Goodwill sucks. They get their merch for free, keep the good stuff to put online, put the other junk out for suckers to pay nearly as much as new items would cost, and when you get home and discover it's broken, sorry, they don't accept returns. And then what do they charitably do with their massive profit? They hire their own employees! They are the charity AND the beneficiary!!! This particular store always reeks of weed. And while all piped in music sucks nowadays, this place plays it way too loud. I only go to thrifts to kill time. Very rarely do I buy anything. But this one is off my list. Not going back. read more

Why bother when they have most of the stuff behind yellow tape and won't let you have anything good anymore, including shoes just a few pieces of clothes and that's it's not worth the money or the trip! read more

Goodwill Industries - Empty rows where the shoes would have been - Thrift Stores Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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The goodwills here are very different from those in Rock Hill and Charlotte. I tend to like the format of those stores better. They also feel and look cleaner as they are color coded by style and item e.g jeans, sweaters, blouses. Every item here has a colored price tag versus a set price for sports wear, pants, shirt etc. There's no real organization. The price for the items seems unreasonable across the board. Goodwill will respond how their increased prices help the community initiatives etc. Doesn't negate that they are receiving FREE items and still pricing them too high lol. My first experience here was off pointing. I bought a dresser and an employee said "you got scammed." I was caught off guard because what? The employee stated the type of dresser I bought is typically half the price. So basically there's no consistency with pricing here. It was a strange encounter especially because I didn't ask lol. read more

Well organized on our visit. Good pricing for the end-user. We would have given a perfect 5 star but the bathroom stalls needed ATTENTION, as there was no toilet paper in 3 of the women's stalls. The employee's were nice upon entrance & during the check out. Remember to bring your own shopping bag as they do not supply plastic shopping bags anymore. read more

If you want to skip the story and just read a review please skip until you see **. Through the years my wife always told me how awesome thrift store are so I finally took her up on her word and visited the Goodwill on Decker Blvd. We were there for maybe 10 minutes when I noticed an employee stocking items from a shopping cart onto the shelves. I noticed something near the bottom but wasn't quite sure what I was seeing so I stuck around her area as she stocked items. As she cleared items I was able to get a better look and to my amazement I saw a very ornate Cuckoo Clock. She picked up the box with the clock in it and placed it on a shelf. It took me approximately .00053 seconds to grab it! The clock was brand new without even a piece of dust on it. It seemingly had every part so I closed the box and brought it to my wife. As I was showing off my find I noticed the price of approximately $5.00. A cuckoo clock for 5 bucks, even if its a cheap knock off with a battery powered movement you can't complain about 5 bucks. When we got home I laid out the clock and all the contents of the box, to my surprise everything was there including the owners manual that I didn't see earlier. I was elated to say the least until I saw the address printed on the paperwork... my jaw dropped when I saw that this clock was from the Black Forest in Germany. After some research I found out this clock was in fact a genuine Black Forest Cuckoo clock that usually sells for $300-$400 new. I told my wife the news and about my new hobby of going to thrift shops every weekend. She just laughed and said this is a very very rare occurrence and that in over 10 years of her going to thrift shops she had never even come close to a find like this. Of course I thought otherwise so we spent the next month going to every store in the Greater Columbia area to no avail... she was right it was just beginners luck lol. I won't complain though because in the end we have a Genuine hand made Black Forest Cuckoo Clock that we paid all of $5.00 for and it works perfectly. We did put together boxes of clothing and household items and donated them to attempt to make up some of the difference.... I felt a little bad getting such a great deal lol. **Now, aside from my story here is the review on the store. There is plenty of parking out front and its a great shopping plaza. The store has been clean and clutter free the half dozen times we've been there. Its actually much more organized than many other thrift shops in the area. There is a huge area with tons of clothing, if i had to guess I'd say about 75% of the store is dedicated to clothing and shoes. They do have furniture but depending on the day or time of year there could be lots of furniture or almost none. The back wall and the back half of the left and right walls have shelves stuffed with miscellaneous items, this is where I found the clock. There is just a vast array of items that you'll likely find at least 1 item you'd find interesting or useful enough to purchase. I don't think we've left there without purchasing at least 1 item per trip. The employees we've dealt with were all very courteous and willing to help. All in all this is my favorite location in Northeast Columbia and we frequent this store quite often as health and time permits. Good luck and good hunting! read more

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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As far as Goodwill stores go, this one has the best selection of weird stuff. There is also plenty of furniture and most of it is clean. They usually have vacuum cleaners on the cheap. read more

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Came in to "pop some tags"! Store has a lot of space and inventory. Pretty clean and organized too which is always a tough task in a thrift shop. I just went to browse, but as always stumbled upon a few gems that had been overlooked by others. The key is to dig! read more

This place is absolutely horrible the Management and employees attitudes are just as nasty as their floors... They price their items as if they are consignment store and they are a thrift store! 2 thumbs down from me !! read more