{"id":447057,"date":"2022-05-14T20:13:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T17:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-worked-at-goodwill-why-you-can-never-find-decent-bargains-in-store-anymore\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T20:13:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T17:13:03","slug":"i-worked-at-goodwill-why-you-can-never-find-decent-bargains-in-store-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-worked-at-goodwill-why-you-can-never-find-decent-bargains-in-store-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"#I worked at Goodwill \u2013 why you can never find decent bargains in store anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412912a1c9b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412912a1c9b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-worked-at-goodwill-why-you-can-never-find-decent-bargains-in-store-anymore\/#%E2%80%9CI_worked_at_Goodwill_%E2%80%93_why_you_can_never_find_decent_bargains_in_store_anymore%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I worked at Goodwill \u2013 why you can never find decent bargains in store anymore&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_worked_at_Goodwill_%E2%80%93_why_you_can_never_find_decent_bargains_in_store_anymore%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I worked at Goodwill \u2013 why you can never find decent bargains in store anymore&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As thrifting grows in popularity, you might assume the reason there are no good picks at your local Goodwill is related to how early you go, or even the day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Well, a supposed ex-employee of the chain has revealed that there\u2019s a different reason you might not stumble across a nicely priced Gucci bag or two during your shopping <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AVL87i9qkb4\">video<\/a>, the prior employee detailed a system that they claim Goodwill has in place for the more valuable donations they receive.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled: \u201cFive or six years ago, I used to work for Goodwill and I was one of their Drive Thru Ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Drive-Thru Ambassador is in charge of taking in donations that get donated from the cars and pricing them so they could be put out on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you gotta know what things are worth. We were told that if we ever came across anything that we thought was valuable, to take it straight to the manager so it could be sold to our e-commerce store.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-employee explained exactly what the e-commerce store was for.<\/p>\n<p>They claimed that whatever items were found to be valuable were not put out on the floor for customers to purchase.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"614\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-14-at-12.54.33-PM.png?w=614\" alt=\"I worked at Goodwill \u2013 why you can never find decent bargains in store anymore\" class=\"wp-image-22272351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-14-at-12.54.33-PM.png 614w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-14-at-12.54.33-PM.png?w=307 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\"\/><figcaption>A TikToker claims Goodwill has a system in place to put high-value items on its e-commerce site. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, they were sent to Goodwill\u2019s headquarters so that they could be sold online on Goodwill\u2019s version of eBay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>arently, Goodwill has a website similar to eBay where they sell and auction off items that are deemed valuable.<\/p>\n<p>So, the items with high monetary value that the Drive-Thru Ambassadors managed to single out got sold on the website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times nowadays you can\u2019t find really good items at Goodwill because they\u2019re all being sent off,\u201d the man stressed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-14-at-12.54.46-PM.png?w=610\" alt=\"I worked at Goodwill \u2013 why you can never find decent bargains in store anymore\" class=\"wp-image-22272356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-14-at-12.54.46-PM.png 610w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-14-at-12.54.46-PM.png?w=305 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\"\/><figcaption>The former employee claims whatever items were found to be valuable they were not put out on the floor for customers to purchase.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also explained a process related to their scanner: \u201cIf you\u2019re into collecting video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, or old books that have barcodes that are valuable, those get scanned, and if it pings in our system as valuable, they immediately get sent to e-commerce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is why you apparently don\u2019t find good video games, Blu-rays, or DVDs at Goodwill stores.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re into collecting rare versions of any of the aforementioned items, you might want to look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/lifestyle\/5326035\/why-never-find-decent-bargains-goodwill-employee\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> and has been reproduced here with permission.\u00a0<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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