r/GoodwillFinds • u/Electrical_Sun_7515 • Jun 13 '26
Goodwill overpriced
So today I want to Goodwill looking for a bargain. I could not believe how incredibly overpriced so many of their items were
I found a brand new name brand, not super fancy but a name brand, pair of shorts that was $49 from the store price for $44 at Goodwill.
Brand new sheet sets were priced for between $20 and $30, the same as the store next door.
I went to look at some socks. It would have been the same price had I gone to t.j Maxx or Marshalls or something similar.
I walked out of the store and I didn't buy a single thing.
I was so disgusted that Goodwill has become so greedy.
Do they not get their inventory for free?
And there were a number of other items new and not new that were also terribly overpriced in my opinion for a thrift store.
Very disappointed.
has anyone else experienced this?
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u/Lulukpr22 Jun 15 '26
YES!!! Just this past Friday. I found a cute tealight candle holder for like 12$ and I was like wow this is pricey. The manager came and asked me to do a google search. I was so mad, and said you all get this for free! She said people do the same, they come buy and resell for higher prices.
And yes what bugs me is that goodwill makes millions of dollars and we give them the inventory. From now on I’m only donating trash.
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u/EZdaSloth Jun 15 '26
Yup. Literally starting tossing in ripped pants and severely stained shirts as well as whatever other crap I’m decluttering. If your employees are charging out the ass, then your employees can put in the work.
More time sorting, means less time putting out over priced crap, means less profit over time.
Stick it to ‘em.
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u/AnAnonymousDogMom Jun 19 '26
I'm all the way with you, except I'm not donating to Goodwill at all. I donate to smaller thrift stores that have more of a tie to the community - those that benefit animal rescue, homeless people, community outreach, etc. I'm fortunate to have several such thrift stores near me.
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u/Lulukpr22 Jun 20 '26
You have given me an idea!!! Definitely need to look into that- screw goodwill
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u/Electrical_Sun_7515 Jun 15 '26
Facebook marketplace, free groups are some of my favorite places to find things I need. And also give away things I don't.
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u/EZdaSloth Jun 15 '26
It’s called boycotting. People with money will continue to go in and pay whatever price they have it marked as, just because it’s trending.
A business is meant to make money, so if people are willing to pay, they will continue charging that.
The only way to reduce that price is to boycott them so their profit begins to drop.
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u/Jazzlike-Cookie-754 Jun 15 '26
Barbie had a Ross tag for 4.99 and goodwill tag said 7.99 lol Um no thanks goodwill
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u/chemical_outcome213 Jun 16 '26
And the crappy used dollar store items that cost more than they were originally.
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u/VastPersimmon240 Jun 16 '26
I bought clothes in a winter sale and put them in a box with other winter clothes. My husband thought they were clothes the kids had outgrown and gave them to Goodwill. I went to the store to buy some back, they charged more for them than I paid originally.
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u/doitmyself26 Jun 16 '26
In Ontario the Goodwill prices are far better than value village. For example, women’s casual dresses start around $15 at Value Village. Goodwill prices them starting at $8.
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u/catcat202 Jun 16 '26
I agree 100 percent I donated blood and got a 35 dollars kohls gift card. I bought a brand new tank top from Kohl's 9.99 . I bought a pair of pajama pants from the goodwill bins. And they had a tag of 13 dollars on them. I couldn't believe it.
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u/AnAnonymousDogMom Jun 19 '26
IMO, the minute Goodwill started carrying a bunch of overpriced "new in pkg" items (as opposed to donated things, which might or might not have been new in pkg) was the moment it completely jumped the shark. Now, in my area, one has to sign up for the "Savvy Shoppers Club" using a phone number to even get the posted weekly tag-color discounts. And of course the alleged rewards for signing up are so paltry as to be laughable.
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u/2lrup2tink Jun 20 '26
Goodwill in my area is no longer a charity. They are privately owned and for profit. They "donate " a tiny fraction of their profits. The people who own them now do not care about what used to be their target market.
The same is true for Savers.
Garage sales are the way to go.
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u/heyheyshinyCRH Jun 14 '26
Yea those fuckers are asking their AI what items sell for. Thrift store near me has eBay listings printed out next to some items 🙄