Goodwill Central Texas - North Lamar

This Goodwill store used to be a lot nicer than it is now. Now it’s kind of rundown and everything looks like it’s been thrown blindly on the shelves with no order or plan. Nowadays, the Austin pets alive thrift is my go to store for both shopping and donating, because it’s nicer, and The money goes to the no kill shelters which I feel strongly about. But Goodwill is also a good organization, I just wish they kept the store up better. If they did, they might get better donations of higher quality merchandise. And as some people have pointed out, the staff here are often sort of unhelpful, let’s just say.

Extremely well organized, especially given how much clothing and foot traffic there is. Nothing on the ground, and racks are tidy. I wish the sections had bigger, clearer signs. A lot of fast fashion (SHEIN, Old Navy), but also pieces from Aritzia and Outdoor Voices. I overheard a father tell his two young kids that he found the wedding shoes he was going to wear. They did look nice and it was a sweet moment. The home goods area had a bit of everything for every section of a home, including some useful items in great condition (like a salad spinner I would’ve grabbed if I needed one). Kinda weird to see actual photos in some frames. Some stuff like metal pails had hand written sentimental messages on them as if written by a child to a parent as a gift…cute but probably no one will buy this. Saw a steady stream of donations coming in outside to the left of the store, and even noticed a cool vintage typewriter not yet on the sales floor. A bit hard for me to rate 3 or 4 stars, but l’ll round up for its cleanliness, wide aisles, and organization. Plus, it’s next to a huge used bookstore.

The store itself is nice but the bathrooms are disgusting and there is no changing station which is required by Texas law and clearly you can see that they have enough room for it on the wall hopefully they will fix that .

I like the size and organization of this Goodwill. However, when I went into the dressing room to help my friend try on clothing, the employee was peeking under doors yelling that only one person could be in at the time. I'm fine with the rule, but it wasn't posted anywhere, and they employee yelled at me multiple times about it, then yelled across the room to another employee that I had left the dressing room. Again, I don't care that it's a rule, it was just that it wasn't posted and then I got yelled at that was a frustrating experience.

People here was so rude angry what a orrible bad attitude by this employee’s for sure I’ll never coming back again but the only good thing is the cashier just him great guy great attitude

It’s kind of a mess, but always admirably organized for so large a store with so small a staff. Overall pretty good selection of stuff. Friendly employees with good customer service. It’s worth stopping by and perusing. Remember to wash clothes you purchase before wearing them.

Why have 4 dressing rooms and only utilize 2 in the middle of a Saturday? Always. The number of people I've seen get so frustrated waiting that they dump their clothes and leave the store suggests that this practice is costing you money.