Resellers all day, but it's manageable - the security guard at the door was very nice - can't beat the price, although you're gonna have get your hands dirty and dig If that's what you like this place is for you read more

They need to reign in the resellers. The resellers are aggressive, push and shove and the average shopper can not benefit from this store. I use to bring my donations here but now I rather drive a few more miles to donate to a place where retail shoppers can benefit. read more

This is so much fun. You dig thru bins to find clothes or styles you want, like or need. You pay per pound! It's a lot of fun. Great way to save money. Remember its all used clothes. Have fun digging! read more

Associate told me I could only pay cash because the lady that takes credit is away and that I could wait an hour if I'd like to until she comes back - all while my guy just stood at his counter not attending anyone. I asked if there was an ATM nearby and without looking he said no. Frustrating experience really. Truly no one cared or wanted to help. read more

It's is closed on Wednesdays !! I wasted 2 hours to drive. They should update their hpurs !

This place is a mad mad house! Everything here is the dumpping ground before it gets shipped out to the other goodwill centers. Items are as-is, which is super dirty and uncleaned. People come in here with bags and push each other to get to items. 99% of the items are crap. You have to wait until they announce everyone can go in and then you have to wait until they let you touch the bins. Be sure to bring gloves and sanitizer! read more

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I have to say that I have been to many Goodwill Stores, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida you get the idea. I have never been to a Goodwill Store like this. This was an interesting experience. Someone mentioned this place to me years ago and I never had the chance to come here so I decided to walk down here to check the area out. When I first walked in it was definitely a warehouse feel no doubt about that. It is a very large space and the first thing I see is large home items in the front for sale. A couple of clothes racks. Then I noticed very long lines wrapped around the perimeter of the warehouse with customers waiting to pay. It seemed like they sold everything by pound. There were rows of bins that you can sift through to find things. Each bin had different items. Bins were separated out and had men's, women's, children's, different clothes, shoes, boots, sneakers, plus more. There were also bins for towels, rugs, small home goods, toys, holiday tchotchke. They also had some shelves, and some glass cases that I guess considered higher quality items stored for sale. For some people this place was a real treasure trove and had a great time here with full shopping carts waiting to check out. Believe me I love a great deal plus finding things that I didn't know that I needed is always a bonus but there was no way I was going to do any shopping here. Digging through bins of the unknown made me feel very uneasy. I spent a good 5 minutes looking around at the merchandise, lines to check out and all the aggressive shoppers, at the end of the day this place really was not for me. read more

I know it is crazy here. But definitely can find something good and cheap items here. Just be patient. The staffs here are nice and friendly. If more staffs here maybe more efficiency but still ok. I love here. Probably visit here often from now on. read more

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I found a few good things here the only thing to look out for are the resellers. The resellers will come running in and they watch everyone and watch what they are taking and can be aggressive.Other than the resellers everyone is pretty okay. read more

I went to the goodwill outlet store in Sunnyside today to donate some men's clothing along with baby apparels and place is a mess and it's not the staff to blame , many large bins with items for sale by the pound and the vultures are roaming around , grabbing , tossing, flinging , throwing around everything in sight .I prefer to roam around the calmer sections of the place looking for whatever treasure I could find after dropping off my donated clothing and wow a book on dining and traveling solo for 2 bucks must be coming home with me along with a umbrella holder stand shaped like a cactus for 12 bills. It's good to donate clothing and other items you no longer need as it will be very useful for someone else in need. I didn't find a hidden gem or lost treasure but it's cool cause I have my book and funny looking umbrella stand to enjoy Courtesy of goodwill outlet in Sunnyside . read more

Gave it a 3 star because I did find good clothes for myself. Got a few sweaters, Levi overalls and crochet cardigans. Got about 6 items for $10! Good price and lots of selection, but aggressive crowd. I got there when they were switching out the bins. They had everybody line up against the wall. When they were ready they allowed people to walk to the bins. Employees were closely monitoring to make sure you didn't run or touch anything during this process and were quick to kick you out if you broke their rules. Once ready they let you dig through the bins. There are lots of resellers there aggressively packing their bags with everything they can grab. Definitely a competitive atmosphere and not for the faint of heart. Customer were competitive and quick to take things out of your hands and cart. If you dare touch anything these resellers pile they will yell at you. Parking was difficult. My recommendation is to go with a group. read more

What could I really say about this place? It's fucking nuts. I'm really thankful first off that I even have an outlet by me because they are extremely far and few between. It's really not fair to review and rate this store based on its customers but beware that the people who come here to shop are on a fierce mission. They are open 7 days a week which is nice and all the employees that I spoke with were extremely nice. The store isn't exactly "clean" so I recommend to wear gloves and your laundry day clothes. The two things I wish I could change would to have more shopping carts and a private parking lot because parking in that area is impossible to find. read more

Goodwill - Scored these in my size! - Thrift Stores Near Me - Long Island City, New York

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It is horrible. Worst good will I ever been to. The place is filthy and feels like I'm purchasing garbage. I come here to donate only because it's most convenient for me. But I would never purchase anything from here. You may be lucky to score a nice pair of jeans- but is it worth the trouble? People are waiting on line where clothes come in to get first dibs. read more

I am just writing this to Goodwill itself. I am dismayed that Goodwill does not have a store somewhere else in Queens that is anything like their usual stores.I mean a non-outlet. Queens deserves a clean, well lot, large, organized store such as exists in other New York State locations. Nowadays there are so many that can benefit from shopping in a decent Goodwill, not the outlet or the cramped one I used to go to on Steinway St. Astoria, even if it is located a little out of the way. But there are many empty locations now during this unfortunate pandemic. More of us are turning to thrifted items as our funds are not enough to afford new. So please Goodwill, how about it? read more

Don't even bother. Goodwill in NY SUCKS. There is one store in Huntington. It is very small and almost always the shelves are either bare or filled with damaged items. Yesterday we were in Queens and decided to try the "bins." BIG waste of time. We drove around for 40 minutes trying to find a place to park and ended up leaving without ever getting near the place. Goodwill in Las Vegas is about to open their 18th store. We have one crappy store in Huntington and an outlet in Queens that is 100 percent unusable due to the location and parking. Try Unique or Island Thrift or Savers. MUCH better places to shop. I thrift several times a week. Goodwill is off our list completely. We have better places to go where we don't drive to Queens only to waste gas seeking parking or drive to Huntington only to find about 5 small shelves of damaged hardgoods. Never again will we hit a Goodwill in NY. read more

Could not be less helpful-the website offers incorrect information. We simply wanted to drop-off donation bags (no need to do anything beyond allowing us to drop-off the bags). The security guard could not have been nicer and more understanding--Manuel from Goodwill was neither helpful nor considerate nor logical about simply accepting the bag. We should point out there were customers in the store --it was active inside! We would not have kept anyone later! We'll donate someplace else. read more

The website drop off hours say 9-6 on Saturday. The sign on the door after taking an Uber to make a donation says 9-4! They need to update their website! read more

Bathroom have a sign up as been broken for 3 weeks yet I noticed workers giving the keys to the restroom to only people they know. That is not Fair to the rest of the customers ,something needs to be done to address the problem read more

Great place to drop off items. They take a variety of items (clothes, household items, electronics, etc) The donation door is easily accessible from the curb and when you come in they ask you a few questions and take your items. It's not too close to a train station or public transit so if your donating a bunch of stuff I'd probably drive. Other than that it's quick and easy. read more

Other thrift store owners come here and sell things in their stores. People grab armful of clothes , throw them in shopping carts. Have someone stay with carts along the walls and sort through them at end of day. Like animals grabbing everything. They have clothes, purses, books, household items, toys, record a, dads. I've gotten many leather bags and new clothes. ​ read more

Here's the thing... if you know what to look for, it doesn't matter if the mamacitas who hang out all day hoard bags full of goods... There's still plenty to go around!! Make a half day or day of it and stay for a few turns of the barrels. Use disposable gloves and a big ikea bag or several while sifting through stuff. Take a bottle of water with you but be prepared not to use the restroom. Pack light in case you take a large haul home. If you're in costume design or wardrobe of any kind (like me) and need real clothes for a project, this is a great resource. read more

the same 10 older ladies are there every day and they get all the carts and hoard them so no one else can have carts and they don't listen to the rules yet none of the staff care why does everyone else have to get off the sales floor but them? why do they get to look at the bins before everyone else does?? it should be a rule that they can't hoard these carts and the rules that apply to everyone else should apply to them also i did find some cute stuff but jeez these women make me angry & it ruins the experience for everyone else read more

Don't bother trying to donate here- staff don't want your stuff. Tried to drop off donations and was yelled at as soon as I entered store that I can't come in with donations and have to go to the other entrance. The other entrance is some shady iron door that no one is answering whether you knock or ring or whatever. Staff here clearly does not care. Don't waste your time. Other donation centers would be thrilled to get your donation instead. read more

Dropped off clothes. People working the donation door are extremely rude. There are large, shallow blue bins in the donation room. I was screamed at to "put my clothes on the blue table". First of all these bins do not resemble tables. Second of all the room was filled with many of them, and the guy did not decipher which "table" to put it on. When I didn't understand he was extremely rude, rolled his eyes, and shook his head. I will donate elsewhere next time! read more

It's ridicously cheap at a dollar something per pound. The more you buy, the cheaper it gets by the pound. I found jeans from Levi's, Lucky Brand, Gap, and All for Mankind. I found shirts and sweaters from J.Crew, Zara, even BCBG Max Azria and a pretty nice Kenneth Cole trench coat. But the most common was probably Old Navy clothing. There's a good amount of shoes (which looked too nasty for me to touch) and a lot of old Uggs. There's a lot of used handbags, blankets, coats, books, and silverware. I even found a pillow pet! They also sell video games for all the playstation, xbox and wii. I ended up leaving with $8.45 worth of comfy tees and 3 jeans. They bring out new carts full of clothes, shoes, bags, etc about every 2 hours and they have about 5 cycles. So new carts come out at around 8am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm. When it's about time to release a new cart, they tell everyone to clear the area and move behind the yellow line. People were already holding a spot behind the line for at least 20 minutes! When they let you go to the carts, it's a free for all and the hispanic ladies that are mentioned in all the other reviews basically grab piles of clothes without looking at them and hoard them into a giant garbage bag that they have tied to their waist. There was some yelling, but I think it was just a couple of guys who didn't follow the no running, no pushing rule and got kicked out/yelled at by the staff. Other than that, if you steer clear of the aggressive ladies who grab clothes by the bunch, I think it's a good bargain and a very interesting thrifting experience. read more

Goodwill - found a cute pillow pet! don't how to wash so did not buy it - Thrift Stores Near Me - Long Island City, New York

I had quite a bit of clothing that didn't fit my daughter since she had lost so much weight including coats and jackets. It is very easy to go and drop off the clothing at their convenient location on Van Dam st. Unfortunately, I tried going in to the other section because I needed a small night stand but the line was very long. It was a Saturday. I waited about 10 mins and gave up. Maybe during the week it's shorter. I still liked this good will. read more

Mostly clothing and shoes. People get crazy and grab everything in the bins then campp out in lawn chairs taking up cart parking. If you want to avoid crowds come early or late. There's always something cool for cheap read more

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Unlike any goodwill experience I've ever had. Only complaint I have is waiting in line a while for them to fill up the buckets with clothes, but they have a great selection. You just need to dig! read more

I came here on a Sunday morning/afternoon (they open at 12), and I arrived at around 12:10. I left at 12:25. The regulars were crowded at the front of the store, waiting anxiously for the workers to bring out new bins. My guess is that they had been here the day before and had already picked through these bins, so they were waiting for the new stock. This group was something else..rude, snarky, and territorial, especially the Hispanic women. The workers are no better. Apparently there are rules and a standard operating procedure here. You can't take shopping carts in between the bins, so you have to park it somewhere against the wall, which is apparently already cluttered with these veterans' carts and covered with some identifying blankets to make sure no one takes their stuff. (?) Have these carts been here for a while? Apparently so. I don't know how long they sit there..maybe these people stockpile day after day and check out once a week to avoid paying repeat sales taxes? I don't know, but they sure as f*ck know what they're doing. To top it off, this place was CROWDED. It's bad enough having to dig through bins but having a shitload of people fighting for the same space is enough to turn me off. I honestly didn't even wait for the moment when the workers opened the new bins. I left shortly thereafter. The way these people were standing behind "the line" while the workers brought out the fresh meat was enough for me to imagine how Hunger Games-ish this was about to become. (They herd everyone to the front and make everyone stand behind a line by the registers when they're ready to bring out new bins). This place is a lot closer to my house than Housing Works Buy the Bag, but at least they're civil over there. And so, I hopped on the BQE and drove myself over there instead. I'll maybe try this place again on a weekday afternoon, when it's dead, and I don't have to fight for some cheap clothes. read more

Goodwill - The herd waits for the fresh bins. Seriously like the hunger games. - Thrift Stores Near Me - Long Island City, New York

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Definitely not a fan of this place. Maybe it works for some people, but not for me. Being a pack rat in NYC is not a good thing due to living spaces, so adding more "stuff" to my collection of crap (things that are not a necessity) is just bad. You cannot find anything within the size ranges 8-18 and it is just a huge heap of clothing. Nothing is put into bins by category, like jackets or t-shirts, or dresses and men's and women's is mixed together. I can see their selection being great for people that need dishes, stuffed animals, VHS tapes, books, or scratched CD's- but definitely not for people in need of clothing or shoes in average sizes. The clothing would also be great for parents shopping for their kids. The staff here hates you, and will not even put items in bags for you, you have to bag all of your own stuff. They do not provide tissue paper for the dishes either, so bring your own bags and packing supplies. There are not that many customers here, and the ones you do see kind of have personal issues. There is nothing else to do in the area, so stopping here off of the 7 train would be to come here specifically. After all of the hype about "The Amazing Goodwill By-the-Pound" store, I am definitely not seeing what the big deal is. NYC is so overrated... read more

I dropped off some donations today and I have to say it was very very easy. Also, the staff was super friendly and helpful. I had about 5 bags of clothes, shoes, and miscellaneous items. A staff member saw me outside as I pulled the items out of the backseat of my boyfriend's car; he directed me to the famous blue door on the left. There, another staff member welcomed me with a small and asked that I place all my items in a big bin to my left. She asked me whether I'd like a receipt or not and what type of things I was donating. She also asked me if I'd like to keep my bags- I wasn't attached to them so I let them go. I ended up opting to take a receipt and donate anonymously. Easy-peasy. This process took me less than 5 minutes and I was out the door. Only unfortunate side was that my boyfriend ended up paying for parking not realizing it'd be so quick! Definitely donating again. Great way to get rid of things you don't need but can still serve a greater good. read more

I have nothing poor to say about my experience dropping off some unwanted clothes for donation. Originally, I was thinking about taking it to a local thrift store, but figured the Goodwill would take good care of my clothes and ensure they get into great hands! The women taking the donations was very kind and thanked me at the end of our interaction! Good deed for the week is done! read more

This place is a gem. From my understanding, they change each bin a few times a day. I went at 2pm on a Sunday, when they had just refreshed the bins, and it wasn't too crazy. The customers and staff are very polite. They have everything from clothes, electronics, books, and accessories. Scavenging through the bins is such a cool experience. Everything you buy is based on weight. I got 6 pounds of clothes for $13. Can't get better than that! read more

This Goodwill is a great place to drop off items. There is a separate entrance for donations. There is also always a tag sale going on where you can find great items for a steal. Personally, I really like up cycling clothes and I come here for new materials all the time. The items may not be as trendy as other thrift stores but are definitely worth it. read more

Easy drop off. Everyone is friendly. Keep in mind that the drop off door is different from the shooing door. So long wait just to drop off. They have carts you can use if you have a lot of stuff to transport from your car. They also gave me my receipt for donation. read more

Not good. There used to be quite a lot of good stuff for sale here, but since about a couple months ago the bins are now picked clean of anything worthwhile before they are brought out. What's left over is mostly junk. You know something is wrong when even the manic Hispanic ladies have mostly abandoned the place. Used to be lively and a little scary in a good way, now it's just a ghost town. read more

So I started going to the bins in December 18', and i thought the experience was wonderful, with the exception of the crazies who stood in the front and grabbed everything without even looking at the items. Then, after returning from my trip, i went back in August - only to now see a display case with pricey items, that were once in the bins. This has completely taken away from the excitement of shopping there, and it is so unfair that they are allowed to do this. And, they also put special clothing lines on racks in the front with their own prices - again, not fair. The quality of what you search for in the bins is crap. You may find one or two items worth it,but other than that, it has become so disappointing. It figures when i start going, it all changes....Very sad.....They should get rid ot the display cases and go back to the way it was -- read more

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I purchased these items for 5 bucks. My boyfriend likes the bag. I like the book and we will see about the rest. I would recommend wearing gloves. I saw people with gloves there. It looks helpful. The shoes are dirty. I have been to the bins several times. The reports of hoards of people digging through the new bins is true. I didn't even bother with the new bins. So if you love thrifting and want an experience give it a go. read more

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I love this place. I have noticed over the course of 6 months the prices are slowly increasing. I have found so many great prices for a fraction of both retail and secondhand prices so I'm not complaining. Honestly, those complaining about the staff I can sympathize with them sometimes in a setting such as the outlet being stern with the customers yields results. Overall, it's a great place and you're bound to find something ! read more