Waynesville Goodwill store has a funky odor that permeates the entire store. The staff always say hello and seem kind. Unfortunately all the shelves are chaotic and like items are not together. The quality of donations is not a draw. The pricing is crazy. Although I live in the general area of this store I drive 10 miles to the Canton Goodwill store that looks and feels like a retail outlet. The clothing and shelfs are organized and appealing, the floors look great and the staff are kind and hardworking. read more

I find it hard to resist Goodwills, even with sassy ladies working there. However, I do not feel fully comfortable at this one anymore. There was a weird energy in the air. An elderly pilferer had just left, and that constituted high drama to some. The cashier that I had mentioned in my last update was spending time on the floor with a fellow employee. I strained to hear their low conversation, and a young man strained his body toward this cashier, imploring her for help. An older woman, would could not bear the strain of waiting in line, went back to browsing, and I got in line, which lines up towards the side-left. The cashier came back. She chatted with the older woman, who was approaching the register with an item. The chatting was comfortable, so I knew that the cashier and this older woman were familiar with each other. The older woman decided that I was not in line and got directly behind another woman at the register, which any Goodwill devotee knows is a faux pas. The line consists of side-to-side people. There is no room to get directly behind others in this Goodwill, as one would block a main thoroughfare to Corelle dishes. Last year, a woman asked if she could butt in front of me at this Goodwill. I relented out of weakness. Her husband was waiting. I wanted to tell her that so was mine. My husband lost it when he wondered what had taken me so long. Hers didn't. I am a crazy person magnet. If you got Squeaky Fromme, Andrew Wakefield, and a descendent of Josef Mengele in the same room with me, they would be telling me their life stories while ignoring any concept of time, space, or manners. Somehow, they sense my inner rube and descend. My husband cringes and sighs. So, of course, this older woman asked to butt in front of me. I, of course relented, because her time and narcissism are important to her, and I do not want to make waves. This woman felt that because she was actually in line before me- but then left the line- that that entitled her to go before me. This angered my husband, and he was making light comments in disbelief. Then it gets even more uncomfortable. The cashier actually asked my husband what he was commenting about, which can be seen as aggressive. I think that her heart was in the right place, but it was if she was almost daring us to say that the older woman- her friend- was rude to butt in front of us. I felt conflicted, because on the one hand the cashier was saying that I was nice to let the woman go ahead of me, but on the other hand she was saying that people that have the gall to ask to butt in front of you deserve a high five. Later that same day, we got falsely accused of butting, had to fight off another butter, and then I accidentally butted in front of a woman*. Life is the butt of the joke. *Please see my update on the Waynesville Ingles for more high jinks. I did not realize I was butting in front of someone at the health department, as I was elated due to defying anti-moms and due to imminent disease defiance in defiant children. read more

This Goodwill is a fairly good store. The staff seems to be nice and friendly. The aisles are large for carts. They have the normal clothing, shoes, linens, curtains etc. Prices are posted on each rack with the clothes arranged fairly neatly. The store is large and plenty of room. There are dressing rooms available. The store is located in a shopping center so there is ample and easy parking. The few things I have noticed is that they never seem to have any jewelry. Also the Knick knacks and toys are not arranged but just thrown on the shelf, which is interesting to dig through but time consuming. Lastly, occasionally clothing will be priced differently if it's a certain type or a new item and are mixed in with the other items. I have missed the tags and found out at the register that they're higher. But overall this is a Good Goodwill :) read more

Very clean and quiet. The employee named Laura excells at her job and got a very long line out the door in just a few minutes! The cleanest and least chaotic Goodwill I've been to in a long time read more

I'm always on the hunt for a bargain and Goodwill stores are a great place to look. This store is okay but the one on Canton is better organized and has better merchandise. If you really want a good selection, go to Asheville. read more

A nasty, unpleasant employee named Carl at the store in Clyde NC decided to tell my husband that he can't have a backpack in the store and needs to leave it with him. When I pointed out the fact (calmly) that at least five other people in the store were CURRENTLY wearing backpacks, he told me because they were women "it was different." My husband had on a little tiny sling bag, and some of these women had full sized back packs on. It is NOT different. My husband is a heavily tattooed, large guy, and this guy was profiling him and acting like he was going to steal something. As I tried to further explain, nicely, that he was acting unfairly, he got very loud. As I walked toward the door, disgusted, he followed me and yelled at me to "Never come back." He made my husband and I ridiculously uncomfortable for absolutely NO reason at all. So yeah, don't shop here unless you want the employees to treat you like you are going to steal something and then yell at you. I called the home office to report this guy, and apparently they will tell the "district manager" but I highly doubt anything will happen. I liked this store and now I'm completely uncomfortable going anywhere near there. He ought to be fired. read more