Goodwill Fairport (2024)

FAQs

What is the best day to go thrifting at Goodwill? ›

Mondays are often the best day to discover newly donated goods, including unique items or top brands to look for at thrift stores. Over the weekend, many people clean out their closets and drop off bags at their local Goodwill, meaning you can be the first to explore fresh finds before anyone else!

Shop Around Holidays

While holiday weekends tend to be busier shopping times, people also have more time to go through their closets and homes. Spring cleaning that's been put off can easily get done on the 3-day Memorial Day weekend, which can mean more Goodwill donations later that week.

Will my donation stay in our area? All sellable items are offered for sale in our local stores. Items that are not sold within a reasonable period of time might be sold to bulk purchasers. The revenue generated from these sales is used to help local people find employment.

Most secondhand stores don't wash the clothes before selling them. Donations are typically washed before they're donated, but we still recommend giving them a good cleaning when you get home. Even if the clothes are washed before they hit the thrift store floor, people will have since touched them.

Fridays: Most stores get an influx of items on the weekends, when they have the time to load stuff in the car and drop it off. At the end of the week, there's not as much “good stuff” left, so wait until Monday or Tuesday after volunteers have had time to sort through donations and restock the shelves.

According to Goodwill, the perfect time slot to shop at thrift stores is in the morning on both Monday and Tuesday. This is because, at least as far as Goodwill is concerned, people tend to donate garage sale remnants on Sunday, so the pickings are new and fresh come early weekdays.

The Goodwill Date Night Challenge consists of couples who head out to their nearest Goodwill and find an outfit for each other (or themselves) to wear, but there's a catch. Each person has only $10 to spend and must wear it out on their date!

#1: DO Ask What Color Tag Day It Is

Yes, each item has a specific color tag assigned to it. You'll see red, yellow, green, and blue tags. It's a way for the company to track how long items have been in stock. Some days of the week, various colored tags will be a substantial discount – sometimes as high as 50% off.

Savers is the largest for-profit thrift store chain in North America and is a global organization.

Which company has the highest goodwill in the world? ›

Microsoft has the highest goodwill globally when compared to all other companies. Microsoft deals with the internet and software as its main business sector. Also see: MCQs on Goodwill.

According to Goodwill, the perfect time slot to shop at thrift stores is in the morning on both Monday and Tuesday. This is because, at least as far as Goodwill is concerned, people tend to donate garage sale remnants on Sunday, so the pickings are new and fresh come early weekdays.

Tip Two: Go at the Right Time

Goodwill replaces their items in the morning, and some stores replace their items just before closing as well. The safest choice is to go in the morning, right when the store opens. At this point, no one else will have gone through the bins or racks and taken the good name-brand items.

Warm weather, spring cleaning, and garage sales all have a positive effect on thrift store hauls, according to Bowker. 'Tis the season for people to declutter and purge items they no longer need, resulting in larger donation piles.

time your visits

Again, this is an untested theory, but some people recommend going on a Monday or Tuesday, as lots of people will have been clearing out their wardrobes/cupboards over the weekend, so there will be lots of new stock at the beginning of the week.