Ellensburg Goodwill — Attraction in Ellensburg

Very polite staff always. Never an issue, BUT! Price gouging has gotten ridiculous! Selling used bottles that were simply bottles of water for $1 at Grocery Outlet for $4 is insane! It says on the bottle that it contained water. 😳 Some items have original price tags & GW is charging more than the original? I’ve seen antique porcelain figurines- broken- thrown in a plastic bag for $8. 😳 It’s gotten so bad! These are donations & the price gouging is hideous. Then sometimes you’ll find something for a decent price if you dig hard enough. The good donations intended for locals is auctioned online. Come. On! The donators I’m sure didn’t intend for that. This is meant to be a secondhand, was given for free, & now overpriced, so Goodwill is making a fortune off of free items donated to them. There’s a few people benefiting financially & everyone complains about it. I’m so disappointed in GW, I’d rather go to estate & garage sales. I can still go to the West Side where generally things are more expensive but found a second hands over there that has nicer & cleaner items with somewhat lower prices on everything in the store. Their jewelry jars are outstanding over there as well. Nothing broken & hidden in the middle. The jewelry jars were once ok here. I paid nearly $50 for party beads & broken jewelry. The good jewelry is again, auctioned on the website like everything else that has value instead of letting locals get a chance at purchasing it first. The CEO of GW is greedy.

Actually, it was better when it was behind a counter. At one point I was once told by an employee that the main person that puts the jewelry jars together allegedly hoards the quality jewelry in their desk. 😳 Not sure if she’s still there but her fingers are covered in nice rings… Said person was once on vacation & the jars were suddenly outstanding for once because a manager found the hoard in said person’s desk. The manager then made jars with mixed jewelry in said person’s absence with the said hoard & suddenly they were outstanding. I saw them after they were opened & was blown away. When said person was back off of vacation, they went to pot again. So it does add up. What is this person doing with the jewelry? I’m not paying $20-45 for beads & broken jewelry. There should be cameras monitoring where the jewelry is being stored & jarred. People donated this jewelry to support Goodwill & to be a reasonable price. Buying jars of broken jewelry for $15-45 & up is ludicrous. So we are paying a good amount for nothing. The last jar I purchased was garbage. Aside from this, love the staff & management. They are super friendly & always polite. And probably all don’t know about the jars! Please reduce the prices of clothing & other items to fair. There’s low income people who rely on places like this & it’s sad that used prices went up to like new prices. Goodwill makes a fortune off of this scheme. I’m talking Goodwill in general. Wish Ellensburg had a better secondhand in town with...

The Ellensburg Goodwill is a large store. They have lots of clothes and accessories, I have seen clothes sizes newborn to 5XLT. They have recently lowered the prices on books (my favorite). The books are nicely separated by age group: children, young adults and adults. Also by subject matter, for example, cooking, history, or gardening. And of course, fiction and nonfiction. They even carry some textbooks, for amazing low prices! They also sell, furniture, kitchen supplies, curtains, appliances, jewelry, shoes, hobbies, sewing stuff, and knitting yarn, too! Also, electronics, movies, music, toys, puzzles, games, sports, luggage and tools. They have towels, sheets, blankets, in all sizes. And somehow it does not feel overcrowded. You can use your cart or personal scooter in every isle! They also have a wheelchair you can borrow if needed. Most of what they sell is used, but they also sell a variety of new products. I can usually find nice things to stash away and give as gifts when the time comes. It great to have a variety of things that you can't find anywhere else in town. And at usually reasonable prices. It's a reasonably clean store. With great customer service! The employees are nice and always ask if...

I looked at jeans there.13 dollars for worn still dirty jeans.then i went to walmsrt and bought a new pair for exactly the same price.goodwill is a national corporation and yes,THEY DO PROFIT.IMMENSELY. their new goods are comparable to the dollar store.but cost more.at the yakima store i was very rudely thrown out of the store becsuse i was holding my service dog in my arms.they hire poor help because they dont pay for good help.my wife used to work for them.when i discove re ed the truth about this CORPORATION i made her quit.their job training program is pitiful.i say this as a professional job coach for special needs clients. Next time you go to a goodwill store,comparison shop.and definitely chrck your receipt before lraving the store.they brag about thrir training program,but ive been to their stores in several states and cities.not once have i seen a special needs...