Goodwill Store

this is actually a review of goodwill in particular not just this one. i have shopped here for years and used to love this one. in the last couple of years their prices have more than doubled… not better merchandise .not newer. just filling the pockets of their (now rich) CEO. i went in looking for a fan before last summer and their prices had gone from maybe $ 5 to close to $ 20. turns out the $ 20 fan was one i had just bought at target NEW for $ 16.99. here they were selling it used to $ 3.00 more than that. insane. the clothes are sometimes still a decent buy, but i’ll be giving my old things to out of the closet or the salvation army. better prices by far.

I come with two packed carloads of items. Woman takes them and breaks half of them carelessly throwing them into their large bins.
Go to Salvation Army. This place is employed by bozos!

Now this was a good Goodwill store to stumble on. I was walking back from the beach headed to Brentwood (I know, I’m friggin crazy!) and this caught my eye. I walked and and saw lots of cute clothes, shoes, and some stuff for the home (I saw a Charger’s blanket for $ 7), some new sandals, but not brand name that were cute.
I’ll be back, it was worth going into to peek.
This one has security too.

Clothing selection is okay. Prices are pretty standard. But furniture and other stuff are way too expensive. Saw this cute kids bike for $ 299. Yes! Almost $ 300 bucks. Ridiculous!

I got lots of great shirts and a few dresses for $ 23! The jeans are are disorganized and too much of a hassle to look through and not a good selection of shorts but overall a good store. Good book selection. Also the boutique part is going through renovation so upstairs wasn’t open.

It is a bummer that this is one of my least favorite Goodwills in L.A. which is unfortunate since it is the closest to me. The store is extremely small and I have trouble finding good finds in any size. I imagine if anything good does show up, it gets cleaned out pretty quick. Skip it and head elsewhere.

I’ve been to other good will stores. There were still expensive stuff even though they were dingy. I like how they organize the shoes in color but it’d be much more functional if they were by size. The upstairs «boutique» was really not worth going to.

This location has the only SoCal Boutique. It’s upstairs and it’s amazing. The boutique has its own dressing room. hAll designer brands. 8 – 20 dollars. I bought an entire wardrobe for the price of two items in a consignment store. Street parking isn’t bad. Meters use credit cards. Friendly staff. Bathroom in the back. They also sell snacks do you can keep your energy up.

If you’ve got $ 20 in your pocket, come thrift store shopping here!
They’ve got a pretty decent selection but I like this location because of the friendly staff in their donation garage. Parking can be a bit annoying (it’s non-​existent if someone is parked outside), but I’ve always had a good experience with the staff and they help out with the loads of donations. They give you a receipt for taxes if you ask for one!
Crossroads is nearby if you are looking for nicer, donated clothes. But Goodwill has some great stuff too! And more variety.

I’ve donated a ton of clothes here but never really stopped to take a look at the merchandise. Recently I decided to take a look and was pleasantly surprised! I bought a brand new pair of Seven for All Mankind jeans for $ 15. Insane! I don’t know how often they get good stuff like this, but it just goes to show you just never know what you might find. I know I’ve donated good clothes to them as well, and this being Santa Monica I’m not that surprised at my find. Will definitely continue to donate and hunting for deals here!

I seriously love this good will. It’s HUGE, the prices are always good, and I can always find something unique. The service is courteous and friendly but not over bearing. There is no pressure to make a sale and I really appreciate that. I’ve been coming to this location for years and it’s my favorite. Every section gets attention, and not much is lacking! My one negative thing is that waiting for a dressing room takes FOREVER. But that’s not anyone’s fault but the people who go there.

RIP OFF
Another Goodwill charging new prices $ 49.99 for cheap rubber rainboots? Used soccer cleats all beat up for $ 30? Another example of Goodwill ripping off customers. Go to the smaller thrift stores WAY better prices. AVOID THIS PLACE IF YOUR LOOKED FOR A DEAL

I get such a kick out of this place. I love the staff. My visits are like a treasure hunt, and I have met people there who have actually become my friends. I have found amazing clothes from local designers and well known brands… GW is quite the jewel in Santa Monica. If you look around — you’ll probably find me there on your next visit!

I always find great stuff here! Tonight I got there after 6 pm and still scored 17 designer PC ! Brands lk AKRIS ISABEL MARANT PRADA … You get the idea! The earlier you go the better stuff! Parking is meter only but they are good about giving change. The upstairs is called the BOUTIQUE but it’s a tornado of winter clothes none of which are designer …

Much more high end than other goodwill stores… makes sense cause they are in a rich neighborhood. I found a couple of seven jeans. I saw a lady buying a new cynthia rowley jacket still with tags on. I saw brooks brothers shirts, banana republic sweaters that are in like new condition.
Cons: there’s only 2 changing rooms with only 3 items limit but they dont really check so waiting takes forever. but you can always try on clothes at a nearby mirror.
There’s a lot of cute shops and restaurants (realfood daily!) closeby, it’s close to real food, and it’s near 3^rd st promenade so if you didnt get anything you can always shop there. Theres parking garages nearby that you can get the first 90 minutes for free and $ 1 for each hour thereafter.

I’ve never been a fan of thrift stores but this place has changed my mind. Maybe it’s because it is in a nice and fairly affluent neighborhood, but they always have a ton of great stuff.
If you are looking for things like plates, cups, bowls, vases, planters, appliances, small furniture, etc, come here first. I recently spent almost 200 $ on planters at a gardening store only to go to goodwill the next day and find 6 planters that were just as nice, for 5 $ each. I also recently purchased 2 chairs for my patio, in great condition, for 7 $ each (after finding them online for over 30 $ a piece).
They also have a lot of old books and records, which I think many people aren’t aware of. If you’re a fan of that kind of thing, it is worth a visit.

I love this location! I’ve bought countless pieces of furniture here for the countless apartments I’ve had in Los Angeles over eight years. Also a great place to pick up a cheap VCR! My current one is from here and is still kicking after 4 years.
It’s always fairly clean inside, although I have seen a patron or two taking a nap on the odd couch or chaise lounge.
The items here are usually of better quality than other second hand stores.
If you’re donating, leave your items in the back on 6^th Street.
Staff is very friendly.

Since the age of 16 I have been a Goodwill maven. I’ve been to every Goodwill in my former hometowns of Lafayette and Indianapolis, Ind., and I intend to do the same with the Goodwills in LA. (While this may sound ambitious on the surface, there really aren’t that many.)
This particular Goodwill is on my way home from work, so I decided to stop in. Granted, it was the end of the day, but this was the most disorganized, messy Goodwill store I have ever been in.
CONS:
I wandered over to the shoe rack to find it in total and utter disarray. Even if you found one shoe that you liked, there was a 98 percent chance that you wouldn’t be able to find the other one (even after hopelessly searching through the mounds of shoes littering the rack.)
There were also only two changing rooms, prompting lines with a 30-​minute wait time. (What is this Disney World!?) To avoid the wait, I saw multiple people around the store trying on clothes over their clothes, throwing the items that didn’t fit on the ground.
Just walking through the women’s section you could see clothes lying all over the floor or strewn carelessly about the racks – something I attribute to the lack of women’s changing rooms.
They also seem to mark up a lot of the stuff, even if it’s not name brand. A lot of the shoes that simply looked unworn were marked to $ 15-​$ 20, which is wayyyy too pricey for Goodwill in my opinion.
PROS:
In general, I found some really cute stuff here. The store is huge and has a lot of merchandise, so be sure to come when you have a lot of time to kill.
There also is a large parking lot in the back, so you don’t have to worry about spending money on street parking – a rarity in Santa Monica.
Three words for the Santa Monica Blvd. Goodwill: More. Changing. Rooms.

They spruced up the place by organizing it differently, making the dressing rooms bigger and cleaner, and adding an upstairs designer section which was kind of bare. Prices are just right. Parking still sucks!

Decent goodwill with the occasional great find.
Yes, there are better stores in LA, but I shop here mostly for the convenience and the proximity to my work. I love popping in after I get off and browsing around for a bit to avoid traffic.
One thing I’m not too happy about is that they mark up prices faaaar too much certain items… ie: Kate Spade heels that are disgusting and dirty ($ 42 bucks are you kidding?!!) and random things like new Forever 21 items with original tags that are priced at almost the original cost. Really? Thats just lame and it suggests that you have no idea what youre doing. People arent shopping at Goodwill to pay full price.
And FYI — I can get brand new Kate Spade heels for not that much more over at TJ Maxx a few blocks away on Arizona and 4^th