Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette — Attraction in McMinnville

Goodwill has a good thing going here except for there is no Good-will in Goodwill anymore they need to bring their prices down a lot but every time I go in there they keep yanking the prices up higher and higher and I'm not talking just this Goodwill I'm talking about every Goodwill Goodwill should have their prices cut in half right now whatever everything is it should be half price of that it shouldn't be if you come on a special day then you will get half price which half price is almost full-blown retail brand new at a store where it came from originally Goodwill I know is supposed to be helping the Goodwill industries who knows if it does if they've done any audits I have no idea I know that they should and so does everybody else I talk to that goes to Goodwill anywhere that they all say you know the prices are really high and I don't like it and I would come more if the prices were cheaper as is it should be a place that is priced good because everything was free to begin with for them so they almost have no overhead on cost of product and I'm not talking about the extra product they decided to put in because they're making so much money that they decided to go ahead and build their own products and sell them with their own label on them that's not the products I'm talking about that just goes to show you how much money they're making that they needed to put it in somewhere else and find some other way to make more money off of you as a customer it's sad if every town donated a place of business and had everybody in that town donate all of their things in there for free and then had it ran by being a co-op or had it ran by having volunteers work there then they could get everything for close to free and help out the town at the same time help them save money for themselves be helping out the fellow neighbor and such but as it is now it's like everything is almost full-blown retail at every Goodwill if not over retail at some goodwills they ask an astronomical price for all...

I'm a little hesitant to share the awesomeness of this Goodwill as I am afraid others will get all the good stuff before me! But thrift stores are meant to be shared, so I must.

There is the loveliest employee who always seems to be stocking the shelves. She comments on the treasures I've discovered, and has even shared cute stuff that she's just setting out. On a recent visit, when she saw I was stocking up on mason jars, she mentioned I could ask for a box at checkout in which to take them all home. Then a second later she said, "actually, I'll go grab one and then you can just fill it up right in your cart!" I know it's a little thing, but it was much appreciated, and she certainly didn't have to do that. She's the best!

Beyond that, this is THE PLACE for antique dishes and tableware. I seriously could easily buy twenty pieces every time I visit, only stopping due to my already existing and steadily growing collection. I've found a case of fantastic silver plate flatware, perfect little teacup and saucer sets, and vintage puppy statuettes. There seem to be many nice handmade pottery pieces, bronze and silverplate goodies, and really just anything you could hope to find kitchen-wise.

I also bought an armchair $1.99. Yes really. And it looks like new and is the most perfect shade of green. They only have a little space for furniture, but it is different every time, so always worth checking out, and always crazy cheap. The DVD selection is pretty great (I moved to the country and we have satellite internet with a data cap, so suddenly I'm into DVDs again, haha!). Same goes for books!

If you're searching for clothing or shoes this location, at least for me, is not the best, though decent. That's about the only negative I can give, and who cares with all the other epic goodies waiting to...

Take your items to st. Vincent de Paul they have a wonderful prices and they will let you take an item for less than what is listed if you don't have enough money they will work with you and that's what Goodwill should do as well I will never shop in the McMinnville Goodwill ever again it's been 11 months the last time I was there I had just come from the Dollar Tree and bought a few things there was going through some stuff on the shelves and found an item that was purchased by me an hour before at the Dollar Tree it had a price tag of $2.50 on it so I went into the office and talk to the manager and showed him the receipt from the Dollar Tree and showed him the price of the item and he said I'm not sure what you want me to do about it and I said this is a closed community and we're supposed to be looking out for each other and for you to put these kind of prices on the items that are in the store he is outraged and it's offensive and he said well I'm sorry you feel that way have a nice day I felt like I was pushed out and that my opinion didn't matter McMinnville is a close-knit community and we are supposed to be looking out for each other and to have outrageous prices on items that they get for free is absolutely ridiculous in my eyes and I will never shop there again I've lived here for 40 years and I'm very disappointed in are the management and the staff there are some really nice people that work there however the prices are ridiculous you go any other Goodwill Portland has a Goodwill that you can fill a bag up for $2 or $5 depending on the size of the bag the prices there are wonderful I mean honestly they get these things for free these really should be putting prices like a garage sale instead of $25 for a pair of jeans this is just ridiculous somebody needs to...