Goodwill Outlet — Local services in Sturtevant

Missing! Please let me know if you find my little alien!

🚨 WANTED: Toby the Alien, 21, 5 inches tall and about 20grams. Missing since approximately Fall 2023

During my recent purging expenditures this past year after dad’s passing I have been a little excessive in my cleaning and think I may have donated this little guy. In my efforts to find him, I reached out to the woman who runs the organization I could’ve donated him to. To avoid reiteration, I’ll attach that same message here in hopes you all can help me in my search. Any and all help is much appreciated in our hopeful reunion!

If not, I hope you at least find this entertaining.

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I have an odd request- a while back I dropped off a bunch of stuffed animals. I’m going crazy wondering if I donated my beloved little Black alien in with it during my purging moments when I was cleaning out the house after my dad passed. He would be 21 this month 😅 I got him at a daddy daughter dance in 2003 when i was 10- I found him at the schools auditorium and kept him. I held onto him forever. I even drew him for my 6th grade art project which I’m now using as his wanted poster 😭 I guess my “request” is if anyone has seen him before. He’s the size of my hand and looks identical to how I drew him in this photo from 2005. No need for age progression as he doesn’t change. He’s of cotton material with a slight pilling feeling and shiny magenta eyes that when you touch them they’re only smooth when you rub them side to side- not up and down because that’s “against the grain” 😅 he also had a white tag that has black sharpie written “03” on it commemorating the year I “adopted” him (saved him from the schools auditorium floor). I know it’s passed midnight and maybe assuming of my mental sanity right now, but I promise I’m not under the influence- I’m simply spending too much of my time lately worrying about his whereabouts and annoying the CRAP out of my family crying out for him, “Tooooooooo-byyyyyy”, “where are you? I’m so sorry I’m such a bad mommy!” 😩 maybe we can even post on the page that I’m looking for him and maybe someone will recognize him and reunite us? Maybe it will even make for a great news story if he is found with the help of our amazing community? It’s been 3 weeks and I’m at a loss here. I’ve checked far and wide, from in my sock drawer to the back panel of my basement fridge- and he is no where. I don’t want to believe I gave him away, but the reality of the situation leads me to believe I very well could have. I appreciate your time reading this far and hope we can work together somehow to try and find him. I’d appreciate it! Thank you for entertaining it if it’s the least...

Update 4/3/19 With the hopes of the store "getting more organized" not even close. Recently went to the outlet a few days ago, probably stayed a good hour and a half and they kept rotating bins every 15mins....while I was there; they rotated bins 5 times. They got rid of the section with glass cup/dishes, electronic and furniture. Alot of clothes and shoe bins. I don't mind digging for a bargain but not if I have to move heavy electronic or items that are stringed around multiple items. Definitely bring gloves, alot of broken glasses, trash and untapped knifes. Also I noticed when looking through the bins and during rotation they aren't actually cleaning/rotating products, they are just putting more stuff on top of the old stuff. Makes it harder to actually go through the bins. Which sounds crazy but I honestly think so because I went there two days in a row and noticed certain items on the bottom of the bin and "newer" products on top. Yes, I understand there are multiple items that are the same but the bins I saw look no different. A lot of regular, who often get a little excited digging through bins and throw things in other bins rather your looking at the same bin or not. I don't have a problem with them but if your the type of person that is just casually looking I'd stay away until they leave that bin. I've been to this location at least 3 times and found some pretty decent deals. The only thing I hope for (in time) to be a little bit more organized. The books, shoes, DVDs, CDs, video games are already in coordinating bins and glassware are on shelves. Put men clothes together, womans clothes together, children clothes together, crafts, board games, toys, housewear, kitchen, tools, seasonal and so on. Yes I understand its and outlet but still I don't want to spending all day digging through clothes that are all mixed together. Bins rotate every 20 to 30 minutes. Bring gloves because in a few bins there was broken...

went the first time on a late Sunday found some cool things and left. decided to come back again and wont be back. we enter start going through bins not even there 30 minutes and watch a 2 person team with gloves on start going through bins, ok no big deal until I watched the lady open a game take out the marbles and count the marbles into a plastic bag and then put the game back. what did I just witness. ok keep watching them she goes to another game takes out pieces to the game headbands and puts just a few card pieces in her bag. I watched the male with her find some gauze pads dumb the box into the bag and toss the box thats now empty into the normal bin. I keep watching for a few more minutes and see this continue I think I've seen enough. they are now ruining it for everyone. so I go over and say something to an employee of course nothing happens just says that's odd and he will watch. I keep going in the store and not but another 20 minutes later I count now 6 pairs of people with gloves going through bins and over heard a few how much they can resell for. obviously many people are coming there buying cheating the system for weight and reselling it. they cleared about 5 bins and came out with new ones 6 of these pairs of people stood there hovering the bin to be uncovered and ransacked it right in front of me. that's great u are running a business but I'm here for personal something to buy myself or kids on a very tight budget not to run a business. they have completely taken the fun away and I wont return. I feel that it doesnt allow personal people to have a fair chance at things and ruin perfectly good product by allowing them to take items out and place in cart now causing a product...