Goodwill Vandalia IL - Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries — Local services in Vandalia

This is one of your SUPER SHADY Goodwills stores, they price gouge horribly. 4/30/16 I walk in this place, its real clean, small, and not a typical goodwill, and you will see this on the price tags immediately. Employees here price certain items INSANELY high, such as a old large Playstation 2 console without controllers for 50 dollars. What they are doing is pocketing 45 of the 50, because almost all Goodwills price electronics at 4.99. Also I found an item that was missing a price tag, that fell onto the floor, instead of picking the tag up, I decided to test them and see if they would give me the same price that sticker said that was on the floor, which was 4.99, when I got to the counter and asked its price, the woman said, "Hmm, those are always 10 bucks." Complete lie, I didn't buy it of course. I asked where they get there prices the woman says the manager makes em up. The playstation 2 they were selling without a controller, cost 39.99 at a HUGE retailer, Gamestop, with a warranty and has controllers. How can a donation company charge 30% OVER retail on certain items they think they can trick people into buying, and stay in business. What a terrible place to go. Lots of other electronics were in the 15 to 30 dollar range too, only time Ive EVER seen this...

I have shopped here with friends for a while now. My experience here has always been good. The staff are very nice, the store is clean and the prices are reasonable. But yesterday while I was at the store with a friend shortly after they opened at noon; my friend and I heard a customer walking through the door, say a racial slur twice. Now this customer had already been redirected about wearing a mask. He went next door to the Dollar Tree, bought a mask and returned, entering the store swearing obscenities and using racial slurs. My friend and I couldn't believe what we heard. The young man who was working said something to him that I could not overhear. He quieted down and began shopping. As we continued to shop, we noticed that the customer was not wearing his mask as he shopped, as he had been told when he entered the store. My friend and I paid for our items and left. We will not go back to this store after a customer showed no respect for minority customers in the store as he entered saying racial slurs and then still did not wear his mask while in the store. I will tell friends and family about this incident as well. I will also share this story on social media. Not a good environment now...

I have always found there prices a little high but I like to find things there sometimes at good prices I have bought several things there that I have gotten home and found not to work tonight I found a wax warmer then found a outlet only to have the employee tell me that it works but he has to take the bulbs out of things and dispose of them but it was cked and worked fine so I went to Walmart got bulbs and wax melts get home and go figure it don't work now to take it back I'm still out the gas I live 20 min away and the bulbs and the wax melts why would an employee tell you it works fine just no bulb now if I walk into that store and strral from them I will be arrested so how is it right they can steal from me. All the money I'm out. On the items to go with it and the gas money to return it. This is a new low for this store to stoop to I advise anyone not to shop here and I will not return to...