r/goodwill

One day years ago in the main store in Boston there was a quite tall, quite attractive blonde woman near the handbags and shoes near the front of the store and I smiled and nodded to her as I walked by, but it was not reciprocated and by the look on her face something seemed wrong. Anyway, went about my business and shopped for quite a while. During check-out a manager approached me and asked to search what I was attempting to purchase. Apparently someone had taken a purse she was excited to buy out of her shopping cart, and when I smiled and nodded she felt absolutely certain that I was in fact the culprit, I guess trying to throw her off by acting kindly? Anyway, there was no purse as I have no use for one. Strange day at Goodwill.

Hello. I work at a goodwill in the midwest and my health insurance has lapsed twice. The first time I was told because of a switch in my department (the area I was working). They then fixed it after I brought it to their attention.

I just tried to go to urgent care and was told my coverage again was canceled or ended on the 1st of July-even though I'm still employed. I am getting up there on the point system, and feel this is intentional, as maybe they don't want me going to the hospital on their insurance type of thing, if I am on my way out.

Working here has been awful and this is the icing on the cake, for a company that is supposed to be about the goodwill of the people.

Has anyone experienced this?

I bought a shirt from goodwill like 3 days ago and when i went to try it on the zipper just snapped completely in half and fell off. Will i be allowed to exchange this??

So I've been a donation attendant for 3 weeks and I'm still learning obviously. I mean I do like having a job but I hate it when they expect you to know something you're unfamiliar with. I'm just learning as I go without much instruction. I haven't been singled out yet performance wise but there was a mandatory meeting and the more seasoned da's caught heat performance wise and not to be too reliant on the new da's. They said they'd be more lenient with us new guys.

I hope this kid puts that money to good use!!

I’ve already complained to the store manager.

Outside of Philadelphia:

1. Clearly worn Red Cross blood donor Tshirt should NOT be priced at $6.50

2. An empty the Pacific blu-ray tin without the 6 Blu-ray Discs inside should NOT be priced at $7

I’m starting to see the end times here

Is it just me am I crazy that I like working on the sales floor bringing the clothes and donations out? Working the fitting room, cleaning up people messes of clothes leaving everywhere?

It seems I am the only one that likes the floor, everyone else would rather work in the back hanging, tagging, or pricing. Do yall think I have lost my mind or no? What are yal favorite places to work at Goodwills and why?

Do you perfer to work in the back because you don't have to deal with customers, or do you like the customers? This is my first week and I have to work my first Saturday and Sunday this week.

I was told the weekend is the busiest day of the week is it that busy? They said lets see if I still like the sale floor after this weekend, what yall think? All opinions appreciated thanks.

I won’t give away too many details on my specific store but it’s one of the “nice” ones that gets a lot of traction. I started recently and I had an issue with one of my coworkers because she snitched on me cause I was helping a customer out and telling them about other local thrifts I hit up and their deals. She then cut me off and told me I shouldn’t be telling people about anywhere else other than goodwill and I snapped back by telling her I’m not a goodwill fanatic and she replied asking why I was working at goodwill then and I told her it’s a job and it pays me. Surprise surprise management told me never to say anything about other stores cause a “customer told them I told them to shop somewhere else” and now that coworker is always complaining about me. Should I just swing on her orrr??? 😭😭😭

I’ve shopped at this Salvation Army before, and lately the pricing feels very inconsistent for a donation-based thrift store. Some basic clothing and regular brands seem priced surprisingly high, while some better-quality items are priced much lower.
I’ve also seen Target-brand items priced close to — or possibly higher than — what they would cost new at Target. I’m not saying people shouldn’t shop there. I’m saying it may be worth checking tags, comparing prices, and paying close attention before buying.
I’ve noticed that items with original retail tags attached sometimes seem to get priced high just because the original tag looks high, even though that doesn’t always reflect secondhand value. On half-price Wednesdays, a $40 item marked down to $20 may look like a deal, but that only works if the $40 price made sense in the first place.
I asked about the pricing and was told the items “come priced that way,” but I’ve seen situations where missing-tag items seemed to be priced differently depending on who was handling them.
Curious if anyone else has noticed this at that location or at other Salvation Army thrift stores in NYC.

Goodwill's mission is not to sell cheap stuff, it is to employ people. Goodwill has many different operation outside of the thrift shops, including job training & placement, recycling, commercial cleaning service, landscaping, packaging, laundry & document shredding.
If you can't afford to shop in goodwill, the irony is that they can help you find a better job.
I want everyone to stop complaining about goodwill prices, because they can shut down their whole thrift store operation and still fulfill their mission.

Today is my second day on the floor and I have to bring new items on the floor. I kid you not I cannot even put new clothes or items on the floor without them coming to my cart trying to grab the new items before anyone else.

I mean can yall really not wait until I put the items on the floor, are yall that desperate? Asking me if I have more carts to get out, they don't care about other customers want everything to themselves. My coworker told me I was going to get attacked when I bought the items out and they were so right.

Have anyone experience the samething while working on the floor bringing things out customers losing they mind like they haven't seen nothing before? Tell me your craziest stories working on the floor or any position would love to hear it, all opinions appreciated thanks.