Goodwill Bins in Versailles

"The Goodwill Bins differ from the storefront version - this is a warehouse full of sorting 'tables' of mixed donated items, a 'pay by the pound' that mixes items from across Goodwill's regional network. It is capitalism's bone yard, a river of things which still have value, but only dubiously. Others have passed them by. Here one can pan for dinosaurs and dolls like a gold miner would a river. Under fire hazard tinsel trees one can spot wooden train tracks in perfect condition, or half of a Lego set, ready to be broken down for reuse. Don't come here for the TikTok, don't come here for the vibes. Come here if you see yourself as a mushroom, a vulture, a fast growing tree. You release the hidden value here. The majesty begins when the great creatures fall, and their treasures spill into the forest. Come down and sort through the bones of civilization!"

"the Goodwill Outlet here is huge. There are 8 rows of bins. Every 30 minutes or so, one row is changed. During row change, one must wait behind a line, and once the last bin is placed, then the customers are allowed to walk forward and pick from the bins. There are two seating benches. There are dumpsters if you need to throw things. Parking lot has been recently resurfaced and it's smooth. Half of the rows are for general wares, and the other half is for textiles. There is a separate room for furniture, lawn equipment, appliances, bicycles."

"Of the two Goodwill "bins" stores in the Pittsburgh area, this store is the biggest and has the most frequent changeout of bins. I visited both this store and the Heidelberg location in one day. At the Heidelberg store, they changed out only ONE row in two hours and I was able to look at every single bin very slowly. At this store, however, they were changing out entire rows several times within the one hour I shopped. I didn't get to see every bin, not even close -- that's how much stuff is here! The one major downside is this location is an absolute mess with considerable amounts of literal garbage, broken items, broken glass, and smelly/soiled/destroyed clothing. I was very very glad to be wearing gloves at this location. I really wish this store had a pre-sorter who would throw away the plastic and paper bags, hangers, boxes, broken glass, and soiled (with questionable substances) clothing. It would make the experience more enjoyable. That being said, we found a couple of items all for $7, including what looked to be a brand new pair of men's name brand jeans."

"The manager, who says he is from McKeesport and I better recognize, is unfair on a variety of levels. I'm speaking of the African American gentleman who is really full of himself out at the North Versailles outlet. The CEO of Goodwill makes 1.2 million dollars a year, as such the items that we donate should be priced fairly and negotiable. A couple of the rugs pictured below or priced below the normal price of $6.99 by a store associate who felt a $1.99 was fair and light of the fact that the carpets were heavily stained and covered with dog hair. I wanted to buy them so I could help my elderly neighbor so she can enjoy her porch in her golden years however when I encountered the manager at the cash register and I handed him the tag for $1.99 he about pushed the panic button. He asked me who priced those rugs so cheaply and I didn't tell him. I didn't want to get the individual who was trying to move product that no one else except someone like myself that likes to refurbish things and help neighbors would buy. So I took the rap I told him I filled out the tag so as to save the store employee the grief. Needless to say I was not afforded the price of 1.99 and I told him he could do something special with that whole buggy full rugs and I left. The supposed man then told me where he was from: McKeesport. He got somewhat aggressive verbally and followed me out the door. I thought I was going to have to defend myself but I'm glad it didn't come to that. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But the main culprit is not the man for McKeesport but rather the CEO that makes 1.2 million dollars a year. What type of work does this individual do? Does he carry 500 lb loads of stuff on his shoulders through 130° desert 24 hours a day 7 days a week? But I digress and look forward to progress. So be it!"