusing.
Overall. this place seems to have more high-​end brands than other Goodwills.
I agree –there’s a lot of turnover. I visit regularly — too regularly –and am a happy camper.

I think that if you are looking for homegoods such as dining plates, picture frames, lamps etc. This is a good location. I saw several things of interest in that area when I visited.
As for the clothing? I probably wouldn’t bother.

First time being here and was shocked how small it is compared to other goodwill’s and thrift shops. They have a very small section for furniture in the front which could be a hit-​or-​miss. The book and DVD/​VHS section was nice (me and my husband collection classical kid movies and shows on VHS if we think they will never be available for DVD) which is a plus in my book since I buy books faster than I can read them and love venturing back in my childhood. I agree that the houseware can be picked over at times, but what do you expect? I still found a decent napkin holder for $ 2.47. The men department is weak. Took me less than 5 minutes to look at it all. I didn’t get a chance to fully look at the women’s department (mainly because my hands were full and my husband was getting restless), but since I live not too far from it, I’ll visit again in 3 weeks (I like to use a schedule to give them time to change over and gather more cash). All-​in-​all, I can see myself coming back here often

A small thrift store with an above-​average selection. I only came here once, so I can’t say much about turnover. However, from the other reviewer and the recommendation of one of my friends, I have heard that this place has very high turnover, which would be a really big plus in my book.
I agree with the other reviewer that this place is weak on Men’s dress clothing, and, I would add, also on pants. However, it has an amazing tie selection.
The rest of the store is really hit-or-miss…a bit more random than a typical thrift store. Pricing seemed a bit inconsistent, it was low across the board and I’d say 70−80% of the items were priced very low, but there were a handful of items that I thought were fairly overpriced. Overall though, I found more deals than I would expect for a place of such a small size.
Very nice employees.
This place is really worth checking out.

This is a pretty small thrift store as they go, but they are strong on nice clothes for women, particularly business casual or dressier. The mens’ department is weak on dressy clothes but strong on T-​shirts and casual shirts in good condition. The housewares department runs hot and cold. I’ve gotten some good ceramics there, but you have to know what you’re looking for and sometimes the prices are not in line with the value of the item (I’m talking ceramics now). I did score a set of 4 Corningware ramekins for less than $ 4. Target sells 2 for $ 7.50. They key here is to go often and on different days. If you go on Saturday, go before 11AM or it’s a zoo and it’s already picked over.
Shout out to the staff here though. I left my ATM/​charge plate at the register after making a purchase and they contacted my bank immediately. So thank you to the Goodwill Exton folks for being very cool and honest with my card.