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| - It's time for an update on this store, since a lot has changed over the years. They have been at this location for four years. It's true that you'll never find anything really valuable - Goodwill must pay people to look through the donations and anything worth money is sold on the Internet. I don't approve of that, because we always donated good stuff to Goodwill with the intention of helping the poor and the disadvantaged - it was always a nice thought to think that your donated silver or your good jewelry or antique whatever was going to go to someone who couldn't otherwise afford it.
To give them credit, they do some good things here. They don't deface the records (see reviews of other thrifs like Salvation Army, who actually ruin all their donated vinyl). They don't ruin expensive clothing by putting holes or staples in the lapels. So bravo for that.
But the problem this Goodwill has is they tend to think the junk they do put out for people is worth much more than it is. Junky cameras that are only of use to a 16 year old who wants to learn how film works, and they're $30. Worthless paintings with a $40 price tag. Used, stained shirts for $6.
All that above would merit a 3 star review. And if they lowered the prices just a tad, they would surely get 4. So why a 1? Because effective this week, they jacked the prices by 150% on everything. That's right! Seriously? Come on people, that stupid coffee mug and that chipped plate and that drinking glass over there, that's worth a quarter at best. You should be glad people paid you a dollar. I don't think too many people are going to spend a dollar fifty on coffee mugs, t-shirts, records, books, and all that other small-time junk you have. It's ok to get a cheap camisole or running shorts or whatever for the dollar special, but remember these closed are USED, and I'm not going to pay that much more for it. They have a lot more staff now, too, so I wonder what's going to happen here.
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