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Sherri G Son

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| map-marker Greensboro, North Carolina

Coupon

Goodwill - Coupon

My coupon shows redeemed. Can I please have my coupon re issued.

I was at the register and when I clicked on my coupon to show cashier it said redeemed.

It was embarrassing. I only went to the Goodwill to use my coupon.

Loss:
$19
Pros:
  • I love the goodwill
  • Coupons should be able to be retrevied
Cons:
  • Coupons

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: To be able to redeem their coupons. I did not use my coupon and says redeemed

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Justin W Btk

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Manager complaint

Goodwill - Manager complaint

Management threatened me with a fire arm that he said was in the back room .

After I purchased an items which had a live ammunition bullet inside of it . After bringing it to his attention he they proceeded to snatch the time I had already purchased..

taking my cash but only ringing my up for a different item which should be considered theftwhich on top of that I was then criticized for observing objects that I wanted to buy for too long, making comments such as wow you just put in a whole shift here without pay also IVE never seen any. someone put Soo much time observing items like this get a Job and other derogatory comments this is the 3rd time Ive be been harassed and targeted by store manager Raul.

User's recommendation: To Go to a different location.. because *** this guy

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Guest

Your fairy tale failed to explain your opening statement. Firearm?

Back room? Threat?

Anonymous
map-marker Reading, Pennsylvania

Poor Management at Shillington Goodwill Location

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Sorry I need to report that I live near this location and shop at this GW for over 35 years. In the most recent months, it is poorly managed.

Long lines at check-out with only one employee working the register. The manager clears the glassware and "THROWS" it into the bins deliberately trying to damage the items that were not sold.

The store is a complete filthy mess.

Floors look like they are NEVER mopped/cleaned.

It's a very desperate situation and needs to be addressed. I shop here about 2 to 3 times a week, however I cannot tell you how many times I saw the long line and decided not to make purchases.

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Stephanny Jll

If you think that the lines are slow, you are impatient. Get someone else to shop for you.

Guest

They don't need you in there providing direction on how to run a store. If it's so traumatic, stop going there.

Guest

Then stop shopping there. Every dollar spent on labor is a dollar not collected for what Goodwill was intended for. You aren’t paying 40+% mark-up on a new item where profit goes to shareholders.

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Abbir V

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The manager at 4500 s and 900 e Dylan. Hr has been Drinking alcohol and tracked of it it on his breath

They rang us up for 1999 for an item. We didnt even get in the midst of it all right when we were about to check out and leave we were looking for and they canceled our transaction because sThey rang us up for 1999 for a item. We didnt even get an in the midst of it all right when we were about to check out and leave we were looking for and they canceled our transaction because she doesnt wanna get caught for ringing us way too much and then manager Dylan was wasted and smelt like liquor a mile away

Loss:
$230

Preferred solution: Yes the manager Dylan needs to be fired and the lady needs to have her prices checked for her items that she’s ringing out incorrectly, pressing what she wanted on the computewhen we look to see one was canceled our transactio

User's recommendation: Savers way more chill great customer service

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Anonymous
map-marker Shelbyville, Illinois

Worst service ever

Bought clothes from goodwill, she wasn't even going to put our purchase in a bag lack of skills to be working there

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jerry l Rht

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Wont take it back

I think the Goodwill store in Elkland, PA, is con. I bought a video game disc, took it home, the game was not in there, and they wouldn't take it back. The manager said, 'Next time check, we don't take that item back.' That is BS.

Loss:
$2
Pros:
  • Good support for customer
Cons:
  • Are bunch con artest

Preferred solution: Full refund

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John W Yax

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The employees are really horrible with the customers

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The Goodwill store in Canyon City, Colorado, allowed one female to do whatever she wants; she's the supervisor's girlfriend. She threw out a disabled senior citizen who was just trying to be nice and say hi.

She never wears a blue vest; her top is two sizes too small. She flirts with all the male workers there, and they allow her to do whatever she wants. Her name is Marissa; she's disrespectful to customers. She's rude to them and unhelpful; she’d rather flirt with the male workers than help her customers.

The supervisor threw out a disabled senior citizen because he did not do anything wrong. He was just talking about a movie to one of the employees. That supervisor said it was racist towards his girlfriend, Marissa. They're so rude to senior citizens, possibly because she won't go in the back room with them like she does with all the workers.

She's been so horrible since the very first day she started there. The guy who got thrown out was a regular customer from the very first day the Goodwill store in Canyon City opened its doors. He has been going there longer than the supervisor has been working there and longer than Marissa has been working there.

They need to fire her, or if they don't want to fire her, just put a sign outside: adults only; no kids should be allowed around her or senior citizens. She's one of the worst persons going.

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Guest

They don't need you in there acting like their HR Department. Mind your own business.

Guest

What a charmed life you lead. Hehe.

Gossiping about the goings-on of staff at a Goodwill store. None of which you are involved in.

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Anonymous
map-marker Virginia Beach, Virginia

Most uninformed and disconnected staff I have ever come across. Since when did the customer bevome the enemy?

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Tried to make a simple return using guidelines provided on receipt. Had to go back twice. Manager finally got involved and made return without issue

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Anonymous
map-marker Indianapolis, Indiana

Injury

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Picture fell off shelf busted wifes head drew blood bs the way they stack *** on their *** shelves

User's recommendation: Watch out for falling debris

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KimmyR

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Way overcharged me

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I went to goodwill marietta ga off powder springs road, I purchased toys at this goodwill they put a bunch of misc. Toys in a bag broken or not and sale for 1 price well my grandson open the bag but u could tell the difference all others I purchased had an individual price on them which I told the lady name tosha.

(Very poor customer service) She charged me 1.69 for every toy which came out to be about 30 dollars for a bunch of happy meal toys. I'm furious, I want my back, I will take every toy back to the store for a refund, straight *** that's literally robbing people.please reply ASAP, I work hard for my money and don't like getting ripped off.

Kimbr0810@***.com

Loss:
$29
Pros:
  • Goodwill can be a good place to buy clothing
Cons:
  • Employees need treat customers better

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: try and please the customers, she needs to listen to the customers and try and help them not hurt them

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Goodwill-Industries-Intl

We are sorry to hear about your experience and would like to get you to the correct local Headquarters so they can address your issue. Your nearest Headquarters is located below.

We have included their contact information so you can reach out to them directly as they are responsible for overseeing the store in question.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Goodwill of North Georgia 2201 Lawrenceville Highway Decatur, GA 30033 (4**) **0-9900 http://***/

Guest

Your fault for paying.

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Anonymous
map-marker New Albany, Indiana

Corporate Goodwill is stealing peoples money.

The fact that you receive things for free and then up charge to people who can not afford full priced items is a scam. Your round up policy is a scam and I will never shop at a Goodwill again.

Please quit taking money from innocent people who dont make as much as you do.

User's recommendation: Everything has gone up in price and I can’t afford to shop here anymore thanks to money hungry selfish corporate goodwill.

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Anonymous
map-marker Phoenix, Arizona

Stupid Mexican non English speaking lady at good will on 35 and southern in phoenix

This stupid illegal immigrant *** worker in phoenix at 35 th and southern goodwill kicked me out of store saying I stole from them never in my life have i

User's recommendation: Do not go there

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Anonymous

Clearly YOU ARE STUPID and ned to work on your own English before bashing someone else. Words like Phoenix and Good Will are proper nouns and should begin with a capital letter..

You did not even finish your sentence, and the pronoun "I" begins with a capital letter.

Also, you are only ASSuming that she is an illegal. I could say that you are an illegal yourself due to YOUR poor English.

Guest
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That's crazy. At the store I work at, they let people steal *** I'm not allowed to accuse them or stop them from leaving

Shanetta Tge

Ashland Wisconsin Goodwill customers do not go shopping at the Ashland Wisconsin Goodwill retail store anymore. They're not going to give him any more credit card sales customers this drive ride and buy the Ashland Wisconsin Goodwill store.

Do not stop in at the Ashland Goodwill store. Do not stop in to their store anymore cuz they do not need any more of your sales.

No more. Ask some of Wisconsin Goodwill store customers do not give him any more sales that they asked them with Scott's Goodwill store

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Dejaun Txh

Management/employees unprofessional and rude

Goodwill - Management/employees unprofessional and rude

I am a customer at Immokalee fl location as well as other stores. I am very outraged that you allow your managers and employees treat customers like common criminals they have one employee there that is manager.

She short black hair and glasses and she literally stand in front of dressing room doors and counts clothing and when you come out she counts them again. This is so ridiculous to be watched and treated I. This store. She walks back in forth in front of the dressing room doors she does no work and I heard a customer ask her why she watching him and she commented to him rudely and obnoxiously said my job is to not let thieves in these dressing rooms.

And he literally told her mamm you should be removed from your job immediately she said good luck with that hahaha. Wow just speechless. She continued to argue with an elderly woman and told her she could not take her own purse in fitting room for security reasons. Now I believe that her and other employees should be removed immediately.

What kind of customer service do you train your employees for. I dont know her name but she is short and black hair always up in bun and glasses. And manager I believe she doesnt do any work just watching customers and I mean standing in on spot staring at customers. What kind of shopping experience do you want your committed customers to have.

This is wrong.

There already a notice on fitting roomm doors Need assistance let employees know also

When she was called up front another time I was in she literally accused a customer of changing a price tag on an item. This store is terrible and poor customer service.

User's recommendation: Remove this person. And please train future employees to have respect for customers and not be obnoxious

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Guest

If your local Goodwill still has dressing rooms, count yourself lucky. Most Goodwill stores had to do away with dressing rooms due to astronomical rates of theft, people using the dressing to do drugs, have s3x and go to the bathroom. If you aren't doing anything wrong, you won't mind the manager doing her job.

Francine G Btq

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Deny entrance

They said my bag was too big. It is my purse .I didn't have any where safe to put it and they said they are not responsible for it

User's recommendation: Don't bring your purse with you you may have too leave it somewhere

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Melvina F Uqy

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Poor service

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I bought from your Goodwill online once. I bought what was described as a brand new Littman stethoscope in its box.

When it arrived, the tubing had been cut and was totally useless. I contacted your company and after several interactions, you never sent me the packaging to return it. I lost that money. Therefore, I have never bought from Goodwill online again.

However, I continued to shop at a local store.

I could see what I was buying so I would not be in for another unpleasant surprise. So I thought. Apparently, you have a new store manager in Clovis, NM.

I went in to your store a week ago. Staff was standing around, talking, laughing, cussing, and disruptive.

The supposed manager was one of the employees standing there .(according to the employee that was cussing). They would yell across the store at each other to converse if they happened to be apart. I had never saw a store run so poorly,before.

I went back to the store today. The staff were standing around talking to each other with friends and apparently family members.

They were standing in the middle of isles. They would not move. You could not look at the merchandise for people in the way. I became frustrated and tried to check out.

I stood in front of a register for 15 minutes before one of them decided to quit talking and check me out.

When you are at work, you are supposed to be professional and work. It is not happy hour and not time to visit or play.

I guess I will find somewhere else to shop.

User's recommendation: Recommendations to Goodwill: Focus on customer satisfaction and employee training. Profit is not your only concern.

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