fancifrock

I went to our local Goodwill the other day because of all the "good" things people were saying they found there. Well not here in S Florida. I think it is because we have alot of transient people and most do not sew/quilt etc. Really alot of junk

keolika

I had the same experience, good will terribly high, went to Salvation Army thrift, and found some lovely wool suit jackets, I am cutting up and felting and using in my handwork projects.
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auntpatty

I agree, the night stand was too much. It needed too much work for that price. About a year ago we found a table on the side of a house for free. We took it home and sanded it. Painted the legs black and restained the top. Looks great now. I use it as a cuting table in my sewing room.

Inge

I go to church sales. Items are very reasonable. Great for fabric and button. It makes it easy to make scrappy quilt. It is awesome to use a few shirts and their pocked for neat squares.

jljack

The bales of clothing are sold through recyclers to paper mills, where they are shredded into teeny bits to make paper.

maidmirian

I drop off a (set) of really nice dishes with cups & glasses at a Goodwill. When in and found the set had been broken up with prices on each.... Why not sell it as a set?

BettyGee

Wow, I don't understand at all. I go to our Goodwill all the time and find fantastic buys. I have gotten fabric, last time over 20 yards of various prints for under $13.00 and was thrilled. I assumed that the donation was from the family of a deceased crafter. The notebooks that I keep all my printed patterns in I get at Goodwill for 99 cents each, sometimes a large notebook runs me $1.59. I was thinking of going over there tomorrow to look for blue jeans, never pay more than $6.00 a pair and some look like they've never been worn. For day to day knock about blue jeans I hate to pay what they charge for blue jeans nowadays. Hope bad things haven't struck my Goodwill.

vickimc

you need to find the last ditch store. if it doesnt sell, they have a last ditch store, before they ditch it. much better prices.

MerryQuilter

Oh my gosh yuck.

suzq

Up north I had several freinds that had part-time jobs at Goodwill and they all left, as they felt the public was really being ripped off.
Living in So. Fl. and being involved in several dog rescue groups, all my donations go to the thrift shops they run. At least I know where the monies are going. I also have been told that the baled clothing from Goodwill is shipped overseas to be sold and Goodwill makes out very well from the sale of this.