Goodwill Industries of San Diego County

Compared to all the Goodwill stores I’ve been to, this one by far was the worst. Parking is a hassle, store is very crammed, and prices were higher than other Goodwill I’ve been to. I won’t be going back here!

Whenever I’m in the area I do like to come to this store. It’s not that huge but they do have decent items. Employees are nice and will engage in small talk with you at the register. Friendly staff is always a plus.

this goodwill has the most overpriced items of any goodwill i have been to they wanted $ 49 for a dirty coach purse and $ 75 for a even worse michael kors purse. they overprice jerseys and shoes too. i will never go back whoever runs this specific goodwill is a rip off artist these items are donated yet they want crazy prices for them.

I’ve been to a few Goodwills in the San Diego area. This store has a lot of items that are donated, but not a lot of room to store said items. It can be a bit of a hassle to walk around the store, but they’ve managed to keep the store organized. It can be a bit of an adventure to find certain items here as they do try to utilize as much of the space as they can. There are some nice items here, but I feel that you would need to really dig to find a gem to take home.
The employees here are nice and I have had a couple of them ask if I needed anything or just give a smile while I’m walking by.
It’s a nice thrift store to visit every once in a while, but considering the construction, parking can be a bit rougher than usual.

This is definitely one of the nicer thrift shops in the area, part of me feels like I shouldn’t give it such a great review so I can take all the good deals but you’re welcome Unilocal that I’ve recently decided to make most of my clothes instead of buy them.
This location has Coach, Michael Kors and other name brand items. I came here looking for pieces to put together some Halloween costumes and it truly is a Halloween headquarters as their window paint does display. Pretty much any costume you can find for $ 50 at retail is here in decent condition for a fraction of the cost.
If I wasn’t making my son’s dinosaur costume I would’ve totally bought the Carter’s version here.
They also carry new never used masks and other things as well. It is a bit of a tight location and I would avoid Sunday afternoon cause it’s busy but at least Dt La Mesa has free parking during construction.

clean, organize and customer service is great !!! always finding good stuff and great prices !!!

In general, I prefer Goodwill to other thrift stores… they usually have higher-​quality items in better condition. This store is OK (I’ve gotten a few nice items here) but like others said it’s pretty small. I’m in the area often but don’t stop a lot because parking can be a challenge and I do get a little claustrophobic here. I try to limit my visits to «off hours»

One of my favorites. Great displays and more than fair prices.
Everything is organized and the staff is very helpful.

Love this store. It is a small store but organized and I can always find nice things here and the store is more eclectic in what it has to offer. Its very clean and the the staff is always nice.

Small store but good size if you don’t want to spend hours looking for a find.
Nice quality womens clothing for the most part. The only issue i had was with all the foot traffic. The store is small so anymore than 15 people and it starts to get cramped. They keep racks of dressing room clothing near clothing displays so some of the merchandise is inaccessible.
Update: they REALLY bumped up their prices recently. None-​brand purses are 19.99, «fashionable» jewelry 9.99+, ect. The manager goes through bins on the sales floor then takes items back and tells her employees to price higher. In that particular incident, the amount she re-​priced a World Market vase was hysterical.

One of the smallest Goodwills I have been to, the other being the one in La Jolla. The selection is very limited due to its size, especially for men’s clothing. The place is clean though and quite well organized. It is also a bit packed and sometimes hard to move around.

This Goodwill is rather small so the selection isn’t as great as the others I’ve visited but it is in a good location! It’s near some food joints and café’s so that’s a plus, and also near some other thrift stores.
It’s alright and if I’m in the area I’ll be sure to stop by but it’s not a location I’d go out of my way for.

The La Mesa store may have been a four when they opened
but the shelves & racks have become way too crowded & the prices
way too high.
When you have to spend time watching out for doors that swing onto
the sales floor, something is wrong!
This is not the only Goodwill that is experiencing this problem.
Several of the new stores have opened in small spaces & become
over crowded very fast.
Lower prices & more sales seem to be in order.

Oh, look at you, fancy Goodwill!
This is the nicest Goodwill I’ve been to. Everything is merchandised and displayed beautifully and it doesn’t feel like you’re inside a Goodwill it feels like you’re shopping at some little clothing store in a cute downtown area of a cute city. Oh wait, that’s exactly what you’re doing.
We actually only came to donate some bags of clothes, but apparently this location doesn’t take drop-​offs. They were nice enough to agree to take them anyway, but we didn’t want to be annoying so they directed us to the closest drop-​off location (Spring St. in some parking lot). We poked around for a few minutes, but didn’t do any serious shopping. I’m sure we’ll be back because all Goodwills are our jam.

This place is pretty new in La Mesa and has decent clothes and shoes. There is a large book selection as well. There are not many options for the craft and hobby people here. Or at least there was not much of a selection on the day that I came.

This is the fanciest looking goodwill I’ve been to. I almost didn’t recognize it as a goodwill when I passed by it. It’s very clean and organized on the inside and kinda small Didn’t really «feel» like a thrift shop until you check out the prices lol. I got a really cute candle holder or $ 5 and 2 metal bowls for a buck each. Although there were stuff there that should not be as expensive as it’s marked but yea… its a pretty decent place.

Major let down!
My sister wanted to go here ever since she saw the outside of this place, assuming it was huge inside. Wrong! Totally cramped and the aisles are tiny. Multiple times I had to back out of aisles because there were other customers crowding and find my way to the exit.
Seemed a bit more pricey than I’m used to for thrift stores. My brother wanted to buy a Playstation game system and the man behind the counter said he didnt even know if it worked or not– he also emphasized that they do not accept returns, and no refunds/​exchanges. And they wanted $ 25 for something that might not have even worked?! Really? They must be smoking some good shit.
2 stars for cleanliness and organization.
Dont waste your time here.

I really liked this store; it’s small, but organized. It had some designer stuff, but not that much. Some of the items I thought were a bit overpriced, but not much. Things were really clean, and I thought they did a great job. My friend bought a huge picture, and the frame alone was probably worth $ 40, but she paid $ 12.99. I got a paperback book there that was 75 cents; I bought a similar one for $ 1 at the library the day before. There is also parking behind the store, and on Sundays, you don’t have to feed the meter.

Disappointing. I didn’t come here for designer clothes, I came for some components of a costume, hoping to find a cheap brown skirt I could cut up for a fringed cowgirl skirt, a poncho or sarape I could wear over a skirt or pants for an Indian look, cheap cowboy boots, a fringed jacket or vest, anything that might fit into a western theme. Instead, this place comes across more like a designer consignment shop with prices equal to or higher than the local ladies resale shops. $ 8.99 for a fringed SCARF? $ 12.99 for a used small appliance? This is not your mother’s Good Will. This is a «Designer Resale» wannabe. Since we already have 3 or 4 of those on La Mesa Blvd. we didn’t really need another. They pay for their clothes. Good Will gets theirs thru donations and should charge accordingly. IMHO.
Parking can be dicey since you have to park on the street and feed the dang meters.
I’m giving them 3 stars because things were clean and organized, though the aisles were pretty tight and hard to navigate. One person looking in an aisle was about all it took to block it for others to pass thru. I had to sidestep and reroute the whole time I was in there which didn’t help me make a fast trip of it very well. I may or may not ever go back.
Sigh, and I was so looking forward to them opening when I heard they were coming to the area.