You might call my wife the "Goodwill Wife." Her favorite place to go on the weekends or even thru the week is Goodwill. If we are travelling we look for Goodwill stores along the way to check them out. I must admit she has acquired several treasures among the numerous other items she brings home.
The local Goodwill in Martinsville is her go to store for grandchildren clothing, furniture, glassware and dishes. Plus she likes country folk art so pictures, miscellaneous things to hang up in the laundry room, bathroom, anywhere basically. She loves finding things she loves at great prices. She recently found me a lighted Man Cave sign that looks great hanging in my garage.
This Goodwill is cleaner and better arranged than most we have been in and she has been in plenty. They used to have sales the first Saturday of the month where everything was 50% off. While Covid stopped those, the stores still have sales everything using a color code on the tags. For example, if the color is blue, anything with a blue tag is 50% off. And holidays often include 15% off plus you can get a 10% senior discount everyday.
My wife says you have to go on a regular basis to catch the best deals. Furniture goes very quickly so if you see something you want, out it into your basket or tell a cashier you want it and they will slap a "sold" tag on it until you're ready to leave; don't wait. She has been in the store and just continued to shop thinking that table would still be there and wouldn't you know it, someone picked it up and that was that. Some people are funny about wearing used clothing. Not my wife and granddaughter (yet). Yes she will tell you there is some junk and some clothes that shouldn't be put out due to stains, tears etc, but she has found name brand clothes for all of our 10 grandchildren.
Her daughter is always looking for long skirts especially jean ones. This is where she has found most of them and all the name brands. She finds things for herself too and at a fraction of what they would cost new. For those who enjoy good books, they have plenty of options there as well. And CD's and DVD's. You need to plug electrical stuff in before you buy it to ensure it works. Plenty of lamps and shades most of the time. If someone is just starting out in life with their first house or apartment, shopping here will get you a good start without breaking the bank.
My wife isn't one of those looking to find something rare and make a million bucks. I guess people do find such things. But she is just happy when she finds a new top for less than $5 or a Jean skirt for her daughter for under $5. She may not find something every time you go and that's okay. She will try again in a couple days.
They do have clean restrooms at this store. They also have four fitting rooms that say closed but you just have to ask them to unlock one of them for you. There is plenty of free parking. read more