I never donated at a Goodwill drop off before and found it very convenient. I was able to also make it a tax right off! The process was fast as all I had to do is place my bag of items in a bin. I can see there are advantages in donating this way. First, it is not an actual store so I will not be tempted to shop. Second, I do not know anyone and do not know where my donations will go as Goodwill is a huge thrift store chain. I most likely will not see any of the items I donated so no regrets. Third, I am giving to their cause which supposedly is for helping people get employment.
And fourth, all items go directly in their stores (in store or online) to purchase- I do not think employers are allowed to keep or buy the merchandise ...only the customers who purchase can do that. I like that... and did I state how convenient it was to donate? Within 5 minutes!
Oh, and fifth, unlike some horror stories I have heard online of people donating bags of items and the employees open the bags right then and tell the person what they will accept and not accept, I did not see any of that here. I liked that. Personally, I think thrift stores (no matter what their preference of types of merchandise are) should just be grateful that a person donates their items to them. After all, the store is getting the items for free. The employees can later go through the bags and decide what they can sell and what they can't. The person has decided to donate their items voluntarily to the store, that is alone kind. read more