Goodwill

Overpriced. Poorly organized. Crowded and claustrophobic. Bad parking lot. Don’t waste your time.

I stopped in here after a trip to target labor day weekend. I thought it was pretty well organized and fairly priced. There were a couple oddly priced items, like a seriously beaten up pair of ferragamo slingbacks from the 80s for $ 55, and a couple coach purses that were also in bad shape for over $ 100 each. On the other hand I saw a pair of Bally loafers that were flawless, except the soles, for $ 25, a new with tags cashmere turtleneck for $ 12, a salmon colored leather skirt for $ 6. There were a lot of clothes from mall stores in great shape for anywhere between $ 6 — $ 14. A lot of Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Abercrombie… They would be good for someone just starting an office job & in need of an inexpensive wardrobe. They also have a lot of small sizes, which is usually difficult to find. I think sometimes well know designer brands seem more valuable than they are when being priced, but most of the items are at expected thrift store prices.
Also, when I was there I saw signs for things like «½ off all skirts with blue tags». I don’t know how often they have sales like that, but it was a huge discount. I’ll definitely go back to stock up on books, records, teacups, and other props for my photography studio.

Probably the most overpriced Goodwill on the planet. The people that work here don’t seem to understand that used items are generally not as valuable as they were when new.
Some of the more absurd examples:
An iMac G5, kinda a nice computer five years ago. They wanted $ 950. WTF? Right next to it they had an old G5 tower that they wanted $ 1100 for. Really?
Beaten up old couches with stains for $ 100+ are common. I rarely look at the clothes here but they’re usually way out of line with what they should be (20 – 30 bucks for VERY worn coats, etc).
There was an old film Canon SLR camera, very beaten up. It was kept in the locked «valuables» cabinet. I opened the battery compartment and crumbling acid came out all over. I doubt it would have worked at all– Goodwill priced it at $ 80. There was also an old consumer miniDV camera they wanted $ 550 for.
Playstation 1s and Nintendo 64s missing all cables and controllers go for 40 bucks, old CRT monitors for 50.
The people that work at this place seem to be stuck in some kind of 2001 timewarp or something. It’s the only explanation for the pricing scheme here.