Golden Bins Arlington Heights — Local services in Wheeling Township

I had the most fun on the Friday that I shopped at Golden Bins. On the day I went, at opening bell, ir was a free for all with ALL NEW STUFF. From hair straighteners, to headphones, tools, home goods, holiday decorations, air fryers, you name it! The place is hige, has a bathroom, really nice shoppers and an enthusiastic owner who posts videos a few times a week with previwws of what will be out the following day. I got an ice machine, a kids bike, a super heavy duty weed puller, an led face mask, a centrifigal juicer, a coffee maker, a box of 12 Wooster paint brushes, etc etc, outdoor tanning beds, curtains, a kushy blow up mattress, the bedt foam pillows....

The staff will remind shoppers not to open boxes. They will do that for you, so the boxes don't look junky for the next shopper. I think that's nice. The owner was so nice. He hosted a few raffles where several shoppers won $50 cash, and one person won an apple watch. It was such a rush....

This place is a little overwhelming for the uninitiated. Once you know what to expect, it can be great fun, albeit exhausting to sift through incredibly eclectic piles of broken, partial, weird and sometimes really good Amazon rejects and returns. Shopper beware - I nearly cut myself on sharp edges and encountered slimy, gross and wet stuff - leakage or snot, who knows!

I have only been on Wednesdays when everything is $1.00. This place is truly hit or miss and sometimes you don't discover the misses until you're home. On the hit side, I have scored some great deals including silicone bake ware sets, super cute baby clothing by Hanna Andersson Moon and Back, unexpired vitamins, art books, cute PJ sweat pants, and baby toys. If you have patience and love finding an occasional gem among lumps of coal, this place is a...

Been to many stores like this, and this one has got to be the worst - dont bother.

They hand-pick out the good stuff and control when it gets released, so your chances or actually getting anything good are slim.

Its PACKED - theres barely any space to walk and everyone is ridiculously aggressive (including some of the employees)

You get yelled at the entire time about not opening boxes, which is garbage - people arent just going to blindly buy stuff and they got 1-2 people at the little plastic "opening table" with a line all the way to the front at all times.

There's usually only 1-2 people at the register taking their dear sweet time, so it takes an hour just to ring out when youre done.

Oh, and their "big / valuable items" are a scam. some "won" an iphone, but it was just the iphone box with a shitty android...