Goodwill Bins in Salt Lake City

"Been here twice & had some fun looking for treasure. It’s literally rows of waist high bins(which are rotated throughout the day & “new” stock rolled out) full of donated items that are on their last chance to be sold via Goodwill. Everything is sold by the pound but don’t let that stop you. There is a kind of method to this type of shopping so be prepared to go with the flow of it. You need a cart to store what you want to buy for the most part, also there is a kind of etiquette to digging in (be polite and not pushy) I highly suggest disposable gloves since I noticed my hands were really grubby afterwards. There are public restrooms available (a luxury these days when in a public place), cold soda for sale, pretty ample parking but be careful to NOT park in the RED MARKED tow away zone because your vehicle can and will be towed. When you checkout your cart contents are rolled onto a scale & you’re charged by the lb (minus the cart weight). I’ve found a few cool items here, including a car roof rack, robot interactive toy, & some trendy bed linens. Each time I spent less than $10 & my stuff was heavy enough to need a cart. The employees are polite & checkout was fast despite a line. Just remember to listen when the employees direct you to move out of the way because if you don’t they can’t bring out the giant carts with fresh stuff. Another tip: absolutely sterilize & wash thoroughly what you buy from warehouse thrifts like this."

"I really enjoyed shopping at the Goodwill Outlet or as I sometimes call it: The Bins! Of course it isn’t organized well, but mostly clothes are in certain bins and then games and other miscellaneous items are in other bins. It is very inexpensive and even conflated to other outlets, Most have prices closer to $1.99-2.49 per lbs. If you are interested in reselling items, or don’t mind moving quickly/frantically while shopping, I would go in the morning as you get the “best options” since things haven’t been picked through and they switch out the bins pretty often. I just go for fun and usually will go toward the afternoon. I have worn gloves and actually forgot the most recent time I went and I wished I had them because you are touching so many items including lots of undergarments and stained clothes. The items I saw the most of were comforters/sheets/blankets, kids clothes (some were stained, others were in really good condition), 80’s pieces such as blouses with shoulder pads, lots of 2005-2015 pieces like low rise/flare jeans, t shirts, sweaters etc. and then just random things like swimsuits, turtle necks, grandma crew neck sweaters, old patterned tshirts, underwear, pajamas, towels, robes etc. I really like the variety of things and love digging to find some gems, but if you don’t like searching, I wouldn’t suggest it."

"I finally had my first goodwill bins experience! What a ride that was! I went early in the morning and honestly didn't really know what to expect so I just watch the other around me. The items are sold by the pound for I think around $1.49 a pound? They switched out the bins while I was there and it was a free for all. There are for sure a lot of resellers here as you could see their cart full. That was a little intimidating because they kind of take over the bins. I waited and went back after they were done. Anyways, I was able to get a few fun things for super cheap so that was exciting! The employees were super friendly and great at their job. Can't wait to go back here!"

"Well where to start... This goodwill bins is really inconsistent, the bins are not sorted like other states, clothes in main bins mixed with blankets, toys all over the place, hand bags as well and shoes. They give books to much room, they need to lessen the book bins and make room for more home goods. People here digging are not very nice either, they will come right next to you and grab anything you're going through and act like you're the problem. There's never any carts available, people bring their kids to camp with the carts. So bring a big bag and some elbow pads.. joking. Kind of. As for clothing I've found a lot of good vintage pieces but when I do someone hounds me if I'm going to keep it or put it back it's really frustrating. And things have been taken out of my bag while I was digging, I've found that if I take a break and buy a few times I end up not missing anything when I go home. Do not leave anything in the back of your truck my tool box went missing."