Goodwill

Rude! I’ve never felt so disrespected at a store. If I could give zero stars, I totally would.
We saw a table getting dropped off and asked if they could price it and I could buy it. They told me they don’t have room on the floor so they can’t price it… Ummmm, I said I’ll buy it, you don’t need room on the floor because I’ll take it. They then told us that they can’t do that because it wouldn’t be fair to the other customers. Which I find to be a crappy excuse. Anyway, they told us that they’ll have it on the floor within 24 hours. Long story short, they put it out right after we left and then sold it. I find that funny that they said they couldn’t sell it to us because it would t be fair to other customers but then they turn around and are completely and utterly unfair to me (a paying customer).
Save yourself the trouble and don’t waste your time coming here! There’s another goodwill in Lacey and surrounding areas that I’m sure are much better to their customers.

This is your typical smallish Washington Goodwill: pretty clean and well organized, and friendly staff, but with a limited selection in each department. And, of course, like all Goodwills, they have colored tag discounts and special sales.
I don’t expect a huge inventory in these smaller stores, but I did note that this location had a small selection of housewares and office supplies in particular, which was a bummer, as these small Goodwills can be a good source for vintage Pyrex and cast iron.
The kids’ section, however, is pretty large, so that might be a bonus for some shoppers. The women’s clothing takes up the majority of the store, but it tends to skew older and frumpier — lots of blouses and elastic slacks, not so much vintage dresses or designer labels.
A decent store, not amazing, but worth stopping at if you’re passing through Lacey or doing a big thrifting adventure through Washington.

I can find proper prices if I continue to dig for many weeks. But overall the prices are higher than buying new a lot of times. Staff is hit and miss… There are a few that are on it and others that will make you wait at the locked counters and register forever… Depends on who is on staff… They really need to figure out prices… Looking for plain drinking glasses for the house and the ones that were bigger than two ounces were a d 1.99 a piece even though the wall sign says differently.

I like this location for the quality of the merchandise which is consistently high. However, whenever an item is clearly damaged the staff will not even consider discounting it. Even when you are buying a lot of stuff. The staff rings up the merchandise very quickly not really giving you a chance to make sure you are getting the right price. If you question them, there is always an argument, so I wouldn’t even try it because they seem to take it personally when you ask them why a certain item is marked one way and clearly rung up on the register differently. Watch them carefully, if you don’t have a ton of cash to spend. I always see the same two people each time I have shopped at this GW, so it is apparently a choice location for employees, there’s not a lot of turnover, and these women are very suspicious whenever you point out a defective or damaged item. The Good Will is not the bargain it once was with many people grabbing up the color tagged items early in the morning, and the pricing isn’t always a fair price for what you can get. I wouldn’t even consider buying the electronic items, because they are supposed to be tested in Tacoma, but it almost always doesn’t work, or is missing important components like a power chord. Why would someone give away a perfectly good DVD player unless there was something wrong with it? We’ve found power chords missing, bite marks on power chords, from some sort of animal, corroded batteries and missing switches on radios which would have made testing the item impossible. Another thing to consider is they don’t wash the clothing as some thrift stores will, lice, bed bugs and other parasites are able to survive on clothing without a live host for a period of time. I am surprised that more employees don’t wear gloves and/​or complain about being bitten occasionally. One of my friends brought home a TV that was infested with cockroaches that came out as soon as they brought it home and plugged it in. This was not from this Goodwill, but a location where cockroaches are more prevalent. This is why I will not buy second hand upholstered furniture.

I come from Seattle, so I’m used to the hectic Goodwill experience, which is why this one is such a shock every time I stop by. The over all look of the store is much cleaner than the Seattle Goodwills, and much more organized, which I’m sure is a big plus for most people.
But to be honest, I’d much rather go to a Seattle Goodwill, because there is more stuff and cheaper prices. You have to do a bit more digging and hunting but I usually leave with more stuff.
So overall, this Goodwill is clean and well organized so I’m giving it the four star rating even if I’m more partial to the hectic, messy (and ultimately more profitable) experience I get towards the north.

I can’t ever leave the Lacey Goodwill without finding several must-​own pieces of clothing. I can’t say much about the selection of other types of items, but all of the clothing has been in good repair and there seems to be a good turnover. The shopping experience is quite pleasant, not over-​crowded. Prices are decent and there is half-​off a certain color tag (almost?) every day. The staff is very courteous. I’m addicted to thrifting and will probably be a weekly regular here.

I donate here more than I shop here, but do a little of both. This is a good place to donate things you can no longer use. They can’t take absolutely everything, but they do accept most things. The staff that accept donations are helpful.
The store side is ok. They have a good selection of things people no longer wanted, but occasionally there will be a gem or two worth buying. The prices are reasonable, especially for clothing and books.
I try to donate and/​or shop here occasionally because Goodwill has a good mission and a noble purpose. The store atmosphere could be improved, but it is still a worthy place to stop. You never know what you’ll find there that you can’t live without! Why not go «Goodwill hunting» for that old «Good Will Hunting» movie on VHS?
No if I can only find a place that can accept old baby stuff :)

This Goodwill is ok, though not as good as Value Village that is a bit down the road from here (and I also prefer the Goodwill in Olympia more). They have 50% off colored tags daily. You can find some good items if you look hard.

Most of the GW’s I’ve been to in Washington are pretty good. The Lacey GW is moderately clean and usually pretty quiet. I like that in a shopping experience sometimes because you can take your time and enjoy the experience of shopping without the feeling of being crowded by other shoppers or loud talkers or miscellaneous kids roaming the store without parental supervision, or that one person who likes to block the whole aisle with their cart making it nearly impossible to squeeze by them. I have never experienced this at the Lacey GW.
It also doesn’t have too much of that musty thrift store smell you get at some places.
All of there staff have been nice to me, even when I needed help loading some furniture into a U-​haul. Very courteous even the cashiers. If you’re looking for something in the display cases, you usually don’t have to wait for long.
As mentioned in my review of Value Village, I usually go for movies (VHS) and men’s pants. There is a pretty good selection of both and their prices are a lot better than Value Village (or at least I think so). They have ½ off days at the same time as $ 1.29 days. I guess they know how to move their merchandise a little quicker, especially with good prices. They have a nice selection of TV’s and small electronics. The store is small enough that you don’t get confused, plus it’s very well organized. Oh and the prices on their furniture are really good.
I didn’t give 5 stars, since I’m a stickler for easy, efficient, and ample parking. It is very hard to get into the parking lot especially around rush hours since there is a large concrete median divider in the way and cars coming from the direction of Walmart back up waiting to turn against the divider. So in essence those cars block the only entrance to the parking lot since the other entrance is an exit only due to the donation line. It kind of sucks to have to go do to L. A Fitness and then turn around to get on the right side of the street to turn into the GW. At the time of this review, it looks like there is construction going on across the street so maybe that will change the street design.

Has a dirty funky smell. The other gw’s don’t have thus smell. It’s just this one. Still a good place to pick up vases and planters for my bamboo creations. Staff are helpful and friendly. No complaints.

I used to stop by this Goodwill after it expanded a long time ago.
This was my first time going into a second hand store and I was amazed at some of the stuff they had there.

New and improved reviews. Now, with sound!
So, I was dropping off a few items at the Lacey Goodwill. I’m used to the Goodwill in Ballard, with all of the quirks associated with it — the confusing drop-​off area, which feeds drivers who are finished dropping off their goods directly through the chaos in front of the store, which is one-​way, and can be a mess of wrong-​way drivers, inattentive pedestrians, and just people in general trying to get wherever the heck they are going.
Not so the Lacey Goodwill. It’s all business in the back, and a party in the front. Kind of like a backwards mullet.
It’s near the Wal-​Mart and the LA Fitness, and the super-​buffet.
They have an extensive book section with tons of quality looking books, and a big hardcover Danielle Steele selection. Maybe smallish on the inside, but new, and super-​clean, and friendly.
Oh, man! Almost forgot. They were rocking some old school funk on the sound system. I recorded it and link to it here for your listening pleasure.