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    NCI Affiliates

    3.6 (11 reviews)
    InexpensiveThrift Stores
    Closed • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Hurry over to NCI if you like bargains. Clothing and home goods are $1.00 each till the end of the month!

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    1 year ago

    I love what this store stands for. Helping people with disablies find jobs. Please, come and shop and be patient with them.

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    6 years ago

    Love coming here!! Always has the cutest finds, seems small from the outside but there's a bit to look through.

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    Goodwill Central Coast

    3.1(32 reviews)
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    This is such a fun store to shop at. I used to go every few days just to browse…read more Where else do you get new merchandise in every day that is always different, and at such rock bottom prices. I found so many good buys I cant begin to tell you. I also took them soo many items from my storage units when I moved out of town it made their heads spin. I gave them my stuffed animal collection, all 475 of them. That alone was w one storage unit. They also inherited about 3,000 children's books. I should have opened my own store with all the items I have them. You will have such fun just walking around this store and chances are you won't walk out empty handed. As Grinch says;" Ones man's junk is another man's pouporri!!!."

    This is a review of the drop-off process and parking lot only. I haven't stepped foot inside the…read morestore, so I don't know what the customer end looks, feels, or smells like. I was driving down from San Francisco to Southern California, and I had some clothes that I had been meaning to donate for months. I don't know anything about Salinas, but I assumed it was a big enough city to have a Goodwill, so I looked it up on Yelp and was soon making that right turn into the northern entrance to the parking lot. As I assumed, you can donate in the back of the building. There were already a couple of cars parked in the donation lane, but I only had a small bag, so I found a spot in the totally weird and slightly sus back of the parking lot and walked my bag toward the rear loading doors. It took a minute or two for one of the workers to come out of the store, but he was immediately friendly. He greeted me, told me I could leave my bag anywhere, and thanked me. And I was quickly off, back to my car. When leaving, I used the southern driveway. See, the parking lot surrounds the building, so you can enter and exit from either end (I think). There are parking spots across from the building as you drive along it, but there are many more way behind the building, where I parked. A dumpster was blocking some parking spots, and I had to maneuver to get around a parked semi-truck, which didn't fit in any spot. It was the middle of the day, so I wasn't really worried, but it's probably not the safest parking lot just because of how far away from the building and secluded it is. Main Street is pretty busy, and it's difficult to seen oncoming traffic because the building is in your way, so be very careful when exiting, on either side of the building. When I drove around looking for a place to eat, I saw that there was another Goodwill in Westridge Plaza, which is much more convenient to the 101 than this location is. Still, I'm glad my clothes will have new life, and I can't complain about the donation process here.

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    Last Chance Mercantile

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    3.4(77 reviews)
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    I LOVE this place. There's always something new every time I come the staff is so knowledgeable …read more It supports a great cause and they have some really quality stuff. Be sure to follow them on social media to get all the best info on new items. They have pretty good prices too. We bought all of our plates and drink ware for our wedding here. Cheaper than renting and then we donated it to our church. It was fantastic and so much better for the environment.

    Things have only gotten worse here. The pricing is outrageous more expensive than any other thrift…read morestore. This is like a high end boutique in Carmel. There are no bargains here, you'll be paying more than ebay or Etsy on items that they get for free. Why don't they markdown items that don't sell? They wont negotiate on their prices either. This is a strict business which doesn't care if you return to patronage. They don't support our community, only their cause. And how do they support our veterans? I have no idea because they won't tell us. They should put out a new letter that documents what they're doing for our veterans with all of our donations. My husband is a proud veteran but gets no benefits from here. Oh, only a10% discount, and only if you have your discharge paperwork. There are NO BARGAINS HERE. They rarely have sales, only once in while and rarely have free things, items that won't sell but are basically broken down garbage which belongs in the landfill, with the exception of books, lp's and dvd's or vhs. Nothing good or useful. Moreover, the staff is unwilling to negotiate prices, indicating a strict business approach that does not prioritize customer loyalty. They are not friendly and somewhat rude and snotty, especially the young man cashier, he's just rude and uncaring. I find it disconcerting that they scrutinize donations and selectively accept only items they deem saleable. As a result, we no longer donate to this organization. Why do I come back? With hopes that some day it will get better. Especially after reading all the similar negative and disparaging reviews, it's not just me who sees all the unfavorable things here. Its our community speaking, please listen to your community and act accordingly.

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