Goodwill Bins in San Diego

"Says Goodwill Outlet now open but is not an outlet. It’s an auction and electronics center. Went in the entrance and could see people in an office but no one helped me and they kept working on a computer. Went outside and talked to a random person who told me what it was. I feel bad that I made my family get off the freeway to stop since it was a waste of time."

"The website is incorrect, there is NO clearance center here selling "furniture, family apparel, linens, accessories and select household items." There is only the electronics store, and auctions. The electronics store was okay (hence two stars instead of one), plenty of cheap computers and some of the more common video game consoles, but they were all in extremely rough shape. Much worse than I'm used to seeing in Goodwills in other counties."

"I've been in this location enough times to finally do a decent review of it and if you don't feel like reading a long winded explanation all you need to know is this: don't bother coming here as an individual customer since anything good isn't available for sale and the few things that are available get sold to a literal cartel of buyers. Find a decent non-crime ridden goodwill. Now if you feel like reading on. The location itself is nice enough (building wise) but it's 100 percent geared for huge moneyed interests who buy stuff from the USA and then resell in Mexico. Most of the staff will reserve any of the good items to sellers they know personally so you'll be out of luck if you think you're snagging something. All of these sellers essentially no joke form a goodwill cartel of sellers who seem to have dibs on everything. Management at this goodwill seems to be aware but they don't seem to care or are very likely in on how the selling and buying is done. Next let's speak about the trash in the parking lot, it's everywhere and there will be literal caravans preventing you from parking blaring loud music during your whole stay (and no security won't help you or care)and you'll be driving through trash that the poor overworked goodwill workers try to constantly sweep. Be very careful getting items of interests it's not unusual for you to be accosted or threatened with violence by the big buyers outside if they feel your item should've been theirs . That being said if you need a charger or something or happen to be in the area then sure swing by they have literal totes of the stuff they can't get rid off. If you have to go here for any reason go closer to closing time since the big buyers by then will be gone and you'll have a decent time to scour anything that for some reason nobody could tell had some value. I've snagged an x230, a mech keyboard, and even a decent Nvidia card. Of course this been over the course of about 2 years now so that should tell you how bad this location is. All I have to say is this, I've been in some shady goodwills but this one takes the cake. Good luck if you come here. Or better. Don't."

"Auctions and electronics store. Different discounts during the week, no student or senior discounts at this location. Cheaper than regular Goodwill shops, but have to look harder to find stuff. If your looking for mostly electronics and accessories, this is the place. Lost power cables, laptop power cable, speaker blew out, lost remote, etc? You probably can find it here. So far I've bought Yamaha HDMI receiver, dvd remotes, blu ray players, cox cable modems, sound bars, wine fridge, misc. cables and even a stock stereo for my van. No complains. There's also workbench to test out electronics."

"New Goodwill outlet. The Bins. In what was a former furniture store. It is clean, well lit. Has parking underground off 15th Street near loading docks. Walk up the garage ramp and around corner to 14th Street side and people line up there before it opens at 830am. Inside you can grab a cart. They have clothing, some shoes, some housewares, and some furniture. They put bins out in the room before the public enters. There was no rotation of the bins. Pricing per chart. About 2 dollars a piece with cheaper price for 15 items. They charge up for shoes, jackets. Overall nice experience, patrons were not too aggressive yet."

"I have to say in one of the richest cities in the country it is insulting to have the outlets here charge $2 a piece for scraps after you know darn well goodwill picks through the good items. All the ones I’ve been to pay by weight and that isn’t the case in socal. The people who go to these aren’t millionaires yet they waste our time with $2 a piece, and when you wait in line it TAKES FOREVER because the cashier has to look up every…single… article…of clothing or goods. , nickel and dimeing. Think about it! Most people commute long distance to come to these in socal and they do this. Time, lots of gas, and then getting charged PER piece of clothing is insane!!! It’s the same scenario in Escondido! It’s pointless to go if you’re not close by! Don’t waste your time!!! I implore you!"

"I have already been three times and they just opened Feb 28th! It got better every time. It is a outlet/bin store so most is priced per pound as you can see in the pictures. But you can fin really good deals if you take the time to look. This store has it all too the other outlets in San Diego just sell one main type of items. While they say the specialize in furniture here they also had books, toys, clothes, shoes, appliances, purses, bags, jewelry, movies, sporting goods, linens and lots of other stuff. I hope they keep getting good inventory so I can shop multiple times a month and find good stuff. You might be overwhelmed if you haven't been to this type of store before. Ask a employee, everyone that I talked to were very friendly and helpful with my questions. We also loved free parking in downtown! They have a garage under the building with a elevator that bring u up to the store."

"This is an outlet. Items are price per pound. It is very small and everything is in bins. There is not much to look at. Maybe because it is new or maybe because it is just a sorting location for goodwill? Idk. But definitely not a thrifters dream! There is free underground parking with a very long corridor. A workout for handicap people"