Goodwill Central Texas – North Lamar

This Goodwill store used to be a lot nicer than it is now. Now it’s kind of rundown and everything looks like it’s been thrown blindly on the shelves with no order or plan. Nowadays, the Austin pets alive thrift is my go to store for both shopping and donating, because it’s nicer, and The money goes to the no kill shelters which I feel strongly about. But Goodwill is also a good organization, I just wish they kept the store up better. If they did, they might get better donations of higher quality merchandise. And as some people have pointed out, the staff here are often sort of unhelpful, let’s just say.

EDIT: i’ve been coming to this goodwill for the past couple of months and the prices are rising like crazy. why are the jackets starting at $13? and the majority of the jackets are like $20. what really made me make this review is that the sleeveless women’s shirts are now being priced at 8.99 when they used to be priced at 6.99. i literally saw a tank top that you can get at walmart priced for $8.99 when the original price was probably $5. there’s a lot of shein too. ridiculousnnI absolutely love going to this goodwill! compared to the ones i’d go to back home, this one is huugeee! there’s racks on racks on racks. however, bc it’s so huge, id expect there to be more fitting rooms. there are only four and u can only bring five items at once which is really insufficient. the wait time for the rooms takes a while too which is annoying. additionally, there prices are pretty high. i went to the sweaters and jacket section and it averaged around 10 dollars a piece which is quite expensive for a thrift store…nnnevertheless, i’m still going to go every week lolll

Extremely well organized, especially given how much clothing and foot traffic there is. Nothing on the ground, and racks are tidy. I wish the sections had bigger, clearer signs.nnA lot of fast fashion (SHEIN, Old Navy), but also pieces from Aritzia and Outdoor Voices.nnI overheard a father tell his two young kids that he found the wedding shoes he was going to wear. They did look nice and it was a sweet moment.nnThe home goods area had a bit of everything for every section of a home, including some useful items in great condition (like a salad spinner I would’ve grabbed if I needed one). Kinda weird to see actual photos in some frames. Some stuff like metal pails had hand written sentimental messages on them as if written by a child to a parent as a gift…cute but probably no one will buy this.nnSaw a steady stream of donations coming in outside to the left of the store, and even noticed a cool vintage typewriter not yet on the sales floor.nnA bit hard for me to rate 3 or 4 stars, but l’ll round up for its cleanliness, wide aisles, and organization. Plus, it’s next to a huge used bookstore.

Selection for men's was decent. Store was clean and staff was friendly. Didn't find anything that I wanted or needed. Will try it again another day

The guy at the register was nice upon checkout.nHowever these two ladies held up the line for the dressing rooms for at least 15 minutes taking a full cart of clothes to try on making multiple trips coming in and out. They had to have had at least 50 items. Very frustrating for people only needing to try on a few items. Women started trying on clothes out in the open from waiting too long. I had to wait almost 20 minutes just to try on three pieces of clothing that took 2 minutes. Was surprised the staff didn’t say anything