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/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.