Awful. High priced junk in no particular order. Arrogant, not friendly help. Allows non-customers…read moreto moop around the store blocking customers from actually looking for items. Parking is an issue. The clerk in the back room was terrible, would not give any break on price for large amount of books and DVD purchase, so I left with nothing. No wonder it's so dark and gloomy shop. And I will never go back. I suggest you do the same.

The Goodwill here is tiny. There is no furniture, limited knick knacks but a good amount clothing…read more The clothes take up the majority of the space. I went there because some of the other reviews say "better quality goods", "great selection of vintage and other jewelry" and "small and clean". I found none of this true currently. Goodwill stock changes for sure and maybe I hit it at a bad time. It does not change that it is a small cramped space, dusty and limited stock. This is definitely not your place for furniture. Check out the clothes. For me, not worth the stop.

Awesome project that was made over several years celebrating all of the achievements of a non…read moreprofit volunteer group that hand carved and hand painted all of these beautiful carousel horses. Now that it is finished it is simply a joy to visit and fun for families and kids of all ages to ride and enjoy.

What a fun stop. Hand carved horses on a restored carousel…read moreframe. Only $2 per ride. Helpful and well trained staff. Fully handicapped accessible. Wonderful example of a community project. Over 400 volunteers labored 1800+ hours per horse. Bring the whole family.. Did I forget to say it's air conditioned???

Not great. Sloppy and rushed. High priced junk and sloppy place. Parking is next to impossible. The…read moredays of finding bargains are long gone.

High priced junk and sloppy place. Parking is next to impossible. The days of finding bargains are…read morelong gone.

I recently returned for another wonderful stay at Kripalu, in an R&R stay. My room as expected was…read moreclean and comfortable. I booked two services in the healing arts a Therapeutic Massage and a Chinese Astrology reading. My masseuse was wonderful at helping my begin the process of releasing all the tense muscles in my lower back and neck after a recent flare up of my chronic pain condition due to an existing spinal injury. They were careful and checked in with my along the way about pressure and comfort in the process. I felt very comfortable throughout and though I left sore (which I expect when working out the tense muscles after a flare) I felt more functional and saw a decrease in movement pain shortly after. I have had encounters with the astrologer on staff in my past visits to Kripalu once in leading a workshop on Chinese Astrology and another on a shamanic full moon ceremony. I felt that the reading and insight Beth provided was very accurate to what has framed me in my life where I've been and a bit of where I'm going. I would definitely recommend adding on a few things if time and budget allows. They truly made the experience better. As always, the food was exceptional and I found plenty of options in the schedule for movement practices, new learning opportunities as well as plenty of cozy corners and spaces to relax and do what feels best for you. They have plenty of options for books, games and puzzles to entertain you. I am also a huge fan of walking through their onsite store and left with a few new goodies to commemorate the trip. I am forever grateful for to Kripalu and their staff after every visit for always leaving feeling like I've been taken care of for a few days. I cannot wait for my next trip out.

I just returned from a stay at Kripalu (early) because I believe I got food poisoning from their…read morefood. I had been there several times before and never felt this way but I immediately got sick after eating dinner there last night. I was so sick that I had to go home today and I was not able to participate in any activities because I felt so sick. On top of this, the woman at the front desk had absolutely zero empathy when I told her my story and advised me to just fill out the post-evaluation survey when I got it. Kripalu has a lot of great qualities about it BUT they have to acknowledge their insufficiencies. They seem to have the mindset that people should feel grateful to just be able to go there. That attitude doesn't fly anymore.

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You may have donated a few cans of soup to Foodshare over the years, but did you know they have…read moreCommunity Service volunteer opportunities for you and your team, either in Windsor or Hartford? Our offices sent a team of 14 over to Windsor this morning and we spent three hours sorting meats and poultry donated by local supermarket chains. There were many job functions and stations necessary for us to sort through 5,950 pounds of food. When the food is donated by supermarkets, all of the different meats are stored in a Foodshare walk-in freezer in big plastic bins- so the bins were full of every sort of meat found in your supermarket's meat and poultry cases. Here is what we did: Station # 1 - Big pallets full of the bins that the frozen meats were packed were delivered to us via forklift. We opened up the bins and sorted the meat by type- beef, ground beef, poultry, pork, lamb, veal, specialty, sausage, bacon, etc. Stations # 2, 3, 4, 5, -The sorted meats went to a dedicated line where teams packaged cartons for the specific types of meats. We put a sticker on the outside of the carton (beef or poultry, etc.), inspected each package for damaged packaging, marked over the UPC with a Sharpie, put a Foodshare sticker on each package, and weighed the cartons we were creating so they clocked in between 28 and 32 pounds. When a box was completed, it was stacked on a rolling cart. Station # 6 -The rolling carts were brought over to a ten degree walk in freezer where the finished cartons were stacked by category onto pallets - 24 boxes to a pallet. Station # 7 -The bins we emptied out had to be wiped down, sanitized and restacked. It was a lot of fun to see how everyone worked together doing all of these different tasks. After a while, we were efficiently working as though we were a team that had been doing this work for 5 years. It was quite a rewarding experience. Go grab your work buddies and give it a go.

In lieu of favors at our wedding last month, Jason M. and I made a donation to Foodshare. It was a…read moreno-brainer to select this charity because they have served many families in-need in the Hartford area. Making a donation was very easy to do online. Not only did I get a thank you card, I also got a thank phone call from a representative! I felt good that my donation was very appreciated. Thus, I will continue to support Foodshare whenever I am in the financial situation to give.