I've reviewed many Goodwill stores throughout this great nation. Why am I so obsessed with…read moreGoodwill? I ask myself that question often. I think it's because no store better reflects the tastes and interests of the neighboring community. One can learn much by sifting through a town's discarded junk. How do these folks spend their time? What do they read? What do they listen to? Well, after visiting this location in Brownwood, TX, I concluded that the townsfolk indulge their fetish for naked baby dolls while listening to the dulcet tones of Jimmy Swaggart and reading literature on adolescent sex offenders. Brownwood is awesome. Vinyl nerds and purists, I implore you to visit this location. While I was there, I picked up "Everybody is Beautiful" by Jim Nabors* and a treasure trove of fundamentalist music propaganda, including "God Isn't Dead" by Gerturde Behanna, "Walking with Jesus" by The Olgins (best album cover ever), and "The 1980's: Countdown to Armageddon" (no, not a Judas Priest album). For all you turntablists and samplers out there, I challenge you to mix Kraftwerk's "The Telephone Call" with Jimmy Swaggart's "Royal Telephone." In addition to the literature on adolescent sex offenders, I also found a huge stack of bibles, several dating back to the 1950's. I was initially disappointed to find no horror novels, but then I realized that the bible was the most epic horror story of all: ghosts, arcane rituals, human sacrifices, pestilence, cannibalism, and zombies. If you're in the market for an old bible, then this Goodwill has you covered. Just handle with gloves so your hands don't catch fire. Most Goodwill stores feature a sizable inventory of vintage board games, puzzles, and other toys, but I spotted none of that here. If any of those things were present, then they were buried underneath literally dozens of naked dolls. Where did all these dolls come from? Did the family of the town's slain serial killer donate his belongings to Goodwill? Had I dug deeper, I'm sure I would have discovered an ulna or perhaps a music box full of teeth. Before I left, I placed one of books on adolescent sex offenders on the same shelf as the naked dolls and snapped an arty photo. It's awesome and deserves way more than the 70 "likes" it's gotten so far. This was unequivocally the most fascinating Goodwill I've ever visited. As I was checking out, a fellow shopper's bulldog/terrier mix jumped up and hit me in the crotch. I coaxed him away by tossing a naked doll on the floor. *Yes, THAT Jim Nabors, the guy who played Gomer Pyle. The premise of a Gomer Pyle music album sounds like a bad sketch, but I assure you it's real. If I look harder, I hope to find an album titled "Richard Burton Sings Reggae."

They was rude..: traveled this way over 4hrs not for just this store but why not thrift!!! But…read morevery very rude... shouldn't even spent my $10 in there. Would never go back...

The wine is excellent and the service was even better! We enjoyed chatting with the owners and had…read moreto take a few bottles home to share. Definitely worth a visit.

Paul & Jessica Staton really have a treasure here. If you're looking for authentic Old West items,…read morebeautiful European furniture, country decor, or just a hot cup of Arbuckle's coffee and a story or three, this is the place to visit. Great folks and truly interesting inventory.

The store has an exceptionally friendly staff. The place has a proper shop feel and isn't like a…read moredepartment store showcase room. They have an exceptionally wide and varied collection of rings, loose stones, and unset rings for anybody's interest and budget, from cheap rings to pieces to flaunt your wealth. Absolutely would recommend!

I try not to bash places but this really got to me and I don't want others to experience what I…read moredid. I took my engagement ring into The Golden Butterfly to have it resized as it was just a little small for my fiancé. During inspection the jeweler told me she could not resize the ring due to it not having a karat stamp that all gold needed by law. I was unaware of this but knew that it was genuine gold so I presented the form the ring maker gave me to show it was 14k gold. She still refused and told me "I might want to consider getting my money back" which I still consider to be a very rude comment. After leaving feeling crushed I contacted the ring maker and they were very professional and sent me pictures of how a ring stamp should look and guaranteed me that my ring had did in fact have a karat stamp. I immediately saw how large these stamps are and took out the ring to find out for myself. Low and behold I found the karat stamp immediately. The woman at The Golden Butterfly had magnified lenses during the inspection of the ring and yet she couldn't find the stamp that I found immediately. Furthermore implying that I had purchased a fake ring is just the icing on the cake. I am very displeased with the service I was provided and will not return to The Golden Butterfly.

This is a fairly interesting place. Yes they have plants, and a nice selection at that. They also…read morehave a huge selection of cement statuary, but it is very pricey. They also have a nice selection of Mexican pottery planters that are very reasonably priced. They have goodies and jams jellies etc and furniture and dishes and the employees will be very happy to help you.

Think garden nursery PLUS! They have everything for your flower or veggie garden, but that's not…read morewhy I'm there. The store has fresh and frozen veggies, jams, jellies, all sorts of canned stuff. Big buckets of roasted and salted peanuts by the pound. My favorite is the Cajun spicy peanuts. 5 pounds every time I go! Check em out.

I stopped in on my way through DeLeon and found a wonderful little oasis. The owner is lovely and…read moreI came away with a great "remade" necklace, two delicious fried pies and whole list of future events to return for. She offers lots of different original pieces and also offers various craft classes if you would prefer to make something yourself. Quite the unexpected find!!

In Brownwood nice things are hard to find. This place makes the town have a little personality. I…read morelike to window shop often. They have a wide range of fashion and interesting brands including some 7 for all mankind, David Brookes, Karen Kane, Ivy Jane. Nothing really cutting edge like in the big cities, but for people from the big cities living in the small town to get some shop on without having to drive so far!

Everytime I come here-which is about once twice a year bc of my distance- I always find something…read moreto buy! Hamiltons is a lovely store with beautiful things. The staff is friendly and more than willing to help. Hamiltons is always on my list of places to drop in when I'm in the area. :)

I tead the Yelp reviews for this place and liked what I saw so I decided to stop in. I ended up…read morefinding everything I was looking for. I bought a sofa they had just put out on the floor. The sofa had a recliner in each end. I also bought a Queen size bed and mattress with box springs. I added one nightstand that matched the bed. I also wanted a long table to sit a large screen TV on and found one that worked for me. In addition, I bought a unique table that would slide under the sofa or work as an end table. The store delivered all of this on a Friday afternoon exactly when I needed to schedule their delivery time to fit my timeline. The delivery and setup went fine. All of my expectations wet met both by the delivery people and the store's staff. I received 25% off everything.

I have been buying furniture from here over 10 years. I have furnished our wedding venue, river…read morehouse, townhouse , son's house and now my dad's house. I absolutely love that you can walk in look, set down, touch what you are buying. Love that it's family owned because it puts it on a different level of service. I can't say enough about this place.. so many choices and Keisha is amazing

Such a cool place! I love the jewelry room with brooches on the furniture and necklaces everywhere…read more There's a great selection of trinkets, and some vintage clothes too. Prices are good, I got several things and I paid less than I'd expected. The woman at the front was very friendly. I look forward to stopping by next time I'm in Brownwood.

While in the area, we looked for antique shops, and this was the first one to pop up in the search…read more We went inside, and there is a ton of really nice stuff here. If you love jewelry, you'll really like this shop. They even have one section with toys and dolls. The owner was very nice, and if I'm ever back here again, I'd stop back in to see what new things she might have here. Parking is out front.