I cannot in good conscience go to goodwill. They receive all their items for free and they overcharge customers. It really is just greed. Community thrift stores, the ReStore, garage sales are my go to. I feel your pain Renee!
People get mad at resellers for complaining about Goodwill prices or blame them for the increase in prices. I just want to know why places like Goodwill charge $3.99 for used washcloths or $2.99 for empty baking soda cans. That's more so my gripe about some thrift shops. And don't get me started about them attempting to sell yellowed, used take-out food containers haha. Perhaps I should make a video about that, people will really start chatting in the chat then!
@@PaperandMooseActually, as a once off, I would find it interesting for you to show us all the BAD ‘deals’ you find at thrift stores. You could do a compilation when you find things.
GW is not worth my time as the merchandise is poor, prices too high, and the workers are underpaid while the executive staff make millions. And it seems the GWs are selling more new stuff that stores can’t sell.
I used to go daily to our local GW bins and be able to find some antiques and vintage to resell to dealers….i was a picker, and really enjoyed the social aspect as well as finding treasures. Post covid I seldom go because the items are broken, very few antiques or vintage collectibles and well picked over with all the new resellers who started selling on line during covid. When I’ve been to the local GW store I find the prices to be that of Walmart. I don’t do Walmart. I prefer to patronize local Dollar General or Dollar Tree. Simply my experiences. I prefer flea markets or auctions. I may pay more but it prevents getting my fingers cut on broken glass at the GW Bins! I also don’t like the GW admin taking huge salaries while the GW staff at the bins ask me to round up my amount to the next dollar to help send someone to camp. Thanks for reading you all.
To me, thrifting is all about managing my own expectations. It is a treasure hunt, but.. if I expect to find treasure every time I WILL be disappointed. I live in the middle of nowhere and even my goodwill has raised their prices (it's not too outrageous (YET) but still often more than I want to pay at a THRIFT store (esp when consignments/resales like threadup/Poshmark/depop make finding exactly what I want easier to find than ever)) However when thrifting in person my preference will always be for my smaller local stores because I know where that money goes(and it goes right back into my community, usually for charitable organizations like the animal shelter or womens shelter) I won't cross goodwill off my list entirely.. but I'm aware of it's problematic nature.
Those prices at GW were crazy. You do so much better on stuff from estate auctions. $4.99 for those paper/plastic plates were outrageous. Thrift stores aren’t what they used to be. Too many overpriced items considering the stuff they sell is all donated. I rarely go anymore.
I totally agree, good will has nothing but overpriced junk. Granted you can find your occasional privately owned thrifts that every once in awhile have something decent but it’s not worth the gas money. We find better items at flea markets and at auctions only sometimes the auctions are overpriced. It’s become more of a gamble now because there are more people in the resale game so you have to find your own niche. Where we live we have zero storage units for auction so that’s out for us but we do hit the group garage sales and find decent items. We find the bulk of our inventory in the summer and right after Christmas when everyone is cleaning out their extra stuff. Happy new year everyone ❤
No need to apologize for your lack of thrift store videos! You bring us a wonderful variety of content that keeps us coming back. Let others do the GW stuff if they are successful at it. You have other sources to show us and we like that. Not to mention your sparkling personality, humor, grace, and overall loveliness. Keep being you.
I'm with you. My daughter loves thrift store, me not so much. I have decided some people are thrift store people and some thrift stores make them crazy. LOL I never find anything except for books.
We live in a rural area surrounded by farms. We have four small volunteer run thrift stores within a 35 - 45 minute radius of us. These places are NOT advertised at all - it is word of mouth. Two I didn't know about until 20 plus years in! Most prices are $1 or less and the goodies are incredible. Perhaps, you may have some hidden gems within your range you do not know exist? We live in northern Michigan. We do NOT visit traditional thrift stores unless we just happen to be in the area and have a few minutes we want to use up looking - RARELY! LOL! Just a thought for you - and am almost embarrassed suggesting as I have seen how knowledgeable you are over the past years.
I live in the same area as you, and the thrift stores are awful....especially Goodwill. Then you watch videos of thrift stores from other areas of PA and they are incredible! I guess it really just depends on where you live. The few things in our area are snatched up by the many resellers, some that sit there all day long waiting for new carts to come out. It used to truly be a fun treasure hunt, but most of the time now it is not worth it. Between the resellers and the prices, you don't stand much chance of finding anything special. I pretty much only buy clothes or books anymore - seems like the only thing that you can sometimes get a good deal on. Love your estate sale and storage units much better!
Everything I read says to put your energy into what you love and where your strengths lie. I guess you could put a lot of energy into thrifting to try to make it semi-exciting, but you could do other, spectacular things with that time & energy. I don’t care much for thrift stores - except for getting myself clothes. And maybe there are people out there who have a knack for them - but they don’t have cool love letters from Berlin, full of hope, romance, loss, and war to translate and preserve!
If I would ever find a collection of old letters at Goodwill, I would be shocked! They would probably never make it to the shelf, but be thrown out. Meanwhile the empty container of baking soda gets a $2.99 price sticker slapped on it. I don't think we will ever fully understand the ways of the thrift shop!
I think it definitely depends on where you live. I follow "Crazy Lamp Lady" and most days she does well. Here in Australia, I get great bargains for crafting items but I'm glad I'm not a reseller. Stick with what you know best and enjoy. ❤🐨
I do agree with you that thrift stores are my least favorite places to search for resale items. I do like to shop for myself at Salvation Army and while there, sometimes run across something neat. I prefer yard sales, estate sales, church rummage sales and sometimes auctions. I encourage you to source for resale items at places you find enjoyable. That way excitement will come naturally. By the way, I have been following you for some time now and one reason I stay with you is that I enjoy watching you get excited as you go through treasures.
GoodWill is also called Hoodwill and Ill Will. They either charge full retail, MORE than retail, or sell why-bother around here. Anything good mostly gets sent to on-line sales for way over what someone actually disadvantaged/disabled/poor can pay. Never mind resellers. I got lucky yesterday for the first time in ages - found mistakes probably rolled out and shelved minutes before I nabbed them. Lots of empty space on the shelves. Anything good is broken. Even the clothes racks had major holes...as do some of the clothes sometimes. The Sally today did have a .99 color and I even bought some, but their prices have gone up too. They had plenty of jewelry, but it was all modern costume and may have been worth what they had on it. The sad moment at the Sally - two jewelery "jars" marked $29.99 with blue tags. Should have been half price. "Oh those are $30 each. There's a W written on paper, so they're white tags." (not unless my preschool teacher was lying they're not! But she was the Manager, so all I could say was "no thank you.")
I say to each his own. You do you. I love going to antique stores and thrift stores just to look. I am not a reseller I buy what I like and keep. (I am a collector.)
I get what you are saying, seems like everyone else's GW's have way more COOL stuff on their shelves than ours do and I have 5 in a 10 mile radius! In their defense they cannot control what ppl donate. I just feel that at the end of the week that color they are offering a discount should go down to 75% off instead of throwing the items away. We don't have bins in our County so the only way to discard the items is to throw them away. Hope you have better luck next time. That's awesome what Steve found you!
I enjoy all of your content. You don't need to change anything for me. I like watching you do the dig through stuff with the wonderment and excitement of a child on Christmas morning. I like when you do find stuff to research, or just a small special piece...you are so happy that you bounce (in my mind you do). Stay as you are, and thrift where you want...I will follow.
Gee Renee ,the glass is half full all the time not half empty!There will be those times where you will be glad you went and you need to open your eyes to the things that hide in plain sight!!
I love this video. You make a sad trip to the Goodwill fun. I live in a wealthy CT town, but our local Goodwill is rough. I'm not saying I never find anything. I do find items that have value on occasion. I recently found a set of vintage Pyrex bowls for $8, but I don't think that happens often, at least not in my area. Most of the items I buy at the Goodwill & other local thrift shops are items I use. Thrifting is fun, but I agree with you Renee. I cannot imagine going to the Goodwill every day.
I think that you are right about gw & other thrift stores , mostly . You are running a business so it's not the same for people that don't resell. You need the most bang for your buck , time is money . If you do best on trash day then do that , garage & rummage sales , auctions , storage units or flea markets ? Do what you enjoy best , that's what makes people enjoy your channel !! I love finding change also ! You may find a great thrift shop or shops someday that has Great Sales , great prices & a great staff ! Keep your opions open . Thanks for making us all smile ! Xox 💚
I love hitting non goodwill shopping. I find lil goodies and treasures often . Be it clothing or collection needs not always located but the thrill of seeing others donations is interesting. I may not buy much but its the adventure of the hunt. Happy New Year!!
Unfortunately going daily can be a real bummer but you have to pay your dues.This is karma. I go to GW here in NC sporadically and I find something 1 in 10 visits. Been looking for over 60 years and still haven't found the holy grail but I am the master of wasting my own time. I will never give up. I have hope the next big deal is just around the next corner. Happy New Year!
Hi Renee. This was unbelievably fun 😊. But it was sad and the prices were unbelievable. The one thing I like is the sweat shirt you received from a friend. You didn't have to buy or pay for item's you don't want. The GW's need to lower their prices. I don't go to GW's at all. The only one of the GW I have is in Manhattan on 125 Street, 3 Ave. I can't go to the City 🏙️ every day. I need to rest sometime in the week. But you Renee are such a trooper to go out in beautiful weather. God Bless you Renee. Stick to Estate sell and Auctions. Thanks for sharing. Have a pleasant New Year my friend. Hugs. Mari'a.🥳🎉👍👍👍💜💜💜💗💗💗💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊💃💃💃💃💃🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I stopped going to Goodwill awhile ago! Too expensive. I’m in S. Florida & it’s pricey. I can get a brand new Walmart brand T-shirt cheaper at Walmart than Goodwill. Have a Happy New Year & stay safe. Have enjoyed your channel all year! Thank you!
Our local thrift store has an annual calendar and it has two coupons a month! That helps a little! I also look for t-shirts and mens flannel shirts, and have found some great coats!! I love your sweatshirt!
I don’t go to GW anymore. Our area stores put their prices close to retail. And it’s so cut throat at the bins, you might get hurt just trying to get to a new bin. I frequent the small thrift stores that benefit local charity. The store that helps the homeless shelter. The store that helps people get clothes for job interviews. The one that helps new moms. The corporate stores don’t get my money.
You stay you, Renee. I like the way you do you. I can watch others who do GW and enjoy it. You don't need to be sad. Just be our Renee, that's who we love. I do love you.❤️😁🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✌️👶
Retail thrift stores, esp. Goodwill IMO have majorly gone downhill in the last 5 years or so in terms of value for both money and time spent. Goodwill has been putting stuff online for at least 10, so the really quality stuff just isn't in the stores at any price, and what does get put on the shelves is so overpriced. The bins can be good if you're there the second it comes out. My personal fave go-to's are in person auctions & my network of storage locker buyers.
New to the channel. I guess my watching Mike the Scavenger told RUclips to recommend your channel. Glad it did. It's nice to see stuff more local to me. (Central Jersey here) I'm a flea market / curb siding guy. I'm not a reseller just a bargain hunter. Every time I have gone to a goodwill/thrift store I have walked away disappointed. Used water bottles that were promotional giveaways to begin with.... smh. There is no way to make it exciting. There is just too much garbage on the shelves. Been enjoying your content.
Thanks for stopping by! I have an assortment of flea market & garbage picking videos, so feel free to check those out. Garbage picking has been pretty bad for me over the last year, so those videos aren't as frequent. Used water bottles ranging in price from $1.99 to $4.99... no thanks!
if one was to make a living at it, the choices for being a re-seller are better with a plan...and since you started your path, growing pains are to be expected. But in order to achieve the 'bottom line' you better love what you do, and give it all you got !!
How dare Goodwill not have any ceramic Christmas trees and knee hugging elves on their shelves for you!!! haha☺...Dickel has a great idea to make your thrift store videos more fun! ... He said he will supply you with jokes, and you can tell them as you shop!!😂🤣....... what do you think?😁
A very informative and entertaining trip to Goodwill, so thanks for taking us along. I like their new shelves giving their customers a touch of transparency. 😉 It all depends on your personal preferences: if you are a huge fan of glass and ceramic items, you will feel comfortable at stores like Goodwill. But as we all know, you are more the paper & ephemera lady. Concerning paper: thank you so much for your recent Christmas card and your kind words which are highly appreciated ! 👌You already got my personal Christmas greetings with a whole bunch of "antique antique" Christmas card in my recent package. Have a good time, and see you on the next challenge. Perhaps during a visit at the Phillipsburg antique mall (if it still exists) ?! 🤔Greets from GER, U.
Don't get me started on the Phillipsburg Antique Mall. The person that owned that is the one responsible for the downfall & demise of Toby's, the hot dog place. Add to that, the Pburg Antique Mall also went into bankruptcy & the last I heard, the person that bought it from the guy that destroyed Toby's is now trying to sell the entire contents left by vendors and the former owner. It's a whole mess, that's for sure! Any exciting plans for New Year's Eve?
I’m behind you 150%! Thrifting has always been borderline in my book. I used to go to the thrift shops to satisfy my urge for flea markets and estate sales in the off seasons, but lately, with their higher prices and diminishing inventory, I find them unsatisfactory. Yes I’ll still hit the odd one every now and then but not a regular thing anymore. Just walk away Renee, you’ve got my support!
I think taking us along on some of your research would be interesting. Education on what are clues for different items, how to identify vintage, recently solds from your collection, how to restore old items, and similar would be interesting until spring flea markets roll around.
I found nothing there yesterday either! (one art piece for myself) On Tuesday the shelves were jammed. ? I'm thinking they did a clean out for the bins on Wednesday. Only started going back to that GW in October after a one year absence. In complete agreement about finding better items at estate and rummage sales. It was nice to see you and actually a surprise. Have a great New Year!
Do you have any antique malls where you could go? Looking for bargained, or that might have booths with good sales after Christmas? Maybe what you need is a thrifting trip to get the thrill of the hunt back. Maybe 1 day a week. You could go into a neighboring town and check and see what their thrift stores have. You're probably going to the same places over and over and getting bored with them. Maybe go and see what the Peaches to Beaches run would be like as a thrifting adventure/vacation.
My daughter and I were at GW yesterday. I was so shocked at the prices on things. An old pie plate with paint missing off of it, chips around the edges, no markings, just an old generic pie pan, $8.99! They had two ordinary pyrex glass pie pans for $7.99 each! $10 for used, worn men’s jeans, $4.99 for two generic 1/2 cup plastic storage containers. Seriously, what does Goodwill think it is doing? It’s ridiculous. We won’t be returning either. They’re outrageous.
Renee I did get a chuckle when you picked up them curlers. I thought no she's not. And on a side note I stumbled upon a channel you may like called Vintage Vision mainly various vintage photographs. I thought it was quite interesting. Love you and HAPPY NEW YEAR🎉
I found a nice winter coat this month at GW and used my 25% off coupon, plus got another 50% off as a surprise end of year sale. I can't argue about paying $7.50 for a coat in great shape. But it is not my usual experience at GW to get such a good bargain. I prefer estate sales, garage sales, and locally church owned thrift stores to look for bargains and stuff I need.
I used to go at least twice a week, but this year I just stopped altogether. Local mission store has better quality, pricing and organization. I hadn't found much at Goodwill for a long time. Still feels weird to drive by one and not stop....
Around me, we don’t have Goodwill Bins. And the Goodwill stores are dirty and overpriced. Even our other local thrift stores seem dirty, crowded & overpriced. I’m getting ready to retire so I am getting ready to purge my closets & downsize!
My local GW is now a returns store and many, many things are pallet items from big box stores. The worst part is that they put something out and then within the week throw those 'new' items in a cart and wheel them off presumably to the dumpster. They call that making room on the shelves. Meanwhile, the truly awful items languish for weeks and months. They have zero idea what they're doing these days. One person said they're going to unified pricing, another said no. I was told this week they're not selling towels anymore. They've already done away with curtains. One worker told me they're bringing out 800 carts a day, I think he might have meant home good items. He also said the GW brings out 15,000 racks of clothes, which of course is ludicrous, I hope he meant 1,500 pieces which seems more probable for a week though, not in a day. Since they're buying pallets now it certainly explains why the prices have gone up but the waste is incredible. I was told if clothes fall on the floor they get thrown out. There's almost zero chance of finding anything vintage anymore.
My town has a hospital thrift shop, the profits go to the local hospital Wealthy people donate clothing to them and I have done very well there We went to our flea market today and the Hippy Biker guy had a bunch of Alternative 1970s Comics. My girlfriend bought all the Robert Crumb ones We might buy them all next week She has been selling T Shirts like gangbusters, is hard for me to fathom what people pay for some of this stuff.
I enjoy going to the thrift shops other than GW. In my little town we have a Humane Society thrift shop for the kittys and puppies. The assurance home thrift store In my town helps subsidize for a children’s home. Their prices are so much better and it is for a good cause Grandkid won!t go anywhere but Goodwill.
Dear Renee, if it is no fun for you going thrifting and making an exiting video of it. Don't do it. It is not worth your time. I enjoy your videos for the fun you get by finding strange or amazing stuff. By the way: I like when people find things for themselves. So if you got to a thrift store, not filming just looking for clothes or something else you found, I would like to see you later in your living room showing the things you found just for yourself and the fun you will maybe have with them. Just a thought. Have a wonderful new year!
I'll be thrifting tomorrow. Within a 15 minute drive of me, there are only three thrift stores that I go to. And might I say, you look quite lovely in this video! Hugs from Texas!
You don't want the outing to become a chore, that's why you left the corporate scene. I guess sometime going is just a good reminder of why you enjoy other venues more. Perhaps make it a great day by going to a nice bakery in the area or on the way with a side of thrift. Like the vegetable beside the main dish. Now going as as part of your business, you can write off car expenses I hope to make it more palletable? Anyways, best of luck next time. 👍👍
We have stores call Saint Vincent De Paul that are still so cheap and do have all kind of stuff ! Maybe you can find one of these places ! It drives me crazy how much some thrift store ask for their items !
I go to this exact same thrift store and have this exact same experience and I don’t know why I keep going back also! I guess it’s because TJ Maxx is right next-door and I always get good stuff there! Happy new year
I hate to say it, but the very thing that made GW is killing it now...resellers. They are scooping everything of any value at all, and leaving junk on the shelves, which eventually goes to the landfill. Then, GW gets into the fray themselves, by pricing everything way too high to be practical. This business model is not sustainable, and they are disappearing. So sad. Stick with what works for you! And, I really wish they would throw away chipped, cracked, and broken items. It's too depressing.
I went about two weeks ago and was shocked by prices. There were a bunch of shoes that normally I could resell, but they wanted the resell price. What would go for $15 was now going for full price of $70 and up. We left.
I picked up an oak office (not swivel) chair by the Milwaukee Chair Co. Early 1900's? Anyway, it was $5 and I'm sure a dime a dozen where you are, but it went perfectly with the mission /A&C table I already had. You can still scratch out one or 2 items at the bins, otherwise NADA at any Goodwill. Even our Re-Store got rid of the "thrift section". Boo! And it's not even Halloween.
I used to work at Goodwill.....it would really break your heart if you know about the stuff they throw away and the stuff you never see because it gets shipped to their online auctions and stores. This is Minnesota (I each state operates differently) and they got rid of any pricing less than $2.99. Anything deemed less than that was thrown out...there were no bundled bags of small toys, etc...those were thrown out. Same with books and dvds/cds...they check it before it it goes out on the floor...if it's any good it goes off to their online sales..if it's not it goes on the floor (why there are multiple copies ad nauseam of the Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey series and not much else. The chance of vintage items, figurines, hankies, tablecloths, etc., making it out to the floor are almost nil. Box after box of donated items are never even opened and are just thrown away. The store I worked at was staffed almost entirely by teens and young adults that had no idea of the worth or value of most of the stuff that came in. It was horrible, I still have nightmares about it. Goodwill is NOT a charity....it's an exploitive, parasitic scam. Go to Salvation Army, St Vincent DePaul, local shelters, etc., do NOT shop or give to Goodwill, it isn't called Greedwill for nothing!
its much the same in the UK the big name thrift stores are picked to bits in the back room and theres nothing that you can make a penny on left, theres still small church and local charities that are worth a visit but theres not a lot there
I love Salvation Army better. And Yard Sales. I haven't got to shop in 2 yrs. Im going to get back to standing and walking. Please pray to me. I almost died 2 years ago. I ❤uour channel. Happy New Year
Greed of the Goodwill CEO's got the best of them.... They take out all donated jewelry out and now they put in racks of cheap cheap Chinese jewelry..... and $4.99 for garbage jewelry.... prices on everything is so inflated it is ridiculous.. I used to go in all the time now.... most discount days I don't even bother to go there.
I don’t go to goodwill as a rule. They are way high here and seldom have craft items. I have looked at shop goodwill online and sometimes they are reasonable and fun to look at. However some of the goodwills charge tremendous shipping. They say something that weight five pounds ships as thirty so you have to watch them.
Recently passed through Flagstaff AZ and was probably the nicest Goodwill I have ever been to. It was packed full of items, clean and organized. I still didn't find anything though 😆 I think the local thrift stores are the best and not the big name ones.
Renee, I only found your channel about a month ago. And I love it … and you! You are a pleasure to watch, your content fits me perfectly and your expressions are just hysterical! I’m a South Jersey girl, which makes your haunts more relatable to me. Can you do a video on how you find your storage units, maybe some hints on bidding, and any other topics you think would be beneficial to noobs. I’m sure many others would appreciate that also. Keep up the exciting videos.
Hello to another Jersey girl! Glad that you found the channel & that you enjoy it! I’ll make a note to work on a video with the topic that you mentioned! Others would probably enjoy it, but I’ll have to add in some fun clips so it’s not just me talking 🙂
I stick to the small church thrift stores instead. Goodwill has been off my list for years. Mine looks like a Target, but more expensive. Most of the workers at mine are people doing community service, which is fine, but that's free labor for them, and it doesn't reflect in their prices.
It's a bussiness, they know what shi... (sorry, wrong channel) things are worth and set prices accordingly. And we must assume, they sell where it pays best. If I dropped off a Gutenberg Bible at your local Goodwill, you wouldn't be able to pick it up as a cheap unreadable book there. That's why I prefer the scrap room at the dump here, where people throw in everything they don't see a use for after dead relatives. I have picked up many expensive books there, and if I knew about decorations and porcelain I could probably make a few bargains there too. Completely free. You just have to store things for a while before selling because they don't want people picking for free and reselling….
Wish you had showed the prices on the items...that's what gets me. It used to be fun but the prices are ridiculous..now i can't get out to do much looking, but even before my sister got sick, I rarely went to GW. To each their own but I don't go there...🥰🥰
Our Goodwill here in Lansdowne PA is now selling Royal Norfolk & Gibson plates for $1.99 - $2.99 each. The same plates in the same patterns are available at the Dollar General a few blocks away for $1.25 each. The plates at GW have some wear. The ones at DT are brand new) .
I actually really miss my pixie cut. Don’t miss all the negative & rude remarks about it though. Funny how we live in a world that still chooses to define a woman’s femininity based upon the length of their hair…
I live in Arizona and the prices at the Goodwill's here are outrageous! I can go to the dreaded Walmart, pay $2 maybe $3's more and get it new! I am not trying to be mean but you seem more at ease when you are digging at rummage sales, garage sale and estate sales. You seem to enjoy them more. I wouldn't even worry about filming at Goodwill, but I know you need content so I see your concern.. Have a happy New Year, be safe and good luck in your future shopping.
Renee, I have the same problem with filming when I'm at the thrift stores. I prefer the treasure hunt, then doing a haul video after I get home. I have tried filming, and it just isn't the same. Keep doing what you are doing!! I love the storage unit videos you do. I would love to buy storage units, but I don't have the correct resources to do so right now. So to the bins it is for me!
Go check out the 1/2 price sale at the American Family on MacArthur in Allentown on Saturday, 12/30, that’s where the bargains are. Also the Liberty thrift stores on 309. I go on Wednesdays and get 25%off senior discount there and at the animal rescue thrift
I think "Lavender Clothesline" lives in your area. She makes over $100,000 a year going to mostly the Goodwills. I love watching her videos. She really doesn't have a niche. She will sell anything she thinks she can make money on. I know that's not your thing though. Keep doing your thing if it makes you happy!
The two thrifters I watch more than any others are "Thrifting Vegas" and "The Niche Lady". They are both based in Las Vegas and it seems like they are always finding beautiful glass vases and figurines. I don't know if it is Vegas specifically, but some stores are just barren landscapes of discarded junk - as you saw in this video. Nothing exciting. You may try to expand your choice of stores and drive to upper scale neighborhoods for gems, but considering what you like to deal with, that may be a waste of time, too. I enjoy when you find some ephemera at the flea market and go thru it piece by piece. Have you thought of doing DIY on some of that stuff to make it a piece of art work to hang on the wall or use as decoupage on another project? Just stacks of paper/photos does not get my heart pumping.
Yah, thrift stores are not the best source for the items you lean towards. You have a very niche interest. Goodwill on the west coast is 2x's more than your east coast prices, so they have been pricing out the reseller for a few years now. I rarely go anymore.
I go to other stores. Salvation Army is a wee bit better.Not much around now cuz people are reselling,so that's why they raise prices.😊 Consignment shops are cool. Church sales.Happy NewYear Renee!!😊🎉🎊🥳🥂🍾❄💒💞
You aint kidding Renee! I was passing a goodwill today & only stopped because I thought of this video. What a joke their prices are ( I dont look at clothing so cant comment on that). I can get a lot of thier items for the same price at Targets! They are so afraid of resellers making a few dollars off them, they are now turning resellers into not even wanting to look in thier stores. Cant price at top dollar or you are no longer a thrift shop. Thrift Shop merch at Boutique prices.
For many items, it’s not about being able to resell it’s just about common sense in what something should cost. I always revert to the $3.99 price tag on a used washcloth, for a single, used, washcloth. How does that make sense??
I cannot in good conscience go to goodwill. They receive all their items for free and they overcharge customers. It really is just greed. Community thrift stores, the ReStore, garage sales are my go to. I feel your pain Renee!
Goodwills are a franchise, for profit enterprise. They have always pretended they are a charity type store. Not so.
People get mad at resellers for complaining about Goodwill prices or blame them for the increase in prices. I just want to know why places like Goodwill charge $3.99 for used washcloths or $2.99 for empty baking soda cans. That's more so my gripe about some thrift shops. And don't get me started about them attempting to sell yellowed, used take-out food containers haha. Perhaps I should make a video about that, people will really start chatting in the chat then!
@@PaperandMoose A lot of that is due to people doing the pricing that don't know what they are doing.
@@PaperandMooseActually, as a once off, I would find it interesting for you to show us all the BAD ‘deals’ you find at thrift stores. You could do a compilation when you find things.
@PaperandMoose I know how you feel
GW is not worth my time as the merchandise is poor, prices too high, and the workers are underpaid while the executive staff make millions. And it seems the GWs are selling more new stuff that stores can’t sell.
I used to go daily to our local GW bins and be able to find some antiques and vintage to resell to dealers….i was a picker, and really enjoyed the social aspect as well as finding treasures.
Post covid I seldom go because the items are broken, very few antiques or vintage collectibles and well picked over with all the new resellers who started selling on line during covid.
When I’ve been to the local GW store I find the prices to be that of Walmart.
I don’t do Walmart.
I prefer to patronize local Dollar General or Dollar Tree.
Simply my experiences.
I prefer flea markets or auctions. I may pay more but it prevents getting my fingers cut on broken glass at the GW Bins!
I also don’t like the GW admin taking huge salaries while the GW staff at the bins ask me to round up my amount to the next dollar to help send someone to camp.
Thanks for reading you all.
Did you go further afield than
just your local GW
I have found too, that GW is beyond my budget anymore. It's very depressing!!
To me, thrifting is all about managing my own expectations. It is a treasure hunt, but.. if I expect to find treasure every time I WILL be disappointed. I live in the middle of nowhere and even my goodwill has raised their prices
(it's not too outrageous (YET) but still often more than I want to pay at a THRIFT store (esp when consignments/resales like threadup/Poshmark/depop make finding exactly what I want easier to find than ever))
However when thrifting in person my preference will always be for my smaller local stores because I know where that money goes(and it goes right back into my community, usually for charitable organizations like the animal shelter or womens shelter)
I won't cross goodwill off my list entirely.. but I'm aware of it's problematic nature.
Goodwill isn't what it used to be. I love the variety of treasure hunting on your channel. You do you!!
Those prices at GW were crazy. You do so much better on stuff from estate auctions. $4.99 for those paper/plastic plates were outrageous. Thrift stores aren’t what they used to be. Too many overpriced items considering the stuff they sell is all donated. I rarely go anymore.
I was surprised by those plates too!!! Crazy!!!
They will go for little when they hit the bins.
I totally agree, good will has nothing but overpriced junk. Granted you can find your occasional privately owned thrifts that every once in awhile have something decent but it’s not worth the gas money. We find better items at flea markets and at auctions only sometimes the auctions are overpriced. It’s become more of a gamble now because there are more people in the resale game so you have to find your own niche. Where we live we have zero storage units for auction so that’s out for us but we do hit the group garage sales and find decent items. We find the bulk of our inventory in the summer and right after Christmas when everyone is cleaning out their extra stuff. Happy new year everyone ❤
No need to apologize for your lack of thrift store videos! You bring us a wonderful variety of content that keeps us coming back. Let others do the GW stuff if they are successful at it. You have other sources to show us and we like that. Not to mention your sparkling personality, humor, grace, and overall loveliness. Keep being you.
I'm with you. My daughter loves thrift store, me not so much. I have decided some people are thrift store people and some thrift stores make them crazy. LOL I never find anything except for books.
I’m glad you got a Yellowstone shirt out of the day. Your Goodwill does look like slim pickings. I say don’t go thrifting if you don’t like it. 😊
I love when you answered your own question, "Now Renee..." Laughed out loud.
We live in a rural area surrounded by farms. We have four small volunteer run thrift stores within a 35 - 45 minute radius of us. These places are NOT advertised at all - it is word of mouth. Two I didn't know about until 20 plus years in! Most prices are $1 or less and the goodies are incredible. Perhaps, you may have some hidden gems within your range you do not know exist? We live in northern Michigan. We do NOT visit traditional thrift stores unless we just happen to be in the area and have a few minutes we want to use up looking - RARELY! LOL! Just a thought for you - and am almost embarrassed suggesting as I have seen how knowledgeable you are over the past years.
It sucks that they aren't on a site like eBay
You make your videos different than other people's videos! That's great!
I live in the same area as you, and the thrift stores are awful....especially Goodwill. Then you watch videos of thrift stores from other areas of PA and they are incredible! I guess it really just depends on where you live. The few things in our area are snatched up by the many resellers, some that sit there all day long waiting for new carts to come out. It used to truly be a fun treasure hunt, but most of the time now it is not worth it. Between the resellers and the prices, you don't stand much chance of finding anything special. I pretty much only buy clothes or books anymore - seems like the only thing that you can sometimes get a good deal on. Love your estate sale and storage units much better!
I know, I see videos of other thrift stores & am jealous of the nice items they have!
You are spot on about the state of goodwill shopping 😢
Everything I read says to put your energy into what you love and where your strengths lie. I guess you could put a lot of energy into thrifting to try to make it semi-exciting, but you could do other, spectacular things with that time & energy. I don’t care much for thrift stores - except for getting myself clothes. And maybe there are people out there who have a knack for them - but they don’t have cool love letters from Berlin, full of hope, romance, loss, and war to translate and preserve!
If I would ever find a collection of old letters at Goodwill, I would be shocked! They would probably never make it to the shelf, but be thrown out. Meanwhile the empty container of baking soda gets a $2.99 price sticker slapped on it. I don't think we will ever fully understand the ways of the thrift shop!
I think it definitely depends on where you live. I follow "Crazy Lamp Lady" and most days she does well. Here in Australia, I get great bargains for crafting items but I'm glad I'm not a reseller. Stick with what you know best and enjoy. ❤🐨
I do agree with you that thrift stores are my least favorite places to search for resale items. I do like to shop for myself at Salvation Army and while there, sometimes run across something neat. I prefer yard sales, estate sales, church rummage sales and sometimes auctions. I encourage you to source for resale items at places you find enjoyable. That way excitement will come naturally.
By the way, I have been following you for some time now and one reason I stay with you is that I enjoy watching you get excited as you go through treasures.
GoodWill is also called Hoodwill and Ill Will. They either charge full retail, MORE than retail, or sell why-bother around here. Anything good mostly gets sent to on-line sales for way over what someone actually disadvantaged/disabled/poor can pay. Never mind resellers. I got lucky yesterday for the first time in ages - found mistakes probably rolled out and shelved minutes before I nabbed them. Lots of empty space on the shelves. Anything good is broken. Even the clothes racks had major holes...as do some of the clothes sometimes.
The Sally today did have a .99 color and I even bought some, but their prices have gone up too. They had plenty of jewelry, but it was all modern costume and may have been worth what they had on it. The sad moment at the Sally - two jewelery "jars" marked $29.99 with blue tags. Should have been half price. "Oh those are $30 each. There's a W written on paper, so they're white tags." (not unless my preschool teacher was lying they're not! But she was the Manager, so all I could say was "no thank you.")
I say to each his own. You do you. I love going to antique stores and thrift stores just to look. I am not a reseller I buy what I like and keep. (I am a collector.)
I get what you are saying, seems like everyone else's GW's have way more COOL stuff on their shelves than ours do and I have 5 in a 10 mile radius! In their defense they cannot control what ppl donate. I just feel that at the end of the week that color they are offering a discount should go down to 75% off instead of throwing the items away. We don't have bins in our County so the only way to discard the items is to throw them away. Hope you have better luck next time. That's awesome what Steve found you!
I enjoy all of your content. You don't need to change anything for me. I like watching you do the dig through stuff with the wonderment and excitement of a child on Christmas morning. I like when you do find stuff to research, or just a small special piece...you are so happy that you bounce (in my mind you do). Stay as you are, and thrift where you want...I will follow.
Gee Renee ,the glass is half full all the time not half empty!There will be those times where you will be glad you went and you need to open your eyes to the things that hide in plain sight!!
I love this video. You make a sad trip to the Goodwill fun. I live in a wealthy CT town, but our local Goodwill is rough. I'm not saying I never find anything.
I do find items that have value on occasion. I recently found a set of vintage Pyrex bowls for $8, but I don't think that happens often, at least not in my area.
Most of the items I buy at the Goodwill & other local thrift shops are items I use. Thrifting is fun, but I agree with you Renee. I cannot imagine going to the
Goodwill every day.
I think that you are right about gw & other thrift stores , mostly . You are running a business so it's not the same for people that don't resell. You need the most bang for your buck , time is money . If you do best on trash day then do that , garage & rummage sales , auctions , storage units or flea markets ? Do what you enjoy best , that's what makes people enjoy your channel !! I love finding change also ! You may find a great thrift shop or shops someday that has Great Sales , great prices & a great staff ! Keep your opions open . Thanks for making us all smile ! Xox 💚
I love hitting non goodwill shopping. I find lil goodies and treasures often . Be it clothing or collection needs not always located but the thrill of seeing others donations is interesting. I may not buy much but its the adventure of the hunt. Happy New Year!!
Unfortunately going daily can be a real bummer but you have to pay your dues.This is karma. I go to GW here in NC sporadically and I find something 1 in 10 visits. Been looking for over 60 years and still haven't found the holy grail but I am the master of wasting my own time. I will never give up. I have hope the next big deal is just around the next corner. Happy New Year!
Hi Renee. This was unbelievably fun 😊. But it was sad and the prices were unbelievable. The one thing I like is the sweat shirt you received from a friend. You didn't have to buy or pay for item's you don't want. The GW's need to lower their prices. I don't go to GW's at all. The only one of the GW I have is in Manhattan on 125 Street, 3 Ave. I can't go to the City 🏙️ every day. I need to rest sometime in the week. But you Renee are such a trooper to go out in beautiful weather. God Bless you Renee. Stick to Estate sell and Auctions. Thanks for sharing. Have a pleasant New Year my friend. Hugs. Mari'a.🥳🎉👍👍👍💜💜💜💗💗💗💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊💃💃💃💃💃🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I stopped going to Goodwill awhile ago! Too expensive. I’m in S. Florida & it’s pricey. I can get a brand new Walmart brand T-shirt cheaper at Walmart than Goodwill. Have a Happy New Year & stay safe. Have enjoyed your channel all year! Thank you!
Our local thrift store has an annual calendar and it has two coupons a month! That helps a little! I also look for t-shirts and mens flannel shirts, and have found some great coats!! I love your sweatshirt!
I don’t go to GW anymore. Our area stores put their prices close to retail. And it’s so cut throat at the bins, you might get hurt just trying to get to a new bin.
I frequent the small thrift stores that benefit local charity. The store that helps the homeless shelter. The store that helps people get clothes for job interviews. The one that helps new moms. The corporate stores don’t get my money.
I don't know where the lamp lady goes but it astonishes me❤
We love your other type of episodes so much that you don't have to do the GW if you don't love it!
Wish you all the best for the new year. Thank you for making my day better.
You stay you, Renee. I like the way you do you. I can watch others who do GW and enjoy it. You don't need to be sad. Just be our Renee, that's who we love. I do love you.❤️😁🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✌️👶
Keep doing what makes you happy. I will always check out your channel!
Retail thrift stores, esp. Goodwill IMO have majorly gone downhill in the last 5 years or so in terms of value for both money and time spent. Goodwill has been putting stuff online for at least 10, so the really quality stuff just isn't in the stores at any price, and what does get put on the shelves is so overpriced. The bins can be good if you're there the second it comes out. My personal fave go-to's are in person auctions & my network of storage locker buyers.
New to the channel. I guess my watching Mike the Scavenger told RUclips to recommend your channel. Glad it did. It's nice to see stuff more local to me. (Central Jersey here) I'm a flea market / curb siding guy. I'm not a reseller just a bargain hunter. Every time I have gone to a goodwill/thrift store I have walked away disappointed. Used water bottles that were promotional giveaways to begin with.... smh. There is no way to make it exciting. There is just too much garbage on the shelves. Been enjoying your content.
Thanks for stopping by! I have an assortment of flea market & garbage picking videos, so feel free to check those out. Garbage picking has been pretty bad for me over the last year, so those videos aren't as frequent. Used water bottles ranging in price from $1.99 to $4.99... no thanks!
Definitely high prices here in central NJ, but I do visit now and then because I'm afflicted 😅
if one was to make a living at it, the choices for being a re-seller are better with a plan...and since you started your path, growing pains are to be expected. But in order to achieve the 'bottom line' you better love what you do, and give it all you got !!
Love the browsing-only with relaxing background music! I say MORE MORE!
How dare Goodwill not have any ceramic Christmas trees and knee hugging elves on their shelves for you!!! haha☺...Dickel has a great idea to make your thrift store videos more fun! ...
He said he will supply you with jokes, and you can tell them as you shop!!😂🤣....... what do you think?😁
Oh gosh, I'd have to carry around a little notepad with the jokes written on because no way would I be able to remember them all!
So pretty. Love your laugh and sense of humor
A very informative and entertaining trip to Goodwill, so thanks for taking us along. I like their new shelves giving their customers a touch of transparency. 😉 It all depends on your personal preferences: if you are a huge fan of glass and ceramic items, you will feel comfortable at stores like Goodwill. But as we all know, you are more the paper & ephemera lady. Concerning paper: thank you so much for your recent Christmas card and your kind words which are highly appreciated ! 👌You already got my personal Christmas greetings with a whole bunch of "antique antique" Christmas card in my recent package. Have a good time, and see you on the next challenge. Perhaps during a visit at the Phillipsburg antique mall (if it still exists) ?! 🤔Greets from GER, U.
Don't get me started on the Phillipsburg Antique Mall. The person that owned that is the one responsible for the downfall & demise of Toby's, the hot dog place. Add to that, the Pburg Antique Mall also went into bankruptcy & the last I heard, the person that bought it from the guy that destroyed Toby's is now trying to sell the entire contents left by vendors and the former owner. It's a whole mess, that's for sure! Any exciting plans for New Year's Eve?
@@PaperandMoose Yup, heading towards Berlin tomorrow for family reasons which can be more than exciting...😅
@@fareast_de Say hello to Berlin for me!
I’m behind you 150%! Thrifting has always been borderline in my book. I used to go to the thrift shops to satisfy my urge for flea markets and estate sales in the off seasons, but lately, with their higher prices and diminishing inventory, I find them unsatisfactory. Yes I’ll still hit the odd one every now and then but not a regular thing anymore.
Just walk away Renee, you’ve got my support!
I think taking us along on some of your research would be interesting. Education on what are clues for different items, how to identify vintage, recently solds from your collection, how to restore old items, and similar would be interesting until spring flea markets roll around.
I found nothing there yesterday either! (one art piece for myself) On Tuesday the shelves were jammed. ? I'm thinking they did a clean out for the bins on Wednesday. Only started going back to that GW in October after a one year absence. In complete agreement about finding better items at estate and rummage sales. It was nice to see you and actually a surprise. Have a great New Year!
Do you have any antique malls where you could go? Looking for bargained, or that might have booths with good sales after Christmas? Maybe what you need is a thrifting trip to get the thrill of the hunt back. Maybe 1 day a week. You could go into a neighboring town and check and see what their thrift stores have. You're probably going to the same places over and over and getting bored with them. Maybe go and see what the Peaches to Beaches run would be like as a thrifting adventure/vacation.
My daughter and I were at GW yesterday. I was so shocked at the prices on things. An old pie plate with paint missing off of it, chips around the edges, no markings, just an old generic pie pan, $8.99! They had two ordinary pyrex glass pie pans for $7.99 each! $10 for used, worn men’s jeans, $4.99 for two generic 1/2 cup plastic storage containers. Seriously, what does Goodwill think it is doing? It’s ridiculous. We won’t be returning either. They’re outrageous.
Don't worry, that stuff will end up being sold by the pound at the bin stores.
Renee I did get a chuckle when you picked up them curlers. I thought no she's not. And on a side note I stumbled upon a channel you may like called Vintage Vision mainly various vintage photographs. I thought it was quite interesting.
Love you and HAPPY NEW YEAR🎉
I found a nice winter coat this month at GW and used my 25% off coupon, plus got another 50% off as a surprise end of year sale. I can't argue about paying $7.50 for a coat in great shape. But it is not my usual experience at GW to get such a good bargain. I prefer estate sales, garage sales, and locally church owned thrift stores to look for bargains and stuff I need.
enjoy your videos no matter what method you use. just be you as always. you are unique and we love that!
I used to go at least twice a week, but this year I just stopped altogether. Local mission store has better quality, pricing and organization. I hadn't found much at Goodwill for a long time. Still feels weird to drive by one and not stop....
Great video, Renee. I have thrifted and resold since the early 90s. The secret is totally out.
Around me, we don’t have Goodwill Bins. And the Goodwill stores are dirty and overpriced. Even our other local thrift stores seem dirty, crowded & overpriced. I’m getting ready to retire so I am getting ready to purge my closets & downsize!
My local GW is now a returns store and many, many things are pallet items from big box stores. The worst part is that they put something out and then within the week throw those 'new' items in a cart and wheel them off presumably to the dumpster. They call that making room on the shelves. Meanwhile, the truly awful items languish for weeks and months. They have zero idea what they're doing these days. One person said they're going to unified pricing, another said no. I was told this week they're not selling towels anymore. They've already done away with curtains. One worker told me they're bringing out 800 carts a day, I think he might have meant home good items. He also said the GW brings out 15,000 racks of clothes, which of course is ludicrous, I hope he meant 1,500 pieces which seems more probable for a week though, not in a day. Since they're buying pallets now it certainly explains why the prices have gone up but the waste is incredible. I was told if clothes fall on the floor they get thrown out. There's almost zero chance of finding anything vintage anymore.
Well...while it wasn't a productive trip to the thrift store, I did find the piano music you chose quite relaxing.
My town has a hospital thrift shop, the profits go to the local hospital
Wealthy people donate clothing to them and I have done very well there
We went to our flea market today and the Hippy Biker guy had a bunch of Alternative 1970s Comics. My girlfriend bought all the Robert Crumb ones
We might buy them all next week
She has been selling T Shirts like gangbusters, is hard for me to fathom what people pay for some of this stuff.
I enjoy going to the thrift shops other than GW. In my little town we have a Humane Society thrift shop for the kittys and puppies. The assurance home thrift store
In my town helps subsidize for a children’s home. Their prices are so much better and it is for a good cause Grandkid won!t go anywhere but Goodwill.
Dear Renee, if it is no fun for you going thrifting and making an exiting video of it. Don't do it. It is not worth your time. I enjoy your videos for the fun you get by finding strange or amazing stuff. By the way: I like when people find things for themselves. So if you got to a thrift store, not filming just looking for clothes or something else you found, I would like to see you later in your living room showing the things you found just for yourself and the fun you will maybe have with them. Just a thought. Have a wonderful new year!
I'll be thrifting tomorrow. Within a 15 minute drive of me, there are only three thrift stores that I go to. And might I say, you look quite lovely in this video! Hugs from Texas!
Good luck on your thrifting adventure!
You don't want the outing to become a chore, that's why you left the corporate scene. I guess sometime going is just a good reminder of why you enjoy other venues more. Perhaps make it a great day by going to a nice bakery in the area or on the way with a side of thrift. Like the vegetable beside the main dish. Now going as as part of your business, you can write off car expenses I hope to make it more palletable? Anyways, best of luck next time. 👍👍
We have stores call Saint Vincent De Paul that are still so cheap and do have all kind of stuff ! Maybe you can find one of these places ! It drives me crazy how much some thrift store ask for their items !
I go to this exact same thrift store and have this exact same experience and I don’t know why I keep going back also! I guess it’s because TJ Maxx is right next-door and I always get good stuff there! Happy new year
I hate to say it, but the very thing that made GW is killing it now...resellers. They are scooping everything of any value at all, and leaving junk on the shelves, which eventually goes to the landfill. Then, GW gets into the fray themselves, by pricing everything way too high to be practical. This business model is not sustainable, and they are disappearing. So sad. Stick with what works for you! And, I really wish they would throw away chipped, cracked, and broken items. It's too depressing.
I wish they would recycle all the used take-out food containers that they try to sell for $1.99 each 😬
I went about two weeks ago and was shocked by prices. There were a bunch of shoes that normally I could resell, but they wanted the resell price. What would go for $15 was now going for full price of $70 and up. We left.
I wonder why they are all so different? I follow other thrifters in PA such as Crazy Lamp Lady and they seem to have much more luck
I picked up an oak office (not swivel) chair by the Milwaukee Chair Co. Early 1900's? Anyway, it was $5 and I'm sure a dime a dozen where you are, but it went perfectly with the mission /A&C table I already had. You can still scratch out one or 2 items at the bins, otherwise NADA at any Goodwill. Even our Re-Store got rid of the "thrift section". Boo! And it's not even Halloween.
I used to work at Goodwill.....it would really break your heart if you know about the stuff they throw away and the stuff you never see because it gets shipped to their online auctions and stores. This is Minnesota (I each state operates differently) and they got rid of any pricing less than $2.99. Anything deemed less than that was thrown out...there were no bundled bags of small toys, etc...those were thrown out. Same with books and dvds/cds...they check it before it it goes out on the floor...if it's any good it goes off to their online sales..if it's not it goes on the floor (why there are multiple copies ad nauseam of the Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey series and not much else. The chance of vintage items, figurines, hankies, tablecloths, etc., making it out to the floor are almost nil. Box after box of donated items are never even opened and are just thrown away. The store I worked at was staffed almost entirely by teens and young adults that had no idea of the worth or value of most of the stuff that came in. It was horrible, I still have nightmares about it. Goodwill is NOT a charity....it's an exploitive, parasitic scam. Go to Salvation Army, St Vincent DePaul, local shelters, etc., do NOT shop or give to Goodwill, it isn't called Greedwill for nothing!
its much the same in the UK the big name thrift stores are picked to bits in the back room and theres nothing that you can make a penny on left, theres still small church and local charities that are worth a visit but theres not a lot there
I love Salvation Army better. And Yard Sales. I haven't got to shop in 2 yrs. Im going to get back to standing and walking. Please pray to me. I almost died 2 years ago. I ❤uour channel. Happy New Year
Sending hugs 😊
Tysm. I meant please pray for me. Sorry
Greed of the Goodwill CEO's got the best of them.... They take out all donated jewelry out and now they put in racks of cheap cheap Chinese jewelry..... and $4.99 for garbage jewelry.... prices on everything is so inflated it is ridiculous.. I used to go in all the time now.... most discount days I don't even bother to go there.
In my area, no jewelry, electronics or furniture of any kind, clothes by the ton however
I don’t go to goodwill as a rule. They are way high here and seldom have craft items. I have looked at shop goodwill online and sometimes they are reasonable and fun to look at. However some of the goodwills charge tremendous shipping. They say something that weight five pounds ships as thirty so you have to watch them.
Its the utube resellers that ruined goodwill. They caught on pretty quick when it got popular.
Recently passed through Flagstaff AZ and was probably the nicest Goodwill I have ever been to. It was packed full of items, clean and organized. I still didn't find anything though 😆
I think the local thrift stores are the best and not the big name ones.
Even Steven Spielberg couldn't make empty shelves exciting! Lol. Happy new year!
Their prices are out of control. BTW, I just today, bought my 2nd & 3rd auction lockers. I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more auctions!!
Awesome!! Hope that you find some great stuff in them!
Renee, I only found your channel about a month ago. And I love it … and you! You are a pleasure to watch, your content fits me perfectly and your expressions are just hysterical! I’m a South Jersey girl, which makes your haunts more relatable to me. Can you do a video on how you find your storage units, maybe some hints on bidding, and any other topics you think would be beneficial to noobs. I’m sure many others would appreciate that also. Keep up the exciting videos.
Hello to another Jersey girl! Glad that you found the channel & that you enjoy it! I’ll make a note to work on a video with the topic that you mentioned! Others would probably enjoy it, but I’ll have to add in some fun clips so it’s not just me talking 🙂
I stick to the small church thrift stores instead. Goodwill has been off my list for years. Mine looks like a Target, but more expensive. Most of the workers at mine are people doing community service, which is fine, but that's free labor for them, and it doesn't reflect in their prices.
I’ve never seen a GW with such empty shelves. What they have is way overpriced!
Suggestion: GW sucks... Try visiting small thrifts or charity shops, indoor flea markets, even antique malls (like the Prussian Street Arcade, etc.).
A RUclipsr was at GW, saw a new cat playground for $20.99, I looked it up on ebay, it was $10.99.
It's a bussiness, they know what shi... (sorry, wrong channel) things are worth and set prices accordingly. And we must assume, they sell where it pays best. If I dropped off a Gutenberg Bible at your local Goodwill, you wouldn't be able to pick it up as a cheap unreadable book there. That's why I prefer the scrap room at the dump here, where people throw in everything they don't see a use for after dead relatives. I have picked up many expensive books there, and if I knew about decorations and porcelain I could probably make a few bargains there too. Completely free. You just have to store things for a while before selling because they don't want people picking for free and reselling….
Goodwill are too expensive. I liked going to the bins, but too far to drive to.
Wish you had showed the prices on the items...that's what gets me. It used to be fun but the prices are ridiculous..now i can't get out to do much looking, but even before my sister got sick, I rarely went to GW. To each their own but I don't go there...🥰🥰
Have a great new yr. Blessings Always
Our Goodwill here in Lansdowne PA is now selling Royal Norfolk & Gibson plates for $1.99 - $2.99 each. The same plates in the same patterns are available at the Dollar General a few blocks away for $1.25 each. The plates at GW have some wear. The ones at DT are brand new) .
I haven’t watched you in so long…..you look so different now…..so much softer and feminine….pretty…..love the new look!!
I actually really miss my pixie cut. Don’t miss all the negative & rude remarks about it though. Funny how we live in a world that still chooses to define a woman’s femininity based upon the length of their hair…
@@PaperandMoose I get what you're saying. I got comments, as well, when I got my pixie. Happy New Year.
I live in Arizona and the prices at the Goodwill's here are outrageous! I can go to the dreaded Walmart, pay $2 maybe $3's more and get it new! I am not trying to be mean but you seem more at ease when you are digging at rummage sales, garage sale and estate sales. You seem to enjoy them more. I wouldn't even worry about filming at Goodwill, but I know you need content so I see your concern.. Have a happy New Year, be safe and good luck in your future shopping.
Thanks for sharing your video, my two local GW sucks, prices are bad, merch 😔😕 is horrible..
Renee, I have the same problem with filming when I'm at the thrift stores. I prefer the treasure hunt, then doing a haul video after I get home. I have tried filming, and it just isn't the same. Keep doing what you are doing!! I love the storage unit videos you do. I would love to buy storage units, but I don't have the correct resources to do so right now. So to the bins it is for me!
I have found so much at the little flea markets and for very very reasonable prices. I might go check at the GWs, but I very rarely find anything.
I find their prices have gone up and I haven't been finding as much lately. On my visit this week I only purchased a hoodie and T-shirt for myself
I reckon you could do the thrift stores on roller skates, wearing a pink tutu and blowing a trumpet, that would be interesting
Go check out the 1/2 price sale at the American Family on MacArthur in Allentown on Saturday, 12/30, that’s where the bargains are. Also the Liberty thrift stores on 309. I go on Wednesdays and get 25%off senior discount there and at the animal rescue thrift
Do you get notified of the 1/2 off sales on FB? I used to, but don't anymore.
I think "Lavender Clothesline" lives in your area. She makes over $100,000 a year going to mostly the Goodwills. I love watching her videos. She really doesn't have a niche. She will sell anything she thinks she can make money on. I know that's not your thing though. Keep doing your thing if it makes you happy!
She isn't in my area, I believe she is more towards Lancaster which is about an hour & 45 minutes/2 hours from me.
@@PaperandMoose She is from Landisville. I don't think GW in Rt 30 is far from her.
The two thrifters I watch more than any others are "Thrifting Vegas" and "The Niche Lady". They are both based in Las Vegas and it seems like they are always finding beautiful glass vases and figurines. I don't know if it is Vegas specifically, but some stores are just barren landscapes of discarded junk - as you saw in this video. Nothing exciting. You may try to expand your choice of stores and drive to upper scale neighborhoods for gems, but considering what you like to deal with, that may be a waste of time, too. I enjoy when you find some ephemera at the flea market and go thru it piece by piece. Have you thought of doing DIY on some of that stuff to make it a piece of art work to hang on the wall or use as decoupage on another project? Just stacks of paper/photos does not get my heart pumping.
Hi Renee all the best for the New Year. Thanks for the entertaining content and let's hope you make that amazing find in 2025. Graham.
Yah, thrift stores are not the best source for the items you lean towards. You have a very niche interest. Goodwill on the west coast is 2x's more than your east coast prices, so they have been pricing out the reseller for a few years now. I rarely go anymore.
I go to other stores. Salvation Army is a wee bit better.Not much around now cuz people are reselling,so that's why they raise prices.😊 Consignment shops are cool. Church sales.Happy NewYear Renee!!😊🎉🎊🥳🥂🍾❄💒💞
You aint kidding Renee! I was passing a goodwill today & only stopped because I thought of this video. What a joke their prices are ( I dont look at clothing so cant comment on that). I can get a lot of thier items for the same price at Targets! They are so afraid of resellers making a few dollars off them, they are now turning resellers into not even wanting to look in thier stores. Cant price at top dollar or you are no longer a thrift shop. Thrift Shop merch at Boutique prices.
For many items, it’s not about being able to resell it’s just about common sense in what something should cost. I always revert to the $3.99 price tag on a used washcloth, for a single, used, washcloth. How does that make sense??