Goodwill

Related:	goodwill west broad street
Category:	Thrift Store
Address:	801 N Broad St, Middletown, DE 19709, USA
Phone:	+1 302-376-6258
Site:	goodwillde.org
Rating:	3.6
Working:	9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 9AM–8PM 10AM–6PM

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Photos 92

Reviews 37

Sapphira Manzo

I am really happy with our Middletown Goodwill. The employees are very friendly and I have gotten some great name brand clothing there for my preschooler, as well as many high end books and toys. The stock is low at times only because some people shop there 2-3 times a day! If there is a Goodwill sale, the floor will get cleared out fairly early. There are a lot of wonderful things there but like any Goodwill, its hit or miss depending on the day. The remodel also meant they have some really nice high end handbags (coach, kate spade, etc) in the cases. This Goodwill also gets any repackages or scrap from Target, so you can get some amazing deals on Target name brand merchandise! All the clothes are carefully organized by color and the furniture in the back is always really nice, never lasts more than 48 hours b/c the pricing is right. I recommend this Goodwill if youre a local to Middletown!! I think the other reviewers may not be familiar with the Goodwill model. When you donate to Goodwill you donate to the entire organization. The employees there cannot afford to buy your large screen TV nor would they steal it without losing their job! They usually ship items to other higher volume stores, it wont necessarily go to the Goodwill you donate it to. It may even go to the online Goodwill auctions. Goodwill is also not a vintage clothing store. Being that the town of MIddletown is full of new residents, you arent going to find old vintage clothing you can resell because everyone moved her in the past 10 years!

A Private User

I traveled to this goodwill from camden,de. It was a waste of gas money. First i walked in and there wasnt a sign that showed that weeks tag color sale. I had to ask the clerk. The store is huge but empty. Very Clean i can give them that. Small collection of books for adults. Alot for children. The shelfs are empty but when you walk by the back of the store you can see they havent brought out much. I went early afternoon and i know they didnt just have a mad rush and people almost bought the store out. They didnt keep up with putting out new things coming in. I also love to look for vintage clothing. Everything there was mid 80s to now. Seems as tho everything is picked through before putting out. If you are looking for christmas toys-dont go there. Warm winter clothes-select few sweaters. Childrens clothes were just okay. Furniture-not worth it. Well at the end of my shopping i went to the cash register to pay for my few finds and only purchased because of the tag color was the 50% off. The same person who told me the tag color rings me up the full ticket price. I had to remind her of the 50% color and what the color was. Alot of changes are needed there. Not worth the trip unless you live in Middletown and just want to kill time looking around. Its a sin because it could be a really great place.

Rick Hendershot

I am convinced with the other reviewer that the store is picked over before it is put on the floor. I have given this Goodwill two large screen TVs and I never saw them put out on the floor and I go almost everyday. I have given them pickup trucks loaded with stuff from my neighbor who was moving and myself and I never see any of the things I donated on the floor except the clothing. This store and the one in Newark, DE. are the worst two stores I have ever been in. Very clean but not much too offer. These two stores has the lowest inventory compared to any Goodwill store I have ever been in. It is either picked over by the employees or they are saving the goods for someone else. Many of the items are over priced compared to other Goodwills. The two worst for pricing are this store and the one in Dover on Rt #8

J Boyer

I used to enjoy the Middletown Goodwill. Id stop by once a week and always ended up leaving with a great deal. However, I stopped my weekly trips to the store because their prices! They had an older model 42 flat screen TV priced for $365! It looked like it was one of the first flat screens ever made. The back was not flat. It was not a brand Id ever heard of. When I first started shopping there in 2006, that same TV would have been $25.00 at the most! The prices have gone up 90% in the last year. I asked one of the employees why the prices changed. She replied "they felt that things were marked too low. The manager raised all the prices and we see a lot if sales declined." If they go back to their original prices I would start shopping there again. Until then, I dont bother wasting my time.

Chris W. James

Not bad, but tshirts should never be $4. Many places sell them new or clearance for that. This particular goodwill is decent, but the turnover for employees is crazy. One regular employee has stuck around in 2yrs. Prices are typical for goodwill. Very high. Not the goodwill i grew up with. They have quartely sales meetings now, and a competition between stores for a manager bonus.

May Snyder

Big store. Lots of stuff. One of the nicer Goodwills in my region. But pricing seems to be all over the place. It can take awhile to get someone to show you items in any of the showcases. Do check all fragile items carefully because there is a high percent of damaged/chipped items on shelves.

Kimberly Dacruz

Terribly over priced!!! Was told to negotiate prices with manager and shes the rudest person i have ever met. Unorganized and too many broken items on shelves! I go in there just to laugh!! Someone needs to overhaul this store. Put me in there Ill have things running right.

A Private User

I only have one complaint...I called to ask what time donations were taken until. The person who answered the phone said 7:45pm as the store closed at 8. I traveled 20 minutes and arrived at 7:30 promptly. The donation doors were locked! Not happy!

Steven Crampton

Typical local goodwill. Hit or miss for cool stuff. As always with goodwills, avoid the restrooms

Kimble Webb

Especially great for growing kids clothes that theyre only gonna fit into for short time.

Jayden Achola

Theres a lot of useful stuff at the goodwill. And they are surprisingly cheap. 5 stars

Crystal Fulp

Love shopping goodwill stores. 4 stars because some prices just seem a bit outrageous.

Iraida Riveta

I cant see on the foto were the store is I wont go into I see the store...lucy

Eric Bruch

Good selection of the type of books i read at prices below used amazon books