The Slow DEATH of GOODWILL Thrift Stores

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@SweetPeasx3 6 месяцев назад

I used to work at goodwill. The stuff they threw in the trash compactor shocked me. When someone donated and the stuff would be in a bag or box we were told to look through a couple of the stuff on top and if it looked bad throw it all away. We were told to go through it fast. I was being told all the time I looked at the stuff too long. Throw it away. We took big rolling carts full of stuff and threw in the compactor. I love old vintage stuff. Clothes, figurines, kitchen ware etc...I always tried to price it and put out. I had others go behind me and trash it. Frustrated me so bad. Everyone has different tastes. They priced stuff with different color stickers. They rotated colors every week. On sundays we would go in 3 hours before the store opened and pull and throw all the stuff on the shelfs that the color had rotated out. No matter what it was it was put in the compactor. We couldnt reprice at a lower price. I would ask why we couldnt mark down or put on a sale table. No. In the compactor. Employees werent allowed to shop on the days they worked. Even if we had the day off but had to come in for a meeting we werent allowed to come back to shop. They had mentally and physically disabled employees that they supposedly 'job trained'. The whole purpose of Goodwill in the first place. They paid them maybe a dollar an hour. People complain about china and children and others working for low wages. Goodwill is just as bad. Upper management didnt treat the disabled people good either. I spoke many times. Lol I live a couple blocks from goodwill. I go in there about once a month. Never find very much. Prices are ridiculous. $1.25 dollar tree items for $2+. I heard they are getting rid of bags. You have to start bringing your own. When I worked there a guy came in needing an outfit for a job interview. They wouldnt help him. The CEOS and upper management make lots of money. Employees dont. They used to send jewelry out to corporate to be sold online. People liked buying the jewelry in the store. Now they sell new cheap jewelry. They have alot of new things they sell now that is way overpriced. Yes it is greed. I know alot of people have stopped donating good stuff to them. They mostly donate junk they just want to get rid of. Dont cost them to take to the dump. They donate their good stuff to salvation army, benevolent society or a nonprofit thrift store we have here. Just a few things I know from working there. I love watching you. Keep picking. 😊

@ravenred201 6 месяцев назад

wow, thanks for that info...disgusting! I bought a TON of nice jewelry from the goodwill online location. The prices were fair, not anymore!! it's insane now...i don't shop online GW anymore.

@zachary_attackery 5 месяцев назад

I've been saying that about Goodwill for years. They hire disabled people so they can use legal loopholes to pay them like $2 or less an hour, on top of getting 100% of their inventory for free....yet people still defend them

@marymcghee3023 Месяц назад

The Goodwill is pricing themselves out of business. I don’t donate to Goodwill anymore. I don’t go in there as often as I used to. I am a 69 year old lady who lives by myself on SS.

@adyscript 23 дня назад

You verified what we suspected: they don’t pay their employees, especially the disabled ones they’re supposed to help. A reckoning is long overdue. They should at least lose their charity status. We urge everyone to not give anything to them. There are so many other local charities that do wonderful things.

@jerict09 6 месяцев назад

My wife is a nurse and used to work at a nursing home. Some of the folks there were wards of the state and all they had to wear were just a few old pieces of clothing that looked awful. My wife being the saint she is asked if I would go to goodwill with her and ask if they had any clothes to donate to the folks. "We don't do that here" Is the exact response we got. We drove down the street to St. Vincent De paul and they gave us 2 or 3 huge Garbage bags to fill up for them. Goodwill is worried about Goodwill.

@laurieeyebee 6 месяцев назад

After my parents died I took lots of their clothing to our nearby nursing home. Having been there for 10 months myself after a stroke, I saw the need.

@TrentUhde 6 месяцев назад

When the Owner and president of a non profit pays himself a couple million a year in salary it makes me sick! No more Goodwill for us!!

@hrhtreeoflife4815 Месяц назад

@@TrentUhdeyes

@clairewhitlock-skinner1829 6 месяцев назад

Our Goodwill’s are high and overpriced. Sadly a local chain that’s mission to help the homeless is even higher!!!

@DarthThrifter 6 месяцев назад

I have a local thrift near me that charges a little more than goodwill but it usually has good items worth it. Goodwill on the other hand sells vronen junk or stuffed animals with poop on them for $7.99+

@gulfcoastsunset5879 6 месяцев назад

YEP that is a reality where I'm at too! One women's shelter so called "thrift store" here has shoes now at $15-25 a pair....YES USED shoes like from Dillards and Macy's -Nothing crazy designer just regular shoes at horrendous prices.....its unbelievable.

@karenkoe7096 6 месяцев назад

@@gulfcoastsunset5879 Virtually EVERYTHING has gone up in price. Including the rent and utilities and pay for employees that GW and even local thrifts pay.

@cabbitkisser2620 6 месяцев назад

goodwill is so bad that they will charge people $30 for a broking radio

@saradean5523 6 месяцев назад

well, the radio probably wouldn't be there if it was still working...

@cheeseheadflipper 6 месяцев назад

@@saradean5523or it wasn't broken when it was put out

@integribeez4114 6 месяцев назад

Wow, that's a rare brand.

@integribeez4114 6 месяцев назад

Wow, that's a rare brand.

@GuyWithTheDogs 6 месяцев назад

@@cheeseheadflipperIt wasn't broken. It was broking.

@mc2120 6 месяцев назад

No bathrooms, no dressing rooms, junk merchandise, price tags over chips and cracks, tape up broken merchandise so you can't see it, ridiculous prices, etc i don't shop or donate to them anymore.

@donwarnick1089 6 месяцев назад

I never depend on goodwill as a sourcing option. Every so often though they drop the ball and put something out that’s gold. I found a 4 piece canister set last week for $12 that I sold for $80.

@suziegeyer7865 6 месяцев назад

Good morning, Kevin, I agree with you on the Goodwill Issue. It seems like they are not stocking their stores or if they do it's just junk. I believe since they started selling online that they are saving all the "good" stuff for online selling. Our local Goodwill is 45 min away from us and is a disappointment when we visit. Never fear garage season is almost here and that's where the "good" stuff is. Have a happy day to you and your family and kiss all your fur babies from me from the UP of Michigan🐶🐱

@rosalindaromo4190 6 месяцев назад

I have become a Goodwill bins shopper. The majority of my items come from the bins. I do hit estate sales and some smaller thrift stores, but most of the Goodwill thrift stores are overpriced, so I find great stuff at the bins. Sometimes the price tag is still on the items and I see the high price and realize that is why it ended up at the bins.

@FlipitandShipitMiami 6 месяцев назад

Yesss this is the way! We also look for church sales and school sales!

@ginnyc65 6 месяцев назад

I dream of Genie! Just started reselling and am realizing how much bookkeeping is involved. Been researching the different programs available and would love to give this a try. I really appreciate the fact that it's tailored for resellers. Thank you for all of the great content, Kevin, I'm learning so much watching your channels ☺

@dawntaylor4511 6 месяцев назад

I absolutely can’t stand Goodwill. They are not in business to help people in need. They are extremely greedy. I am in the East Texas area and they are outrageous on everything example $5-7 for cap and plush.. then when it don’t sell, they ship it off to bin store which they practically give it away. I’m in my first year of selling on eBay so I still have tons to learn. Love watching all your videos. Thanks for sharing… “I Dream of Genie” would be extremely helpful.

@jaredharvey654 6 месяцев назад

It’s because they have their own online auction site so anything good that gets donated is pulled and shipped to a different facility where they look everything up and post it on their site.

@CHRISTINEDIAMOND-y3l 6 месяцев назад

They have been doing that for many years A lot never hits shelves unless they make a mistake.

@jaredharvey654 6 месяцев назад

@@CHRISTINEDIAMOND-y3l yeah I’ve done a service call at one of their on-line locations. They have some nice stuff there. But the local stores don’t have anything worth buying.

@achroous2 6 месяцев назад

You know things are bad at goodwill when they have to start selling drinks and Dollar Store Items at the checkout line!

@susanseifert925 6 месяцев назад

I agree with you. Yes, items priced above some retail prices. Item would sit on the shelves for week and weeks. Goodwill has lost their way. I know many people that will not donate to them and will not shop their retail stores. Also, some time ago, my sister and I went because it was near and wanted to donate/clean out her truck before heading out of town. We pulled up out back right as they were opening and they were throwing boxes of goods in the dumpster. Many, many boxes of goods.😮 The man taking our donations was rude, disrespectful and arrogant. Never did get a thank you. It is sad what they have become. Again, they have lost their way.☹️☹️☹️

@adamunknown 6 месяцев назад

i worked at a goodwill in LA area, they straight up told me they are a RETAIL business , not a NON PROFIT

@w8what575 6 месяцев назад

All a corporation has to do in order to file as a 501c3 non profit is to offer a benefit to the area…example would be if I owned a scrap yard but once a month accepted ewaste for free on one morning a month…I’m now considered a nonprofit and receive the tax benefit/exemption status of a nonprofit…so they’re “hiring” people just out of rehab or prison but they fail to mention they only pay them $2-$3/hour instead of minimum wage which is more insulting and drives people back into whatever causes them to get into trouble to begin with

@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff 6 месяцев назад

I 100% agree with your assessment of Goodwill. It's been 5 or more years since I've stepped foot in one. They are a hollow shell of their self from 20 years ago.

@carolinewhiting4969 6 месяцев назад

New to your channel because the topic caught my eye immediately. I am not a reseller. I’m just someone on a strict budget who USED to go to GW and find essentials and decor at wonderful prices. Here in Eastern Washington I see the same group of people every single time I go , practically attacking the employees as they roll out the fresh carts. I no longer donate to GW and have chosen smaller non profit thrifts to donate to. I guess all good things must come to an end… not only for plain old shoppers like me but for resellers as well.

@MatneyResells 6 месяцев назад

your dog is frickin adorable!! i always see your videos but have stuck to my usual eBay youtubers and decided to click on this video because of the title. you seem like a chill dude and your inventory system looks sick!

@Cincinnatijames 6 месяцев назад

It's supply and demand. Resellers have driven demand at goodwill, prices go up. Smartphones are what killed goodwill for sourcing. Picking at thrift stores is really picking for beginners, if they are your primary source you really need to expand your horizons.

@TrentUhde 6 месяцев назад

Our Goodwill disciplines employees for putting stuff on the shelf that is worth more than $25. I told a couple of the employees that Goodwill is responsible for a percentage of their cellphone bill if required to use it for looking stuff up at work.

@gpet711 6 месяцев назад

I love that your cat is called No Name. My daughter had a cat and named her Luna. She got another cat and named her Other Kitty. 😊

@Catrina3732 6 месяцев назад

Our Grand Rapids Michigan Goodwills have raised their prices significantly. I did ask an employee why this has happened and they told me that they are paying their employees more. Right now they are charging $6.99 for a used woman’s sleeveless shirt! Their hard goods are a minimum of $2.99 and up, even if it still has a price tag for less from Targets dollar spot. I don’t buy very much anymore from them. I think eventually they’ll have to close stores if they don’t change things.

@barbaraparker1042 6 месяцев назад

1st they started the online auctions removing the chance of finding a "hidden treasure" then they contine to jack the prices up, they have removed dressing rooms. Our local district got rid of the 10% senior discount. Jan 31 they stopped a rewards program saying they were changing to different model of rewards, almost 1/2 way through March & no new program replacement(I don't expect one).

@ralphaelalfaro6023 6 месяцев назад

I've shopped at thrift stores for personal use items like books, music, or even tools. After shows like pawn stars, storage wars and pickers aired I noticed more people shopping there. Now with internet resalers, and inflation I don't seem to find many good deals anymore, and I see a lot more people shopping there. Another thing pointed out to me was that they have a bottom base price, and yes, I have seen .99c store and dollar tree items there for $3.99. I still stop by after work sometimes to kill time, vs waiting on the road in traffic. I guess some deals can still be found, depending on what you're shopping for.

@podrosie5059 6 месяцев назад

Before I even watch this total video, my opinion is that us resellers have caused GW to raise prices. They watch the videos of all the resellers that brag about getting something at GW and making a fortune on it. Of course that is going to make them raise prices and continue to do so. I heard their own staff talking about it years ago before RU-vid was such a big thing.

@colleenallen3382 6 месяцев назад

First time viewing your channel… I do not shop at Goodwill at all anymore. I live in Southern California in the San Gabriel Valley. We have one local store but over the years their prices have increased so much that I decided to stop purchasing from them. I haven’t been to a Goodwill store in probably 4-5 years. These days I am more of a shopper, not a seller, but as far as Goodwill stores, they’re a thing of the past.

@TraceyArrendale 6 месяцев назад

I am a Good Will Bins shopper BUT I used to go into our local Good Will Retail store for a calmer more relaxing shopping environment and occasionally I could find items I could resale for a small profit. Since 2024. That Good Will has Jacked up their prices so high its stupid. Items that used to be $2.99 are now $19.99 24.99 & 29.99....for small glassware. These items are donated, free to Good Will. Where has their "Good Will" gone!?! I found my self getting mad then laughing cuz as you said Kevin....it will all end up at my Good Will Bins.

@bigtrucks78 6 месяцев назад

I live here in the Houston area. In the last 8 months the Goodwills have gone crazy with their prices. You use to be able to find good stuff for a good price. But here recently you have to really get lucky on finding anything.

@streetstreats 6 месяцев назад

Oh, we sold two of the 1999 Wuv Luvs, a blue one and a purple one. Both were in original boxes. One unopened and one opened. We sold one on Ebay and one on Mercari. $60 & $55, we bought both for a total of $30!

@bonesaw1115 6 месяцев назад

I agree 100% Sometimes they still have the original tag and it is less than what GoodWill is charging. I don't know how they are coming up with this pricing.

@angelatownsend3522 6 месяцев назад

I own a bible based resale shop in our community where everything is donated. We are all volunteers, even me, when it comes to our time. We give non profits in our community anything they need from our store and monetary help. Our highest priced item is coats for 5.00. We have several resalers who come to our store and being a resaler myself, I understand the need to get things cheap. We keep our prices to where they can make money also. All most everyone who has donated has stated they will not donate to Goodwill due to the prices and no one sees how they help our community. Our nearest one is 20 miles away and there is never anything on their shelves and is so over priced. My son worked at this one as a manager not too long ago. He bought a pair of shoes after work, off the clock, they found out he sold them on ebay and they fired him over it. It was against their policy to resale items the staff bought! Really! Please people give to your local thrift stores. Most of them help your community, not the big boy's pocket.

@christ510 6 месяцев назад

Falling Prices is taking all Badwills business in Calif. You ask what is falling prices,it's Amazon's return stores where everything sold to the public it all goes into 10ft long bins and price is $6 tues $5 wed $4 thur and by sat everything is 25c each.

@tiwanawhitten9443 6 месяцев назад

I Dream of Genie. Great video. Our Goodwill prices have gone insane and they are putting five and six dollar price tags on broken items as well.

@firstname3628 6 месяцев назад

I couldn’t agree more. I used to spend thousands there. Now I buy almost nothing there. I will not pay the same price for used clothes when I can get same thing new or cheaper. But they totally crapped on their re-seller customers…. There’s no artwork anymore. So sad.

@ThisisJo 6 месяцев назад

UK charity shops have gone this way, and ours are absolutely tiny compared to yours. I can’t really source in them anymore. As soon as I see the sign saying ‘shop our Ebay store’ I know i’m probably not going to find much!

@robinw.darnell4269 6 месяцев назад

Has anyone noticed they place their price stickers over any marks that you may need to see on many items like they want you to try and remove the tamper resistant labels? This is especially bad on housewares.

@thethriftinglibrarian2041 6 месяцев назад

My husband and I spend a lot of time trying to figure out the Goodwill business plan. The donation area is piled high but the shelves are sparse with more and more area being dedicated to dollar store type items. I don’t want dollar store stuff. The high prices, dollar store stuff, lack of interesting items because everything is being skimmed off the top. It’s depressing.

@johnathin0061892 6 месяцев назад

Just a reminder that they often pay some of their employees sub-minimum wage (sometimes a fraction of minimum), or are even paid by the government to employ people. They are allowed to do this in the guise of "job training", something I am normally bullish on, but Goodwill not only is overpriced but they also compete against resellers on eBay.

@bennystratton7734 6 месяцев назад

read my comments below i posted copy and paste of an article i found its a few years old but they have not changed there ways very interesting read

@RobTheVlog 6 месяцев назад

I always feel like goodwill stores are just fronts, they put out the trash just to have a "store" while they kill it on goodwill online/ebay lol

@wanderingspider8988 6 месяцев назад

I know for a fact they do this. I am friends with a goodwill employee here. I asked why they are putting out so much of there own branded new products. It's entire isles of it now. They told me that corporate has really upped the volume on what gets sent to sell online and they have to fill the shelves with something or the store looks empty and customers stop coming.

@kathleenbouchard455 6 месяцев назад

I haven't stepped foot in Goodwill in forever! I shop at the bins mostly.

@d.l.horton5476 6 месяцев назад

I Dream of Jeannie. Thank you for your videos. I've been selling for 3 years and you've been a great positive source of actionable information. I've seen my business grow 70% each year.

@TheCollinsCollection 6 месяцев назад

I have a goodwill with an outlet right next door. I find most of my items at the outlet, other thrift stores (2nd ave and church thrift stores).

@lxreedyxl4605 6 месяцев назад

My last 2 trips to my Goodwill I've walked out empty handed. Now I dont even waste my time there, I just go to the Bins store until Garage Sale season.

@drat2618 6 месяцев назад

My local GW is asking if you want to “round up” at the register. No thanks! Our Salvation Army is tax free, has 50% off on Mondays for 55 and older and many other weekly specials. Often runs 50% off the whole store. I always “round up” there.

@williamsfan3093 6 месяцев назад

Nearby Goodwill locations have all become overpriced. Not just potential picks, but the ‘junk’ as well. They are not nearly clean and organized as they used to be. One of the locations is now pulling better items and putting it up on the goodwill auction site. I will now only go in, if I’m there donating, otherwise forget it.

@gulfcoastsunset5879 6 месяцев назад

yep ours is a trashed unorganized mess of literally anything on the shelves all jumbled together for a million dollars an item ..LOL JK... but total overpriced carp 85% of the time. Literally single rolls of Scott toilet paper for $3 a roll. NO JOKE. SCOTT not Charmian LOL😜

@ErmaJMajorRN 6 месяцев назад

In Milwaukee County My Goodwill on 91 St was turned into a Goodwill Bins! There are oter Goodwill with Tag day's, Senior discounts, Military and student discounts. I enjoy your journey. Continue to be inspirational!

@ritamorgan3596 6 месяцев назад

I agree with you. Our Goodwill has gone crazy. I find stuff all the time that is from the Dollar Tree marked all the way up to $4.99. We had a bin store next door up until Covid hit and they haven't opened it back up. The prices in the store have gotten outrageous. Once in awhile I find something on 1/2 off color stickers that I can make a profit on. I used to fill up my buggy and now I do good to get 1 or 2 items. I used to go at least once a week but now I go about once a month. There are better deals at our local small thrift store (Unclaimed Relics), our flea market and of course yard sales. I have plans to go this week to a Goodwill that is about 30 minutes from where I live in the next town. I want to see if they are any different.

@JimiHL 6 месяцев назад

I find that there is too much competition. Everyone and their mothers, literally, are searching for items. And everyone now can sell their own stuff, so tyey sell it online instead of donating it.

@seantetpon 6 месяцев назад

We have one Goodwill nearby some wealthy neighborhoods, so the donations are more upscale. We stick to that location for picking, and it’s pretty good. The other locations, not so much.

@BillSanders506 6 месяцев назад

Oh...and I Dream of Genie. Forgot to mention that during my Goodwill rant.

@dunderwood1000 6 месяцев назад

I have so many hats for sale that it takes 7 bins just for the hats. I put the bin # in the SKU and it makes it a lot easier to find them.😮

@alansmithee3336 6 месяцев назад

Thrift stores have a mean-spirited attitude towards resellers. They know a lot of them buy stuff to flip for a profit but that doesn't mean the stores should hold back the good stuff to sell on Ebay. I'm sure if they put better stock on the shelves many resellers would be willing to pay something akin to online prices, or at least a price that's a fair in-between compromise. They're also doing their regular customers a disservice by selling low-quality items so i'm not surprised they're so quiet these days. I genuinely believe if they just put it all out there they'll attract more customers & make more money in the long run.

@rdred8693 6 месяцев назад

But what about those of us who are NOT resellers? I'd like to find some fun stuff for myself.

@alanpecherer5705 6 месяцев назад

I was never a reseller, but I used to enjoy going to thrift stores for doodads and electronic stuff to play around with. Prices at Goodwill are more or less retail at this point. I've seen used clothing that was priced more than new retail.

@frizzysfinds 6 месяцев назад

We made a very respectful salary last year sourcing almost exclusively from the Goodwill & their bins. However, ours do not have a lot of hard goods or sneakers so we sell clothes almost exclusively. Our garage sales are not really worth our time here in NC.

@karenlockhart7374 6 месяцев назад

Our GW in my area is like shopping retail and we only have one bin location close and it is bad too. Luckily we have a few thrift stores that are ok. Even our yard sales for the most part are over priced. I live in W Ga.

@suzanneveller4645 6 месяцев назад

You are SO right about Goodwill. It’s just not fun or interesting anymore 😒

@peachyreen4550 6 месяцев назад

There’s a good chance that a lot of what you used to see - CDs, video games, VHS etc. - goes to the auction warehouses. Goodwill has their auction site PLUS many locations sell on eBay. If you search sellers for Goodwill you’ll find at least 50 eBay stores. They cut out the middle man 😔.

@markthomason7230 6 месяцев назад

As a vintage t shirt seller full time since 2003 - I hope that the masses continue to shop at goodwill - keeps them out of all the mom and pop backroads thrift stores where I source 100% of my inventory - I travel 5 days a week thru 6 states and still sell around 700 shirts a week.....

@JD61010 6 месяцев назад

Our goodwill does half off certain colors and just brought back Dollar day. Guess I will enjoy it while it lasts !

@tiptongn9 6 месяцев назад

I dream of Jeannie used to be one of my favorite shows! I think it has become the goodwill dessert. We used to have a Palaise Royal (BEALLS) next door to our local goodwill (Conroe , TX.) once the P.R. went out of business, I found that G.W. Bought the merch from P.R. Like US POLO Assn. socks and shirts and are selling that ! Plus it’s like the local dollar store items in the G. W. Lately, I believe the employees scan the items and send anything good to goodwill online. It’s all dried up 😢

@loislynncameron9608 6 месяцев назад

Our Goodwill stores in my part of the country (South Central Kentucky) still have a lot of good quality items. It's beneficial for me to get nice name brand clothing there, and occasional household stuff. I don't think one would make much as a reseller with the prices now. The problem is, most of the other thrift stores seem to use Goodwill as their model or something.

@supersupra89t12 6 месяцев назад

My goodwill now sells books, even kids books for 3.50, which is nuts to me. Same price for dvds. Nothing ever comes off of those shelves. They do underprice board games even old ones, so i stick to that section typically

@TheConCon19 6 месяцев назад

I dream of genie. I remember going to goodwill with my grandma every weekend and getting so many deals we would fill the buggy and now you’ll go and find a used Walmart shirt and it’s mores expensive than if you bought it new in the store 😂

@wowster-so8sx 6 месяцев назад

Los Angeles here, My local goodwill was always packed full of stuff but the prices were cheap THEN they got all fancy and raised the prices, people stopped coming.

@llkmiz 6 месяцев назад

Goodwill closed their stores near me but they still have donation centers to collect our goods. Not sure where they go but certainly not back in our community.

@OmgWtfLolFtwBrb 6 месяцев назад

I do most of my sourcing at thrift stores because I currently don't have my license and finding people to go garage saling can be difficult and while I have found good things at my Goodwill in the past, I have noticed recently that they no longer sell any video games. Even the ones you expect to stay on the shelf forever like sports games are no longer on the sales floor

@martibohlmeyer2866 6 месяцев назад

I Dream Of Genie!!! My Goodwills in the triad of NC aren't that great. I can't find much at all anymore. I'm here in WA (on an Island) and have to drive 45 min to an hour and can get to 2 really good ones. One of the 2 just opened last month. I have found some items that they have missed that will bring me good $. I'm here til mid June and have a lot more to seek out. I love going to new places. A lot of items I find here I wouldn't find at home. New territory, new items!!!

@kimberlyheckler8453 5 месяцев назад

You'd think Goodwill would lower their prices so they could move their merchandise and make money instead of it sitting in the store and taking up space. Even I have a rule that if I don't wear something for over a year, I get rid of it. They wouldn't be going under if they'd figure out that lowering prices and having blue light specials would bring more people in. Someone needs to get in there and make an executive decision to get the old stock sold and make room for new.

@effusivelyme2 6 месяцев назад

Also, our smalltown goodwill doesnt accept returns, bags and boxes up items and wont sell them if you look inside, and then asks us to round up. Hah! Books are 3-5 dollars.... boy! And the grumpiest of all employees. Id be grumpy too if I was demanding so much of my customers. Nothing has a set price... everything is priced individually - trying to squeeze out every penny out every item. They also dont let you test electronics.

@debbyk9502 6 месяцев назад

I dream of genie (I am lucky enough to live under a mile from a GW bins store, but the regular goodwill's have really gotten ridiculous with pricing

@ChickadeeLisa 6 месяцев назад

My local goodwills are terrible. Anything worth getting is so expensive anymore. Luckily I live 45 minutes from a killer Goodwill location that is worth the drive every time I go. The difference is that this spot is huge and deals with volume. Because of that, they keep their prices very reasonable and it’s not to hard to find some gems, even with the big crowds that shop there. I hope more locations follow their example.

@vincehill7347 6 месяцев назад

I drean of Genie. My local GW marks up prices over the retail sticker! Crazy

@cherieamourofficial 6 месяцев назад

I hardly go to Goodwill in my area. Most of their good items are sent out for online sells. I shop at Savers and my local church thrift shops.

@anxietystruggleisrealjohnl2774 6 месяцев назад

Multiple Thrift stores in my area. Tampa. They all have taken the same route as Good Will. Its garage sales only for me

@ShirleyKeeton-l9p 6 месяцев назад

I go to goodwills in my area for one thing only now and that is glassware and dishes. They are still 99 cents and I can find great china dishes and serving pieces and glassware that I can sell for a good profit. That’s it. Sometimes if I am lucky baseball caps on the new carts that just came out. They’re still 99 cents. I buy a lot at yard sales during the summer and process during my winter months. It’s like going to yard sales when I pull out my bags during the winter months. Goodwill is ridiculously expensive now and not a good place to source from. What a shame.

@marioreyes9955 4 месяца назад

Maybe someone already mentioned it, but Goodwill sells online now. They got wise. I've bought from their site. One thing's for sure, they do a great job packing and shipping.

@fatgrandmafinds 6 месяцев назад

I recently found myself near a Goodwill and went in wondering if anything had changed. Most of the hard goods had some kind of damage yet they were still overpriced. I managed to find a couple of items...one hidden gem that's already sold and made myself a decent profit but I won't likely go back...not anytime soon. I dug around for at lease an hour and it's really just not worth it. I refuse to donate to them. I donate to charities I know are doing good for the community.

@kidcryptic8193 6 месяцев назад

Still stop in from time to time, you never know when they will price something low, just check it out here and there, not as much as I used to but they do slip sometimes.

@gemflipper 6 месяцев назад

Hi, goodwills in my area are still alive and strong. Tons of inventory yes prices have gone up but still very manageable. I just went in last night for about 30 minutes and for $50 I was able to get items with a listed value of $300. That's over here in the Bay area of California

@commonwealthflipper 6 месяцев назад

That is a good area for sure. I know many folks who still do very well out there.

@rowdysrandomrants6951 2 месяца назад

locations vary, that being said the morale is changing and its jacked up. Get items for FREE, search the items up and price them for their going rates with no guarantee on condition or functionality and zero obligation to return the product, they've also stopped giving their customers bags (BIGGEST MISTAKE as i now make more cautious purchases along the lines of what i can carry out without a cart.) and expect us to pay $1 per reusable bag (which im sure they profit on that $1) and today they had the audacity to stop and call a manager on me because the wii fit board price was $2.99 A WII FIT BOARD the lady said its not right the manager comes over and says "oh no we checked they don't sell for much" DUH! its a joke i only still go because theres ALWAYS room for potential profits they cant accurately price everything

@mshowell6264 6 месяцев назад

Thank Goodness our Austin area Goodwills have Senior Day 30% off!! Some1 in Austin found a multimillion dollar marble bust in the Austin Goodwill look that up!...last night I found a $1500. Antique Apache basket at my local store for $5.49...& a Scooby Do's 1970s Radio Clock for $7...worth no telling what. So don't give up!!

@dbuzz83 6 месяцев назад

Goodwill is a joke anymore in our area. We used to go there all the time. As soon as they opened a Goodwill Botique, (A separate store where they send all the high value items to sell) they cranked up the prices at their main store too. It's just not worth going there anymore. "I dream of Genie" to blink back the good prices at Goodwill.

@pamelawilliams2017 6 месяцев назад

We have discovered better stuff in the dumpster at our thrift store (not good will) than is in the store for sale, sometimes. We do know that goodwill throws out anything that doesn't sell after so long. Our nearest goodwill is 150 miles away and it is not very inviting.

@scrapgal4703 6 месяцев назад

Our Goodwill remodeled to a fancy store and now the prices are sky High they were high before the remodel but now they are new prices and the employee's are not very nice and act like its a real pain to check anyone out. I miss going there but it is not worth my time to look thru everything and then leave we have one other thrift store and it is still good but is small but that is where I donate my stuff too it is a church one.

@tonyquinn8413 6 месяцев назад

The ones here in Maryland have what they call the boutique area where they’ll take higher and items that were donated and sell them for over what they should be sold for this is Goodwill not a boutique😂

@nancyathearn8298 6 месяцев назад

I dream of Genie! Tax time gives us such headaches!

@joehaire 6 месяцев назад

When I lived in California in 2006 they had people in the basement of the Goodwill's out there going through all the high profit things and sending them overseas to be sold and putting out the so-so stuff in the store.

@lenamccoy1294 6 месяцев назад

Went to three Goodwills in a row and two were so overpriced I couldn’t justify buying clothes. A cheap dress was 9.99-which probably wasn’t far off its Walmart price.

@sevenstone1091 6 месяцев назад

East Texas Goodwills have somehow managed to have absolutely nothing, and still have no parking spots🤷‍♂️ They want 4.99 for 2007 Lady Hawks HotDog Cookoff shirts, 6.99 for basic polos(George from Walmart brand included) and 8.99 for jeans. The toys are bare minimum 2.99 and they have a GE alarm clock covered in dried mucous and decades of dust for 19.99….the alarm clock is the ONLY thing on the once full of VcRs and tape decks electronic shelves, aside from the 6-8 square Dell monitors fromfrom 2002 that have been there for 5 years from an office closing “CoMPuteR WoRks” 😂😂👎🏻

@mdphilps 6 месяцев назад

Its not just Goodwill - most thrifts stores in my area have jacked prices to insane levels. I dream of Genie!

@ratboy3383 6 месяцев назад

I’ve found it’s hit and miss in thrift stores here in Cincinnati. It’s more about persistence. I recently found a watch for $6 from st Vincent and turned out to be a $320 watch Mind you that’s an outlier more than the norm. I still source most from yard sales.

@crewinsideout3005 6 месяцев назад

The Goodwills by me have really gone downhill in the last few years. I resell clothes & shoes - I used to be able to find a cart full. Now I leave with 3 or 4 good items. I rarely find decent/worth reselling shoes anymore. I have seen the back rooms full (when they bring out a new rack I get a quick glimpse). I’m not sure where this stuff is going but not onto the sales floor area. I’ve changed my game plan since Goodwill probably won’t change. I am focusing in on other types of thrift stores- Salvation Army, Amvets, Savers. Thanks for the great video!

@Blanche1991 6 месяцев назад

I dream of Jeannie. Maine is just as crazy as other goodwills with their prices. It’s frustrating.

@ElmoBug 6 месяцев назад

More resellers need to let goodwill know how their prices are disgusting. I stopped going 2 years ago. I have found even the smaller local thrifts are pricing stuff super high too. When they get dog crates, they need to donate those to local pet shelters, instead they are so greedy to get that money for it.

@christinachappell8746 6 месяцев назад

I have 4 Goodwills within 40 minutes. I struggle to find anything worth picking up at any of them.

@TRUEwebDEALS 6 месяцев назад

I live in So. Cal where we have a highly condensed area with about 20 Goodwills in a 30 mile radius. We experience some Goodwill stores sending more an more items to their online store. However, it seems to depend on their donation influx and management. Because, we are noticing some Goodwill stores are having better inventory than past years. Best wishes! -Steven

@russellbiggs9594 6 месяцев назад

It’s the same in the UK Kevin, with the odd independent charity shop as the exception but alas the majority’s prices have become ridiculously expensive and subsequently the foot fall in them has greatly diminished 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ Yard sales are the best outlet, that said most people are a little more educated as to items genuine worth, however if they are reasonable people they’ll usually work with you leaving a good amount of meat on the bone for you whilst still making a profit!!! I concur with your observation 100%, they’re deffo on the decline and I’m sure manufacturing their own demise!!!

@bethshaw4072 6 месяцев назад

Goodwills in Lexington, KY still have a few things to source, but the price points are ridiculous and it’s a bit scammy what is being done with the color of the week. Better shoes & boots start at 7.99 and go up from there. Not unusual to see cowboy boots for $25-50. Hard goods are not great. The color of the week changes on Mondays; 1/2 price M-Sat, $1 on Sun. On Tuesdays, associates pull that color to “make room for newer merchandise.” The stores are jam packed with merchandise, but significantly less is being sold. I thought the idea was to sell it. Then, at the register, I’m always asked is I’d like to round up for the Jobs Placement Program. I decline and explain that I’ve already rounded up with their higher price points! Can’t wait for yard sale season to roll around!

@Aaramlias 6 месяцев назад

I was saying this a while back that the bigger stores are pricing themselves into early graves .. especially since they are pricing stuff so high that it's cheaper to buy the items anywheres else or even at times on Ebay with the shipping added in, I've started going to many Salvation Army thrift stores and Value Village stores (Savers in the US) a lot lately because they are not worth going to much more anymore because their prices are cheaper elsewhere and anything there that is cheap I can get cheaper elsewhere or I don't buy as much anymore. I now go to the smaller thrift stores and smaller church run ones because they price much better .. sometimes ridiculously low too. Now is the time for people to stuff from thrift stores but at prices that are fair and decent or very low.

@AnnapolisGirly 6 месяцев назад

I’ve had terrible luck at our two local Goodwills. I see what’s dropped off but it doesn’t make it in to stores. I am sure of that.

@guitarmissy8830 6 месяцев назад

At our only one GW is priced as high as they can get away with. I asked them one day I happened to traipse in, when is senior discount day here. I was told Wednesdays. I was like "great". What's the discount and the cashier told me 15%!! I think our Savers is better priced and their senior discount day is Tuesdays and it's 30%. I have just been sticking to online sourcing but the shipping costs are getting out of hand also.