Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity (administrative office) — Attraction in Tacoma

In all frankness the positive impact of this particular Habitat For Humanity is minimal. Staffers appear to be running the operation for a profit and not for the benefit of the community. This is in stark contrast to numerous other HabiStores I've come in contact with in Oregon and especially in Tucson where the focus was squarely on helping struggling people achieve home-ownership through thrift and do-it-yourself mojo. The merchandise turnover here is minimal, so a trip once a month is all that's really needed, if at all, and likely many of the items on your previous trip will still be there and at the same price. Current empirical evidence: the mountainous and growing heap of old power-tools, drills from the 1980's, sanders, etc... dozens of them... all at prices near new ones from Harbor Freight, and without any kind of warranty. A used $200 power washer with no warranty; growing heaps of fitted wrenches that nobody will buy for the prices they are charging. I can only imagine that because of the low-flow of donations, they charge high prices to avoid barren storeroom shelves, and to maintain a semblance of credibility towards the maintenance of their own jobs. Let's face it: Tacoma is a relatively poor area and one in need of community-forward charities. I'm glad that they are trying, but take a cue from other area stores that have made more of an impact. The Tucson Habitat for Humanity took to trucking in wares from richer Phoenix, and that's the strategy these folks should also deploy. I can only speculate because just try to find one of their disaffected employees to query. I wish them well but in the meantime I don't plan to visit again. There's no value to be had. Try Goodwill, or St. vincent de paul: all non-profit charities that understand Tacoma...

I called on 2/9/22 and 2/10/22 and listened to the entire donation message about what they took and didn't take. I heard both days they were open for donations all day from 9am-5pm.(I may not have remembered the times correctly). So on 2/10, I packed up my bed and brought it in. There is a very large chalkboard at the drop off spot at this location. It repeats everything on the donation message that is not to be taken. I was barely out of my car and they said "we aren't taking beds". I said I listened to all the messages both days and there was no message about not taking beds, and it wasn't on the large chalk board in front of me. I repeated the message said open for donations all day.....so they took my bed. I then said I have a small bookcase, and the guy said "we're full!". (here we go again), then he said "you can bring it here and we can look at it". Well after that experience at a place called "Habitat for humanity" I wonder just what is their work ethic? Especially the "we will...

I never really write reviews, but I didn’t have the greatest experience with one of the donation employees. My boyfriend and I pulled up to see if they would accept any of the furniture we had on our truck. I would like to acknowledge that even on the way to the store, we were sure there was an 80% chance they weren’t going to take it, but it was worth a shot before taking it to the dump. When we pulled up, one of the employees looked over the furniture. He then called his coworker Josh up into the truck. I already knew the answer was a no. Josh jumped up into the truck, took one look at the furniture, tilted his head up and laughed mockingly. He then proceeded to step off the truck and walk away. I then had to prompt a verbal answer out of his other coworker. I didn’t have a problem with him, he wasn’t rude, but Josh was just unprofessional and disrespectful in my opinion. A simple “No sorry we can’t take this” would’ve been fine and we would’ve been on our way without having a bad taste...