Goodwill

Don’t buy computers here! I bought a Dell laptop in the store last night, took it home and it wouldn’t start! Once I got it started it kept freezing up!
I took it in today they said I could exchange it (none of the available laptops had the same specs) or they could try and fix it but that would take about a week.
I asked if I could just return it, they said no.
So basically I just spent $ 200 for something I can’t use for a week. Should have just bought online and had it shipped. Or forked over the extra $$$ to buy it new.
Pro: guy last night was nice, guy this morning was nice.
Con: They should fix computers before trying to sell them.
End rant.

Highly recommended for used computer items. Good prices and helpful staff. I’ve been shopping with them since the very first day they opened on Baylor St. in Austin.
Recent purchases include: web cam, power supply, Wacom drawing supplies, keyboards, WiFi range extender.

Cheap monitors and computers. Very friendly and helpful staff. If you need a second monitor and are ok with a cheap dell monitor, this is where you want to go. Staff will help you check it out to make sure its ok and give you the VGA to go with it.

This is one of my favorite locations! They are more organized than most and they seem to have more staff on duty. They have several fitting rooms, so it’s not a hassle to try things on. One of the best selections of clothes and housewares.

I’m glad I came back today at this location and had a better experience. Yesterday, the cashier Melissa, was a dead pan, no customer service. I got a pant and knowing all same price unless it has a tag, she said it will be more expensive, it’s banana republic, most of their signature clothing has a tag, but not this one, she wants me to pay double! she should have honoured it, since they did not put the price, another customer experience same thing, she keep changing the price upon check out, so people out their, check your receipt!!! I came back today and returned a non working CD clock and Jesus and Shannon, was super friendly and accommodating, Shannon apologized multiple times for taking her time to be in the counter. I know it’s Goodwill, but customer service is customer service, goal is to meet reasonable expectation of the shoppers. Not changing the price at check out!

Meh. I wasn’t feeling this Goodwill. Maybe I came on a bad day, but the clothes were very disorganized. The clothing felt more dated than usual. I was in the «small» section, but there was a mixture of everything, small, medium large etc. This was like the same for all types of sections as well. It was nice that they had a standard price for each section which made it nice. The fitting rooms were nice as well. Very big and bright. I won’t be going back, but if you’re in the area, it’s worth checking out I suppose.

This is one of the better Goodwill’s in Austin. Huge store with a little of everything. There is usually a good selection of furniture and sports equipment. This is also the home of the Goodwill Computer Works shop. I’ve gotten a few really good deals here. Worth checking out.

This location is very clean and offers a lot of variety in all departments. Their inventory turns very fast though… so if you see something you like you better get it before someone else does. The supervisors over there seem to run a pretty tight ship.

This is/​was one of my fave Goodwills. yes, there’s a difference in Goodwills but I’m going to be more aware of the prices next time I go. Not sure what’s up with this particular location but they wanted to charge $ 40 for an obviously really used BCBG dress. The clerk said it was part of their ’boutique’ and actually shouldn’t have made it to the floor. Name brand items such as that one should have been set aside for their online store for people to bid on. WHAT? I’ve bought plenty of BCBG and other fufu brands at Goodwill for the normal price of $ 5-​$ 8.Oops on those Goodwills I guess, and no, I didn’t buy the dress. I’m at GOODWILL! geez. I could have bought that dress brand new during clearance at Dillard’s. So just be warned… some Goodwills up the price based on the label.

Clean! Spacious! Friendly and polite staff!
This is a nice Goodwill location, with nice condition stuff… and as everyone has said, that comes with prices that are steeper than most of us are used to seeing in thrift stores.
Lots of wall shelves, framed pictures, hangers, and they have sanitized décor pillows. The staff were graceful about the half-​dozen or so of us that weren’t done checking out by closing, and that made the experience for me. :)

They have a big selection of clothes. It is not arranged by your size. So you have to read the labels – and take stuff into dressing rooms to try on.
And for being ‘second hand’ to benefit charity, the pricing scheme is questionable. Jeans are $ 7.99 – two dollars more per pair than other used stores in the area. Plus considering you have to do the labor of ‘finding your general size’ they should reduce the prices. Or provide coupons on holidays… etc
It makes you wonder just where the money is actually going to. And who it is benefiting.
The earings and business clothes are good. But I’d be leery about buying lingere/underwear.or safety helmets from a used store. There are some items which a used store should just not take.

Another Goodwill that’s hard to rate for selection, since I’ve never shopped here. However, when dropping off an old printer and fax machine, the staff made me feel like I had just donated a work of fine art. They insisted on unloading the items for me and thanked me profusely for my donation several times.
Things like that make you want to support their cause.

I love this place! I used to make dumb comments about Goodwill until I came in with a friend once. It’s fantastic. So many good bargains, and it’s not junkie in any way. There are even new things in the store. Is always fun to find something unique. As they say… One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Same applies to women too! ;)

This Goodwill has been completely remodeled!
PROS: It’s now bright and has good bathrooms! The clothing selections have been expanded, as have the linens and miscellaneous wares.
CONS: Someone is a bit heavy-​handed with the pricing gun. I know GW is a charity, but dang, I don’t wanna pay $ 9.99 for a tchotchke! Also, this location used to have the BEST book selection! Now, they’ve cut the book section in half and it’s nowhere near as good.
I will still frequent this store; however, I will have to hunt for the store with the good books, cuz it ain’t here.

I usually love Goodwill. Needed a suitcase for upcoming trip, so I stopped by. First of all, they were «remodeling». Stuff was all jammed up in one dark corner. Mayhem and annoyance. Ok fine, I reaallyy need a suitcase. As I’m shopping, the workers there were talking loudly amongst themselves on the sales floor.
Now, I have been know to pepper my language with an occasional F-​Bomb, but am careful who’s around. These potty mouths dropped about 6 FB’s in one sentence! Come on, dudes! There’s kids in here! I realize the workers are «special circumstance» but part of learning a job skill is how to act around the public. FAIL!!!
I usually like this location, but will stay away until they put the stuff back the way it was. And I talk to the supervisor.

Because of my mema I am a thrift store junkie. Sometimes I want to just go inside and look at things. Anytime I enter I end up finding something cute, or something old or something anything that I just don’t want to be without. If I did this at any other type of store, I’d leave losing like 30 dollars for 1 item. But here? I can get everything I want usually for under that. Oh the joys of goodwill.
One of the biggest I’ve been to. They’re bound to have something you are going to want. I didn’t get much chance to look around since I had just dragged someone through the heat at the pecan festival and he really wanted to go home, so I’ll be returning.
Lots of halloween stuff here at the moment, if you’re looking for some stuff to finish off a costume might want to try here first instead of some other crazy place.

Now, I love me some thrift shopping! but Goodwill is more of a thrift flea market! we were picking up some Halloween stuff, and find 3 links of foam chain. (my wife is very crafty and makes most of her décor)
the girl at the counter «it does not have a price»
my wife «well how much you want for it»
girl behind the counter «I couldn’t take less than $ 1.99 for it»
my wife «*chokes and laughs at the girl* I would pay $.50 TOPS for it, its cheap ass foam! and only 3 links! broken at that!!»
Goodwill employee «Oh I couldn’t go that low on it…»
My wife «because your overhead is so high on it. *and walks out*»
I understand Goodwill is putting people to work, but trying to get $ 2 for broken garbage?! If you are looking for some camo shorts, don’t go around Halloween! they are marked as costume shorts and priced higher.
I did watch a guy knock a glass off the shelf and ignore it. shards of glass on the floor, his 3 year old playing in the vicinity. an employee walks over to find the break (it was pretty loud) while the guys kid was now playing in the broken glass. with a soccer ball. The employee warns the young one and hands him the ball. Dad then reacts and looks at the employee as if to say «no criar a mi hijo! que se supone que es mi trabajo, pero realmente no me importa mucho al respecto, por lo que desde luego tampoco lo hará!»
Ahh Goodwill. I think I quit you!

I was overwhelmed by this place. I went for the first time on a Saturday to find some weights. I had no luck finding the weights, but part of the problem was that I couldn’t relax and look. It was just too much! Too many people and too many piles of crap. No thank you! I quickly got out of there. I’ll continue going to the smaller one on 2222 and Lamar.

Back in September, I was in dire need of some black suspenders to complete my Charlie Chaplin transformation. An employee wasn’t sure whether they had any suspenders, but he was on the lookout. A few minutes of sifting through the belts and ties hanging on the ends of the aisles and… voila! I found exactly what I needed. Great condition and inexpensive.
I highly recommend a thorough browsing of the store — even if you’ve found what you needed — because you can find some unique pieces. This store wasn’t organized by size, but by gender and then color. At the time that I was there, several rows of racks were empty and I couldn’t find many non-​formal dresses, but this was a few months ago. There were many great jackets and coats, all in excellent condition.
For a grand total of $ 29.16, this is what I made off with: suspenders, houndstooth blazer (I love this thing), tie, button-​up blouse, silk-​lined vest (made in Paris), and a trick-​or-​treating Grover plush toy. No need to buy new at the mall. Ever.

This location has women’s jeans ARRANGED BY SIZE!!!
That is all.
That is enough.