Goodwill Outlet Center and Donation Center — Local services in Escondido

I’m with reviewer Ellen, there’s a group of these RUDE boys (or baby men) whilst cherry picking, throwing clothes at you. They’re obviously selling on the social apps & Tik Dik. It kills the already gruesome experience from the other usual gangs of women locals that clean out the bins when in line to pay w/mile high stacks in shopping cart. I would like to think they’re taking back home to Mexico to help their families. Also have weekly yard sales helping their families survive. They might be rude but they have purpose. The bad boys are just utilizing the cheap prices to mark up based on labels taking away from those who really need it to survive. Plus I saw one of them loading his Lexus with expensive rims, tinted windows & accessories (scratching my forehead Lol)

The other big discouragement is that I saw an employee showing a customer a new item they were just about to put out on the floor - until the lady told her she wanted it!!! I’ve seen that at all Goodwills, the customers have inside hookups to merchandise before it goes out to sales floor, ladies did that all the time with Louie Vuitton purses or other expensive designer items so you never get a shot at getting them. So unethical.

If you have the strength & a mindset to just go with purpose to finding a few gems (not going to spend all of my general relief funds there, need to save that for Walmart (not joking, they have the necessities for less), go with that & you find some good clothing like Victoria’s Secret & Chico’s that I’m shocked were overlooked- Yay for me. And yes I’m a senior citizen/disabled/old lady and it’s sad to get disrespected by these young men who should’ve been taught to respect your elders, all women & men, just be a good human but instead they were taught to grovel...

What a fantastic Goodwill Outlet! When I travel for work I love visiting the outlets in the area, and this one did not disappoint. The best part are the employees. They are so nice and very helpful.

You definitely want to get there early to secure parking, as it gets full quickly.

There is no need to get in line for entrance. About 10 minutes before opening they pass out raffle tickets to everyone. At opening, they draw the tickets and that's the order you are let in.

If you are one of the first in, head left, grab a cart and go into that room by the carts with big boxes and bins. Try to secure a large tall plastic bin or large cardboard box because the first customers to get to those can dig through, while no one else is allowed until they're done. They toss their unwanted items into a shallower/lower bin that anyone can go through, though really only one, max two people can fit to look through.

If you love spending a few hours looking for treasures, you'll absolutely find them here. This is a great store and I can't...

You can find some good stuff but there are always this gangle of boys who ore resellers that come in and dominate the bins. They look like walking Radiohead songs and leave with leaves huge carts of clothes to resell tacky graphic tee shirts to other Morrisey clones on depop for 20$. I’ve seen so many teenage girls like myself go in there and be shooed away by these salad days boys but I have to warn you they have no taste. Come after 11:30 when they leave because they leave so much cute stuff because the have brains as big as their Spotify playlists they blast while coming through the tubs. Evil DEPOP sellers, every once else’s is very nice and cool but make sure you bring a good size bag because they will run out of carts, so an ikea sized bag is the way to go and wear gloves. Stay safe alt girl...