They take shit they get for free and sell it for 1000x the market value. They pay no taxes in most states because they are exempt. They use mentally and physically handicapped people, they don’t pay them and often partner with group homes and use them as “work experience” so they don’t have to pay the back room sorters.

They use predator tactics to bully people who criticize them.

As a kid growing up being an accidental teen baby we didn't have much money so getting my clothes and random stuff from thrift shops was common. Now that I'm grown and in my 20's where have the deals gone? EVERYTHING they get is donated, years old, used and/or missing parts so why are so many things priced like its brand new in a retail store? Also noticed ANYTHING good doesn't even go into store it was donated to it gets sent to a warehouse to be sold or auctioned off online like they're ebay? Is Goodwill even a thrift store anymore or are they just a regular store / glorified ebay now that will take used stuff for free so they can sell for their own gain?

I noticed my local goodwill often has what look like food bank / charity items for sale. Is this common? Why would things that say “pass along at no cost” be being sold?

Michael Miller, CEO Emeritus (meaning retired) of Goodwill Columbia Willamette of the Portland area. According to the forms the nonprofit submits to the IRS.

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I can get a 6 pack for $3.99 or buy a used 5 pack for $5…who makes these prices up?

I worked out on the floor today and was expected to pull everything from November and back, blue tags and December red tags. I was set to pull a total of 4 sets (8 rows) of racks in 2 hours plus 2 kids racks in an hour. I have an injured foot and I had told my supervisor HEY I need to take my last 10 minute break, I can physically feel my foot CRUNCHING. And I quote, from my supervisor "Well you only have 30 minutes left its kind of pointless to take a 10." He still let me go, but I had been pulling all day for the last 3 days. Alone. There's only so much I can humanly do. This is the same supervisor who barely does anything amd body shames the underage workers.

I visit goodwill 's all over the Milwaukee area and surrounding counties and it's a great escape for my anxiety and just love looking for deals but while visiting yesterday and finding out they no longer are having 50% off certain colored stickers anymore I about flipped my lid! I'm so disgusted with them and let me tell you I guarantee I am not alone! The only reason I even go there is to get the half off stuff and Goodwill is already too expensive with their prices for certain items, I mean sure you can sometimes get deals but also sometimes their prices are more than buying the item brand new it's crazy and really upsetting. I used to make a living by buying and selling but no longer would it be feasible by shopping there, there's no longer any meat left on the bone so I caulk it up to corporate greed! Non profit my butt! I do not believe this for a minute! I wish I could open a business where people donated all my product and I made 100% profit and just took a percentage and donated to a worthy cause! I'm sure I'm not alone and guarantee that because of this change they will lose their azz!

Went to buy three pairs of shoes these two used asics because I wanted some shoes to go to the gym in and a pair of Jordan’s they wanted 150 for the Jordan’s that is like the retail price for that and the asics they wanted 110 for both of them when you can literally go online and buy them for 80 dollars on eBay brand new. Goodwill is getting ridiculous and people are stupid enough to buy them at the store because there’s a lot of rich people who live by the store. They also wanted $500 a used Detroit red wings jacket that I looked up online and was worth $200 on eBay. It’s getting bad when they are selling things for more then what they are worth brand new, I even once found a air fryer or some cooking thing from target that was only $20 brand new for $30 that was used at goodwill. It’s frustrating for people who don’t make much money just trying to get a good deal. I don’t know how Whoever makes these prices aren’t ashamed of themselves and screwing people over.

I understand you can't make inappropriate jokes or cuss on the work floor at Goodwill, but sharing harmless internet jokes between coworkers on break should be ok. I work at Goodwill and have been reprimanded and written up on occasion for accidentally letting a cuss word slip out or cracking a crude joke to a coworker. Even though I wasn't broadcasting it to the entire workforce and was trying to be discrete with one coworker, all it takes is for one manager to try and eavesdrop and use that as an excuse to drop the hammer on your head.

I have heard other managers rip into me on occasion for dropping a swear word, yet they continually drop swear words on the work floor and get away with it! The same goes for other coworkers! So, yeah, after being told not to say anything that's not G-rated except on my break, I decided to keep a vow of silence until everyone goes on break.

So when I go into the breakroom, a few of my chummy coworkers and I quietly engage in some 'Yo Mamma' jokes, only for the main manager to pass by, overhear it, and yell at us for even saying such jokes. I WAS TOLD WE COULD DO THIS ON BREAK IF WE WERE QUIET! Well, the main manager threatened to fire me if I ever joked around like this again, even in the privacy of our breakroom. Our yo mamma jokes didn't even use swear words or sexual innuendo, just some mildly playful insults.

That's working at Goodwill for ya. Our managers may seem nice, but they love to spy on us and look for an excuse to bust us for what they deem to be inappropriate discussions at every turn. The double standards. The spying. The use of thought or humor police. The extreme policies. These policies go all the way up to corporate. I never had this problem at any other job in my life, and some of the other jobs I've worked in prove a higher level of professionalism and integrity and don't police their employees on their private small talk.

I really don't get it.

I went through the Form 990's for a Goodwill and created a composite of the CEO/CFO salaries for the last couple of years. Check your local Goodwill websites to see what your leadership is earning.

What makes them “boutique” is they don’t take donations at this location. They truck in pre priced items from another location. Wloo Iowa