Sitting here in the parking lot and feeling obligated to sit in this blazing toasty Prius to write…read morethis because unlike the +130 reviews I currently have in draft mode, I feel I gotta get this out. I'm here in Monroe because of an offer up deal I was doing at the nearby Lowe's so I'm about almost an hour out of my ways due to traffic, and out of a completely spontaneous decision I went into the nearby goodwill. I don't frequent most places, but I have been to probably an unhealthy amount of goodwills. Idk why but even if I don't have time I usually make time if I see one I haven't gone to because it's such a random occurrence of events to find a dope find. Tbh in the last 5 years I've grown to usually take about 10 minutes tops to get in and out due to the mediocrity that is so casual for goodwill but I'm here to say that I want to go on record confidently stating this is the best goodwill I've ever been to. No, it's not doing something out of the scope of goodwills agenda, but everything you expect from a goodwill they are doing in an ideal way. The team here is just putting out such a variety of items and EVERYTHING is in sellable condition. Holy moly it's organized. I've seen organized goodwills but it's not common, and it's unheard of to see the combo of variety and organization. Tbh I was forcing myself out after finding like 3 amazing things because of my budget, so I didn't have any interaction with the staff or anything, but who cares. The store itself shows these people are talented and care about what they do. This review will amount to nothing, but this should be said. Thank you Monroe Goodwill and keep flippin thriving! P.s if you're worried that I'm toasting I'm not, I'm still in the parking lot in the heat, but my phone was at like 10% so I'm chillin in the car and the a/c on Bye

The pricing there is out of control. Saw a planter pot with the original TJ Maxx price if $19.99 on…read moreit Goodwill price $29.99! Small wire plant stand for $79.99. Crazy!!

I love the concept & business model. That, and I'm a true blue cheapskate/fashionista ;)…read more This business lets everyone: - take an active role in recycling fashion, - make a few bucks for participating, & - keeps community dollars in the community. And all the while having a blast shopping... How you like my carbon footprint now? ;)

Gosh I don't know…read more As a buyer - it's great. 5 Stars As a consigner - it's not the big money maker everyone hopes for. 3 Stars but maybe you will do better than me. The owner and coordinator of Seattle East is AMAZING. Really could not ask for a better, more communicative, helpful person. Auburn and Issaquah Sales. I bought stuff at the Mill Creek sale last year. I got some good buys but had anxiety after 20 minutes. It was so chaotic and the line was really really really long to check out. I bought at Monroe and there wasn't much but I did get a few good things. Checkout was fine. I then decided to sell at Auburn and Issaquah - there was a lot to learn but it wasn't that hard. Hangers are free at Old Navy just get them there. And use offwhite or white cardstock which I found around my house (old cards that go through the printer that I never used). I am frugal so this worked well for me. I got safety pins at the $1 store. So pricing is hard. Basically if you price too high then it goes to 50% off... so if your prices are high then be ready to be sad when you see your stuff go for 50% off. Be ready to spend 1 hour dropping your stuff off. You must have them separated by gender and SIZES. You hang all your stuff up. Also, if the racks are stuffed, put your items on the bottom. WHen they get stuffed, shoppers skip over those sections. Follow the rules. If they say NO SUMMER clothes, just follow the rules. They know that people will NOT buy summer stuff in droves in October so you are screwing up your sales and everyone elses due to space issues. Then today I arrived to try to sell my stuff at the Mill Creek sale. It was different in that you wait in line to have your stuff inspected. Knowing it takes me 60 minutes to do a drop off, park, drag my stuff in, hang up in each section.... this scared me as a woman a couple people in front of me had been waiting 30 minutes JUST to have her stuff inspected. The other sales I did didn't do this - they inspected everything after people dropped off but before the start of the sale. I had to just take all my stuff back to my car and leave. This meant it would be a minimum of 1 hour 45 minutes just to drop my stuff off and I had to pick my son up in 1.5 hours from the time that was on the clock. It really probably would have been 2 hours total. Keep in mind I also drove 30 minutes there. 30 minutes home. And will have to drive this all again to pick up my stuff. I think it only makes sense to sell if you don't care about your items and just generally donate them. In this case, do the sale and mark everything to reduce to 50% off and then Donate at the end of the sale. Otherwise it really isn't worth all the driving around and following all the rules. Entering your stuff on the website isn't that time consuming at all. It's the hanging, cutting tags, pinning tags, etc. I also wonder if enough is being done to market these events. Are there too many sellers and not enough buyers to support? And some people show up with BINS and BINS of stuff and frankly some of it looks really dated.... my stuff has all been bought within the last 1 year or within the last 5 years for my son's stuff. So I don't know what to say about that other than it takes up space and does it really sell? Do a little math to see if the time to drop off, etc. is all worth it? Shopping the event is great. I would pay the money to get in early. Come well rested, fed, caffeinated and consider leaving kids at home.

This is my favorite antique store. I live in Seattle but like to come here every so often to check…read moreout the new items they have. They have a good mix of antiques, some refinished items at a very reasonable price and they also sell milk paint. Some items I've gotten: a simple side table that we use as an entry table, glass container with lid that I use for cotton pads, a drawer that was made into a shelf and I also got a (non-antique) infinity scarf. The store is very organized and not overwhelming (ie, some stores are cluttered with so much junk that it's overwhelming). They display their items in small little sections and I most often walk away with something I love whenever I visit.

Black Barrel is the perfect spot for all of your antique and gift giving needs. I find the best…read morevintage pieces there as well as my FAVORITE candles, they smell heavenly and I always have to get two of each seasonal scent. It's easy to put together great gifts there as well!

Great place with a variety of nicely used Items. Excellent prices.Volunteers are very niceread more

From the owner: When you thrift and donate, you are making a local impact because your dollars stay local, and…read morestore employees and volunteers are connected to the community where they work. Donations of clothes, household goods, furniture, games, and more in good condition are accepted at the Thrift Store during business hours.

Huge location with an ever changing inventory. There are so many household items at such great…read moreprices. Parking was good as well.

Solid thrift store. Prices were all cheap. A lot of clothing options. There were people working,…read moreand they seemed cordial enough. We'll be back.