Goodwill Outlet World – Aurora

It’s a shame that places like these close so sudden. Yes, you will require to have gloves and masks on, because there are dirty and dusty items here. You don’t want to catch anything. But you will find the most amazing things that make the experience magical. I love Goodwill, I don’t care what anyone says.

I just want to update and say this place still plays their ridiculous music so loud it shakes my apartment windows. They refuse to do anything about it when I call. Goodwill is supposed to care about the community right?!

So when I went to the store I was expecting a typical Goodwill but this place was not the case. You walk in and everything is in his big trash bins and you basically just dig through stuff to try to find what you want. It’s like I didn’t want to touch anything because everything looks so dirty. And the way you pay for something is by weight so they weigh your whole basket at the end of your purchase. If things would’ve been cleaner I would’ve stayed but I left immediately and will never return.

I think part of the problem is that we all make the assumption that thos place is like any ordinary Goodwill… except just bigger. It says «Outlet» so in my mind… something like the outlets at Colorado Mills. Man did I get this wrong…
I’m not a huge shopper of the Goodwill. I only go there if I’m trying to find things for cheap… like an end table or perhaps a cheap outfit. And since I’m still looking for some end tables… I decided to stop here. Should have read the Unilocal reviews prior to stopping in. My first inclination that something was wrong… a few grown men were sitting outside having a heated argument… and I seriously thought for a minute it would get physical. But I continued into the store… and was met by those blue barrels. Because I wasn’t sure how this whole process worked I walked around and watched. Checked out the sign… mostly everything is charged by the weight. Very interesting way to charge folks… until I finally looked at the merchandise. So I hear that these are the items that don’t sell at the regular Goodwills. That’s fine… but why in the world did it look like people searching through garbage? A word of the wise… def bring gloves!
I’m sure you can find some deals here but this isn’t up my alley. Most of the shoes looked like they had been through some wars and other items were broken. Never found the end tables… so I left. Would I return? Probably not.

A regular at the Iliff GW, I decided to give the Super Store a shot. Big mistake. Makes me wonder if GW Industries knows what’s going on down there. Filled with items that should have gone to the dumpster. Very disappointing and a waste of my time.

Well this is interesting. I just came back from there and realized I was charged twice for something … and the weight didn’t seem right so I pulled out an accurate postal scale. 18lbs 8oz for all my weighed junk. The receipt says 23lbs 5oz. Mmmmmk. Rigged???
Then of course there is the primal nausea thing you will feel the first time… The aggressive mexicans who have 8 carts and apparently live there, feel they own the place, and will push you out of the way to go after something. Won’t move their cart out of the way when you are trying to get by even though they notice you. They aren’t all bad, the men seem nicer/​polite for some reason. When they put out the carts it’s like a piranha attack… exactly like one. It’s only for the down and desperate. I guess I am one but this place reminds you that being poor has it’s price! lol.
On the plus side I have encountered mostly very nice employees. I cut myself once and was bleeding pretty bad. This nice lady sprang into action to get me some bandaids and alcohol wipes. She even offered to do it for me, although I declined. Very motherly and sweet.
Interesting factoid I learned today: 85% of what doesn’t get sold gets recycled. Kinda kewl.
So a mixed bag… but at the end of the day… The scale is off, or rigged. Maybe a one time thing? Maybe not? Not sure what to do about that. I think next time I’m gonna stand on it first. If I weigh 190 instead of the 150 I was when I left home that day, it may get ugly.

Very disappointed in the presentation here. I figured it would be like your typical Goodwill but with more selection. Sadly no, the digging through a dumpster analogy is a good one.
Everything is chaos and jumbled with no clue where to find what you might be looking for (in my case a costume for my daughter’s presentation on Alexander Graham Bell).
Save yourself the disgust and trouble. Drive on by.

Rude… Rude… Rude. I asked how much a couch was because I couldn’t find the price. They told me $ 45. I’ll pay $ 45 for a used couch. But not this one. The jerk said what when he saw my face. I told him no thanks and he gave me a dirty look and said it was to good for me. Wtf! I’ll never be back. It’s making me give it a star! It’s not worth one!

I came in with one intent to buy games and I got 3 for just $ 1.50. Most of them were intact, but worth the price of 50 cents a game. I also happened to find a tarp for camping. Just come in with a purpose and get out before you get overwhelmed.

My first time experience with this store was awesome. Yes, it’s not just a Goodwill, but an Outlet store, therefore a super organized & clean store is not expected. It’d be nice but not realistic. My sister & I first walked in and felt as though we were walking into a swap meet, there were rows on large blue bins filled with goods from clothes, to home accents. There is a seperate area/​room for furniture which was great as well and not as crowded. If going for the first time don’t expect to walk into a well organized Store with aisles, as this is a Goodwill Outlet, at first it seems like chaos, but join the fun and put aside some searching time to get through the bins. I found some awesome finds (rugs, purses and sweaters) for such an amazing price. Also, nothing is individually priced it’s all priced by the pound, which was interesting and made it easier to shop! I will be going back and make this a regular weekend stop.

Yikes

I shop at resale shops and have no problem with that — have also done garage sales in my time but this place was just #yuck# at best. Walked in and out in 5 minutes. Won’t be back.

I think the rest of the reviews came from yuppie froo-​froo shoppers. Does the store put everything into bins? Yes. Do you have to dig to get to the good stuff? Yes. So glove up and dig in! The plus side to not having everything on a shelf is that there are new items to look through roughly every hour. Last time I went shopping there, I left with six new skirts (from places like Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Gap, etc), more shirts that I can count, sweaters, scarves, coats and a few pairs of gap yoga pants, REI and Nike shorts. All for less than $ 15. Perhaps the crowning item I found was a Coach silk scarf, and that isn’t the first Coach item I have bought from this outlet… I have two almost new Coach wallets from there as well.
So, if you have some time, love the thrill of the hunt and aren’t a whiner, you will find awesome stuff every time you shop here.

Whoa. This place. It’s like digging in a dumpster without trash. I don’t even know why they though this was a good idea. The name sounds great but wtf. Buying goods by the pound? I don’t even …

I understand the saying «that another man’s trash is another man’s treasure» but this saying doesn’t need to be taken quite so literally. Goodwill Outlet World is basically one step up from digging through a dumpster. People have on gloves and mask and they are rifling through huge plastic bins of stuff. It’s such a primal experience, I just can’t imagine doing this unless I really, really needed too. Not that I’m looking down on anyone, but this is a bit much for me, and frankly it made me kind of nauseous. I didn’t touch anything and I still l feel the need to wash my hands, ughk.
So grading this place is tough for me. It’s meant to be this way and it’s doing a good job of being what it is, so I’m going to give it 4 stars, but rest assured I have absolutely no plans of ever stepping foot in here again. Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever…

A sleeping bag full of dog hair, a doll without a head, musty smelling books, and clothes mangled up so badly it’s hard to tell if it’s a pair of pants or shirt. If this is the stuff you want to dig through to buy something, then you just may like the Goodwill Outlet World on Mississippi just east of I-​225. But I’m guessing for most people, it’s just not worth it.
This place is the last stop unsold stuff from Goodwill Thrift Shops goes before it faces oblivion. It gets piled into big plastic bins which you are free to dig through. Everything looks like it’s been picked over a dozen times (which it has) so it’s highly unlikely you’ll find anything worthwhile. That being said, I did find a couple of books that were ”OK”. And for 49 cents/​each, it was hard to go wrong. Everything else is sold by the pound. Do you really want to buy clothes by the pound? Didn’t think so.

For anyone who loves the good ‘ol GW this is soooooooooo much fun! I recommended brining gloves or at least some sanitizing towelettes for after but the things you can find!!! I have gotten 2 fur coats so far and a great pair of high heeled boots in great condition!
Things are by the pound to by too which is a little odd at first but so fun!

Weird, weird experience. I was driving by and had never heard of a Goodwill Outlet so I went in.
A mass of people were standing frozen staring at blue bins, wide and shallow bins. They wheeled in two more and then a woman at the front said, «OK, go!» And this group of people sprang into action digging and tossing and throwing. It was crazy.
I scored a like-​new Bumbo chair (brand new $ 40) for $ 2.00 — so that was great. But it was impossible to really see too much of what was in there.
Books are kept in seperate bins and were largely ignored so I had some fun picking through that.
But honestly, this place is a madhouse and you just can’t _​see_​anything!

Unless you enjoy the «dull of the hunt», and spending a lot of time shifting through piles of stuff, this place is not for you.
Upon walking in, I was instantly disappointed. The place was packed, with the usually array of thrift store riff-​raff.
To my surprise I did walk away with two suitcases, I don’t plan on actually using them for anything more than décor. So unless you want a dissapointment and a waste of time, skip this one.

I’ve been watching this place take shape. I couldn’t begin to imagine an Outlet Store for a chain that already sells cheap thrift items. I just had to check it out.
Opening Day. There were plenty of places to park in their large lot — not a good sign. Security guards just inside the doors. It looked like a church bazaar set-​up. Big tables/​bins piled high with stuff.
Everything was dumped in very large blue bins. .. . just mixed and dumped in. Clothes were in separate bins, but everything else you can imagine was all mixed together and nothing was priced.
It is sold by the pound! $ 1.49 for the 1^st lb and it gets cheaper the more «weight» you buy. I guess, if you are buying feathers vs. bricks, you will get a lot for your hard earned $$. Customers were coming out with 2 & 3 shopping carts full. Living on a shoestring!
I’m not opposed to thrift shopping, but this was a little too much scrounging. .. . even for me.