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MerryBlooms

(12,073 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:05 PM Tuesday

I know retail clothing prices are up. How about you folks that still shop at Goodwill? [View all]

I haven't been there in years. When I went, I would go to what we called the Bins. It is the warehouse clearance, where Goodwill sends their items that didn't sell. You grab a shopping cart, go through huge bins and tables of junk. At the end of "shopping", your cart is weighed, and you pay. I would had for the tables of linens, because I would score beautiful new towels for my clients, other linens they needed. Found a purple London Fog rain coat for myself once, my sis can always find me at the store when I am wearing that, lol. Anyway, a whole cart can sometimes be like 10bucks!

Goodwill store prices at the time were $5 per nice towel. So, just curious if they have raised prices again.

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I know retail clothing prices are up. How about you folks that still shop at Goodwill? [View all] MerryBlooms Tuesday OP

Go find out! n/t splat Tuesday #1

Well yeah, I can, would like to know form some where besides Oregon. OK with you? MerryBlooms Tuesday #2

Oh yeah, the bins on Ochoco Street, been there many times. Permanut Tuesday #5

For donated items, Goodwill gonna make a killing during the tariff administration 🤬 MerryBlooms Tuesday #7

Are you still in my beloved Portland? MerryBlooms Tuesday #10

Out in the Portland burbs now.. Permanut Tuesday #17

I lived in Beaverton mostly, but we spent a lot of time in downtown 🥰 MerryBlooms Tuesday #21

Found a local Lions Club resale store. multigraincracker Tuesday #3

Oh, I will see if one is in my area. 😘 MerryBlooms Tuesday #4

Peter Max did a series of T-shirts of the Beatles back in the 70s tavernier Tuesday #6

Score! 🙌🙌🙌 MerryBlooms Tuesday #8

I mystery shop Goodwill. usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #9

Yeah, saw some a that too! Good luck finding matching shoes! 😂 MerryBlooms Tuesday #12

😂😂😂 usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #13

Apparently they have. haele Tuesday #11

Our local cancer store lost their lease, so no more. Very sad. MerryBlooms Tuesday #14

We don't have anything like your bins KT2000 Tuesday #15

Curious. If you don't mind naming names? Never heard of rounding up for training. How odd MerryBlooms Tuesday #16

When you check out they do it. KT2000 Tuesday #19

Wow. Wasn't aware that sorta thing went on, thanks for letting us know MerryBlooms Tuesday #22

Every time I mystery shop them, usedtobedemgurl Wednesday #30

Goodwill prices are insane! I prefer the... QueerDuck Tuesday #18

Omgosh, i just listened to Oregon Experience, Vietnam episode MerryBlooms Tuesday #23

was there this morning rampartd Tuesday #20

Oh, you got some screaming deals! Nice!! MerryBlooms Tuesday #24

I shop the racks at macy's bedazzled Tuesday #25

I heard the not so great to employee stuff too. MerryBlooms Tuesday #27

I love the bins! Phoenix61 Tuesday #26

Awesome! Continued good hunting 💕 MerryBlooms Tuesday #28

Up. All the local thrift stores have raised their prices, as if they had to pay tariffs on that donated stuff. mucholderthandirt Wednesday #29

WE shop at Salvation Army sometimes and got super deals on mens' clothing earlier this summer. lark Wednesday #31

Don't go to Goodwill, their head honchos get paid way raccoon Wednesday #32