Seattle, United States
6400 8th Ave NW
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+12069575544
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There is something therapeutic about shopping for the sake of shopping. I think it is important to bucket your time so as to have plenty spare for going to the Goodwill. Ballard Goodwill is a bit 'off the beaten path' taking up in an old decommissioned Safeway store located on a corner lot with plenty of parking. But no necessarily ample parking as it turns out that hiding off the main drag makes this a ultra popular store and donation center. At times It can get downright hard to find a spot to park. And if you are looking at dropping off some items lately the line goes all the way down the street. A little further north and It would easily be mistaken for a border crossing. Now, getting back to budgeting your time let me just say that reading this is not an effective time budgeting tool. And if this is your first trip to the Goodwill...well? That's surreal. Everyone else.... you know what you're going to do when you get there. So get there already. Just remember 'if you're not having fun - you're doing it wrong. Tootles
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A pretty good Goodwill, hence the 4/5 stars... As you walk in the front doors you will have a broad view of the entire store. Jewelry and collectibles are laid out on the right, clothing in the middle, check out line on the left, furniture in the back right. The clothing was sorted well, mostly by color and appropriate sizes. Really not much out of place which is surprising for a store this size. I was in on a Monday and pretty much only had my eye on the pink 1.79 tags but most items seemed to be reasonably priced. I've been to a few goodwills that had way too high of prices for what the item was worth. (example: 14 children's shoes from target for 12.99 :/ ) I browsed the art/frames selection and was less than impressed. A small inventory with mostly poorly taken care of pieces. The parking lot is just OK. Not super huge and the spaces are long and narrow. Overall I would recommend giving this location a try if you're in the area.
Too many people considering covid. Parking lot nearly full. One employee ride but cashier nice.
Donation process is painfully slow. I hopped in what looked like a \short line\ (first time in months I've identified an opportunity to drive straight into the lot vs wait 5 blocks), and still waited over an hour. Half the time I'm here the staff is rude for no apparent reason. They must be as frustrated with customers as customers are with the process. Highly recommend the other donation locations (24/85 and 15/85) as they are speedy with pleasant staff, but sometimes this location is required due to item type.
Busy, busy, busy! Popular place, for good reason, they usually have a good selection to choose from. I know I almost always score some deals there. Most recent visit I was dropping off a donation. Expect to wait a little or come at an off hour because I was far from the only one making a donation. Maybe that's why they have such a good selection there!
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