It is just your average goodwill but the inventory turn over is pretty impressive. They seem to have a 50% off sale every other week. And, this must be one of the busiest drop off donation locations in the area as traffic is always out the lot. Avoid the parking lot!! and find a street spot. It is really not worth the hassle of trying to get in and out right next to the busy intersection. read more

It's a small space, but I find a lot of little gems here and the workers have always been super friendly. It's a convenient location for dropping things off, and they have saved my bacon when I spill something on myself at work or forget my gym gear. I just pop in and grab something to wear, since driving back home through traffic isn't always an option. read more

I love the santa barbara location. I would stop in 3-5 times a week until moving recently. Sky is the best! His customer service skills are beyond what you woukd expect and a "thrift" shop, seriously, I'm talking Nordstrom quality! They are very lucky to have him. Theresa who is one of the managers is great too. I always enjoyed talking to her as I shuffled through the racks As for merchandise, I have found some great designer finds at that location including, Vince, theory, free people, madewell, j crew, gypsy 05, Marc Jacobs, and sooo much more. To anymore that says they don't have merchandise, or the employees get all the good stuff (yelp reviews that I have read) you are wrong and are not only taking the time to look or are going on an off day! I will miss you guys! I hope my new local goodwill (palm springs) is just as awesome! read more

They don't have a fitting room and if you want to return items that dont fit it's only store credit. Frustrating! Prices can be expensive. Short sleeves shirt $5, I just bought 3 for $3 each at forever 21 on sale. Goodwill is a second hand store. Same with the jacket $6/7 for 1, I bought a jacket for $3 at forever 21 on sale. Jeans $6 that's fair but again no fitting room so... read more

Kathryn was the most amazing cashier, so friendly and remained so calm during the hectic 50% off sale! She took her time to pay attention each customer and was so helpful to my friends and I plus other people I saw her interact with. Made my first experience in this store so great! read more

A wonderful place and wonderful company that recycles goods people donate. If places like Goodwill didn't exist, then there would be a lot more trash in the world. At this specific store, donating is very simple and the employees are very kind and helpful. The prices inside may fluctuate, but at least the clothes and goods are being re-used rather then rotting in a landfill. I recommend all to stop on by and give it a try. read more

quite sweet people work here. very kind and helpful when i was looking for a suit for a recent occasion i had. $14 to dress head-to-toe in an italian suit. best thrift in the city 1000% read more

If you are a fan of thrift stores, this Goodwill will yield some treasures in the clothing, book, and housewares sections. The last Wed of each month from 5-8 PM they have everything 1/2 off! It's a zoo then when dozens of other bargain seekers look for ultra discounted rejects from other people's closets. In this time of recession and economic crisis, your fellow shoppers may be either homeless or Montecito residents. read more

Their prices are okay for clothes, but I find they often are charging above retail for kitchen supplies or electronics. The many garage sales in Santa Barbara are a much better bet for that - or head to the five thrift stores downtown in Ventura. It has a convenient location and there is some furniture. read more

This place was pretty old and dirty-mostly old and not kept up with. Some of the stuff was reasonable. I didnt look at the clothing, because we went in there for furniture and kitchenware. The dishes were a good price, I got some pretty stoneware bowls in great condition for $1.99/ea, but the furniture was ridiculous. I saw stuff that had chips out of the finish and terrible wear on it with paint and nailpolish splashes on it for like $24.99. One of the coffee tables wasnt even solid wood and it had dog chews all over the legs and also had nailpolish and paint on it (almost all the furniture did) and they wanted $29.99 for it! it wasnt even a nice piece of furniture to begin with! We tried to bargain about another table. It was an IKEA table, and it hate the style of table name under it on a sticker, and we looked it up on our phones and the "new" version of the same table, which was much nicer, was $19.99..... Goodwill wanted $9.99 for it! It wasnt "new", had some wear and the corners were rounded from use, and it was the older version of it, at least 5 years old. We pointed that out and they wouldnt give us a discount. said, "thats why its half price". We got it anyway because we needed SOMETHING and, well, it was only $10 lol. Plus it was the ONLY thing without nailpolish on it! but yeah... their prices were ridiculous! oh... and dont forget to check out the extremely F'd up leather couch with cracks galore and DUCK TAPE all over the middle cushion! for freakin $50! Its something you would see on CL for FREE and STILL no one would want it! they are INSANE! PS... for the idiots b****hing about there not being a fitting room, many MANY thrift stores dont. I dont know about SB, but about 80% of the thrift stores in the midwest dont have them. especially the smaller ones like this one. They cant afford to police the shop lifters like reals stores do. and since there are ssssoooo many ways to stick clothing under things and into your purse, etc, because there is no one monitoring the cameras in the back, its just easier. Some of the stores, such as good will and Salvation army, at least the ones in the midwest, will allow returns with the original tag ON it, and the receipt, for instore credit w/in 3 days. so... thats my two cents! read more

Have been a couple times now. I have been looking around mostly in the larger furniture areas, which I thought had some really nice stuff! I returned the following weekend and it seemed like everything was different, so you may need to visit a couple times to find what youre looking for. The rest of the store seemed relatively organized and clean. The drop off area is very easy to get to. They offer tax receipts if you want one. Parking is a little limited but ample street parking. Friendly staff inside. Will definitely return to drop off more items and will prob take a couple more trips inside to find some new treasures. read more

Love this thrift shop! I find all sorts of goodies here! Great clothing too..

This place is horrible. It's the most dingy, dirty goodwill I've ever been to. The staff is rude and frankly, lazy. The store is not well kept, everything is a mess. Take your business elsewhere I promise you. read more

I shop at every thrift store I can. I was very disappointed in the Goodwill store in Santa Barbara. Their use of space was very unimpressive, and there was so little to look at in here, I won't make a trip to Santa Barbara to come here again. read more

I happened upon some fantastic finds at this shop. Loving the senior discount which made the trip even sweeter.

I bought an Aerobed that looked brand new at this "Goodwill" store recently. When I got it home and blew it up, and there was an enormous gap between the bed and the inflation motor. They would not return my money, only giving me store credit if I bought something there THAT DAY. Really? You'd think they'd at least try to see if it worked before they charged $20 for it. Needless to say, there was nothing else I wanted. I've literally given over $1000 worth of items to them. Lesson learned: Greedy for the needy. Never going back. read more

Recently, I was bidding on a Yamaha FG-340 in Santa Barbara. Untypically, there was a reserve price. As it turns out, I was informed by a store employee that this was a ploy and the guitar was sold to a close friend of the manager, who had no intention of honoring the auction. This same manager goes through all donated jewelry and pockets all gold silver and precious gems. Goodwill managers are dishonest and I have known several. But what do you expect from a charity organization, where the CEO pays himself over three million dollars per year from the profits of your donations. read more

I rebuke the negative reviews! This goodwill is great! They do not boost the prices on designer jeans and the staff was warm and welcoming. The only negative, no dressing room or restrooms. read more

I come here quite frequently and have mixed opinions on it. It has a lot of old, worn out items, but if you look around you can find awesome deals to. I think like every refit store, it also really depends on luck and what they have at the time that you go. On Wednesdays they have sales which are awesome! It is reasonably priced for what it is, but you do have to look around quite a but to find better quality items. I have found some nice clothing here that held up well, but have gone in other times and found nothing. If your looking for someplace quick and reliable, this is not the place, but if willing to look through boxes and boxes and racks and racks on order to find something nice, it's worth it. The only downside is there are no fitting rooms. read more

I always check out local thrift stores - whereas the store is not 100 percent well sorted I found great treasures

Nothing exciting here. Smells like urine. Certain items are overpriced, despite their zero value. Staff is helpful, but the people that shop here are very creepy and smell like urine as well. read more

I must agree - there are few bargains here, and limited selection. I hope it is successful in what they advertise of giving jobs to those who might not otherwise have jobs, and use the proceeds for Good Will. Good location, limited parking. read more

My family and I were travelling through California and we wanted to stop in Santa Barbara to look around. I noticed a Goodwill and wanted to stop. I wish I hadn't. The place is filthy and smells like urine. The prices are terribly overpriced, and the selection is really bad. I was really surprised. There was a decent selection of furniture, but the clothes and household things were really lacking in both quantity and quality. There were a lot of stained, wornout and torn clothes on the racks. The electronics area was neatly organized though. I bought one basket and one small pot for a cactus at home, but everything else was either too gross or overpriced. The cashier was not friendly and was wearing her headphones while cashing us out. Never again. read more

I was so excited to go to this Goodwill thinking they would have a great selection of clothes. However, after I had spent a lot of time choosing pants I asked the young woman where the dressing rooms were and she was extremely rude, short and discourteous and said they don't have one but that I was allowed to bring the clothes back in 10 days. I definitely need to try and pants before I buy them as do most woman. Plus, I live an hour away so just bringing the clothes back doesn't sound like a great option. I know that other Goodwills have dressing rooms so this is not a organizational policy not to have one and I'll bet this prevents a lot of people from shopping here. I should have read the Yelp reviews before I spent an hour driving there. Also, a woman, who worked there (a manager of some type who was just hired), who heard our conversation scowled at me on the way out and I have no idea why. So,this just sealed the deal that I won't go back again. read more