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Do Not Donate Here
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Rating: 1/51

HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE -- I went to Goodwill 30 minutes before they opened. All of the items were neatly packed in boxes and clothes were in garbage bags. Any person wearing walked over to me and said, "We do not want you to dump here. Take your garbage to a dumpster instead of leaving for us." I opened one of the boxes (I had 2), there were fully functional watches, a blender still unopened, a mixer. The other box had unopened paper, pens and pencils in containers. In the garbage bags, were coats that were too small for me to wear now but in fantastic shape, pants, suits, ties, and belts. All too small for me to wear now.

He said, there is a dumpster down the street. I took all of the to Salvation Army and they were grateful. Next day I took them 2 30" televisions that I do not need anymore, but are fully functional just missing the remotes. Do not donate your items to Goodwill as they most likely will be rude and feel you owe it to them. Why line the owner's pockets with your donations as he keeps the majority of the profit for himself.

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Kicked out because of our 2 YEAR OLD CRYING
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Rating: 1/51

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT -- ‼GOODWILL ON SHELBURNE RD south Burlington Vermont ‼

‼DO NOT GO THERE IF YOU HAVE A CHILD‼

We just got KICKED OUT and they told us they were gonna call someone if we didn't leave because our daughter was crying because she is tired and wanted to play with everything and they said if she can't calm down you need to leave. SHARE SHARE SHARE.

Every other good will is fine with it except this one on SHELBURNE RD.
Yes I control my child but my childs aloud to have a bad day just like the guy at the register JGILL said we were stupid for not fighting our child to put a jacket on her to bring her outside.

Mind you we threw it over her

Managers name is Bethany 802-658-5359

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Banned by crooks
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Rating: 1/51

FRANKFORT IL, ILLINOIS -- Goodwill Frankfort IL. I a ex worker was Ban Bec I reported certain managers stealing at the Frankfort IL Goodwill. Daniel and short Katherine are 2 thives that still work there...i contact corporate although ppl got fired. I quit Bec of retaliation from hr manager in corporate who was in on the stealing .I told corporate to Do a lie dector test on all 3 of them and watch the results I watched me get ban lol. New manager Lauren came in like a army drill . Screaming at everybody PL with sense left. They placed a false police report on me trying to get me locked up. Said I been to the store on Dec 19 2019. I haven't been to that store since November 2019. I'm not trying to go back look on the cameras corporate. The same two ppl that got me ban and fired now lying trying to get me locked up. Katherine when she was on maternity leave use to come in get a suit case of Carter infant clothes for free stole them and had some one signing in like she was working. Daniel other manager was changing tags and hiding merchandise and help stealing for certain members all on camera and I'm ban. LMBO. coon Celina was in on it as well . All good donations was being stolen and resold on aution sites and other sites by certain managers Daniel short Katherine include. Store went down very bad once Kevin left. He kept the store very clean and organize. One more false report on me I will be the one pressing charges. Becareful who you donate to

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Whats Up With Over Pricing Gifted Items?
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Rating: 2/51

EUGENE, OREGON -- I do not have any photos at this time. This used to be my very favorite Goodwill on Broadway Street in Eugene Oregon off of West 11th. Now as of recently just store has become known as the Goodwill Boutique and has a double dollar sign. Everything at Goodwill is donated to help out the public as far as jobs and folks like me who have low incomes afford to dress nicely or have nice things. It is not there to be priced by pricers in the back and shipped from different stores because some things are worth more than others. They are given to be given at cheap prices.

From what I've seen $16 for a pair of used jeans I can go to JCPenney's right now and get a brand new pair of jeans for $12 or a pair Worthington for $16, why would I go buy used jeans at Goodwill more than I can buy brand new, this is absolutely ridiculous. What happened to their Goodwill policies? Goodwill needs to rethink the way they do business. I will keep complaining and passing this information on. Lisa **. Clean up your act Goodwill!!! There are other places that will take donations.

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Do not apply at Goodwill Laundry and Do not work at Goodwill Laundry in Milwaukee
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Rating: 1/51

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- Goodwill Laundry is not a good place to work, because co-workers with disabilities are getting fired from Goodwill Laundry.Female laundry co workers be lying on you, They start trouble with you and They give you a hard time in Goodwill Laundry.Second Shift Laundry co-workers Rae Nuygen and Ho Hoai be starting trouble and starting problems with laundry co workers.First Shift co-worker Pauline Gonzalez be starting trouble and starting problems with co-workers too.Asian, Chinese, Hmong co workers start trouble and start problems with co workers.That's why Goodwill Laundry can't keep nobody and They don't keep nobody!!! Goodwill Laundry will have you work with Bodily Fluids and They will have you work in hot conditions.Do not apply at Goodwill Laundry and Do not work at Goodwill Laundry.Stay away from Goodwill Laundry.

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Downright Deceitful, Poor Business Practices, Sorry Management
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Rating: 1/51

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- After dealing with the Goodwill Industries of San Diego through an eBay listing, I have absolutely nothing good to say about their etiquette or "goodwill" proceedings. I recently typed up an email complaint and sent it to the corporate Goodwill Industries office. The email is copied below:

Recently I was shopping on eBay and came across an art/painting book that I intended to purchase for my daughter. The original list price for the book was a "buy it now" for $4.60, but being an avid eBayer I know that most people will accept (or at least consider) a "best offer". I figured since it was listed by the Goodwill of San Diego, they would be happy to take an offer of $3.75; and if not, they could have counter offered. I proceeded to send them a message and the next day received a reply stating:

"Thank you for contacting us! We appreciate your kind offer, however, due to our corporate policies, we are unable to modify or discount the prices on any of our items. This item does include FREE economy shipping, and if you should have any other questions or concerns, please, feel free to let me know right away. Thanks again for choosing Goodwill, we appreciate your time & support! Have a great & safe day!"

Notice the specific line of the reply that I have highlighted for you. After my money cleared the bank, I returned to purchase the book and was not pleased to discover the book price had doubled!! It is now listed for $9.98. "Due to corporate policies, [he/she is] unable to modify or discount the prices"-- yet he felt he could double the list price of the book? Not to mention, the book is listed as "good" condition which means it's far from "new" or "like new" condition- aka a crappy copy.

I am writing to inform you of the behaviors and on-goings of this "Tom" and I hope he feels real good about himself and the poor business practices/mannerisms he employs. It's common knowledge that Goodwills are meant to help people and the community-- i. e. "goodwill". As a matter of fact, I just donated hundreds of dollars worth of items to my local goodwill because we moved recently and had doubles of everything. BUT seeing how the Goodwill Industries operate, I will NEVER again donate anything to goodwill.

I would get more pleasure watching my belongings burn to carbon ash in my burn pile. And, it is very unlikely I will ever shop at any Goodwill store ever again either. Do not mistake my intentions in writing this complaint. The price is not the issue, as I am quite capable of buying a 10 dollar book-- It is the underlying principle(s) of the whole situation which upsets me. I hope the book falls apart and we'll see who buys it then. Have a nice day.

::::::::::Just FYI::::::::::

After checking into their history and feedback, here is some interesting information I found--

* The book has been listed since March 31, 2013 and the price has been revised 18 times.

* (To date) In the last 12 months, their eBay ID has received 33 neutral feedback ratings and 31 negative ratings. Six negative ratings have been posted in the last month.

* Their negative ratings consist of people complaining about misleading information in the listings, not receiving orders, no responses to complaints via email, shipments of poor quality or non-working products, and cancelling auctions due to "typos". Good job Goodwill. Very professional!

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Employment Experience
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Rating: 5/51

HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I have been employed with Goodwill Houston for 2 years and have bern promoted 3 times. This company cares about it's employees and offers the opportinity for growth no matter what your background is
Truly Thankful!

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Prices
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Rating: 2/51

SEBRING, FLORIDA -- The prices for jeans are really bad. $13.00 for used jeans. Come on, that's crazy.

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This Store Is So Nasty And Workers Keep Anything Worth Having
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Rating: 1/51

JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS -- When I stopped by to see if they had anything I was walking in the back end of the store and could hear the workers going through stuff that had come in and was discussing what they were going to take home. Friends stopping by to see if they had found the items that they needed that these people were putting back for them. The store smelled horrible. Never again. I will take my money elsewhere.

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Prices
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Rating: 1/51

CROWN POINT, INDIANA -- I haven't been in Goodwill for a while but I went on Sat Nov 29th. I was shocked on how prices have gone way up! I left emptied handed, very disappointing. Guess I'll be donating somewhere else, and back to garage [sale selling].

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15810 Indianola Drive
Rockville, MD 20855
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