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February 2024 by Mimi Frances
Found some awesome "vintage" stuff , "one mams trash is another's treasure " - who ever said that -
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September 2023 by Allison Page
Me and my mother pulled into the parking lot and had a glorious feeling of excitement fill our hearts as we realize it was the same goodwill that my recently deceased father took us every Tuesday for the half off deal for active service members. Originally we had just been in the mood for some light thrifting and started looking around town for some places to shop. We both hadn’t been there for awhile and I figured it had been taken down by now, replaced by a fast food chain or something of the sort. We hopped out of the car and rushed to the automatic doors that honestly took a very hot minute to open. When they finally finished their last bit of creaking we stepped inside and were embraced with a combination of fluorescent lighting and a strong smell of moth balls and a little B.O. which is ok and we could look past that as all the memories of our family’s outings here came flooding in. I looked to my right and saw the book section! I LOVED that place as a kid, Although it use to be on the back wall if i’m remembering correctly. I would just stand and look at all the spines, old and new, thinking about all the journeys they had been through (if they had been through any at all) and the previous owners experience with it. My father loved books and encouraged me to read as much as a I could during my adolescence because he stated it was the building blocks of everything else in our world. As I was being entranced by all of the different colors and sizes of the books my mother called me over to come and look at a shirt that reminded her of dad. It had kittens with beach sunglasses and tropical shirts printed all around it and looked exactly like something my father would’ve worn while he was still with us. I looked up at my mother while she was holding it and i haven’t seen that much light behind her eyes since my father passed away. I browsed that section some more in search of any other shirts that would possibly strike the same reaction within her as the Hawaiian kitty shirt did and suddenly the power flashes off, I look up and see everyone looking around in confusion trying to figure out what just occurred, then the lights turn right back on! Now in reality it was probably only 3 seconds or so but to me it felt like forever. I swear that when I looked up I saw my fathers corpse staring right at me. He looked exactly like he did the day we buried him, the same Navy blue tux with the pocket halfway not stitched on (i tried to talk my mother out of putting him in this but she said it was his request and she didn’t have the heart to go against that), His hair slicked back to reveal his skin starting to rot on the edge of hairline, His lips sewed shut with thread, but the most prominent thing was his eyes. Physically he was very obviously dead but his eyes they just looked… alive. I blinked and the lights were back on and I was in disbelief of what i just saw. I was so shaken i genuinely couldn’t move. I was in like a trance of just remembering my fathers eyes that looked like there was still a heart beat and a life behind them with his skin rotting away around them. My mother came up to me and tapped my should which made me break from whatever spell i was just put under and jump a little. She asked if i was ok because i looked a little frazzled and i told her i was fine just a little dizzy. I guess she just summed it up to me still having a fear of the dark from when i was little and i don’t have the heart to tell her otherwise. After all of that i suggest that we left because i wasn’t feeling well and my mother very hesitantly applied. She knew i never really felt bad and something was up but i just couldn’t bring myself to tell her what i had just saw. I don’t think i ever will. On the other hand though! the service was amazing and the place has a amazing atmosphere created by the staff that was working there! Almost felt like old times.
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September 2023 by marsha somerset
Fun place to shop. You never know what you will find
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May 2023 by Kaysha Cornier Torres
Every time I come to this goodwill I leave with exactly what I needed. There are always good finds. The staff is friendly and the store is clean.
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March 2023 by Henry Bernacki
If more people knew the scam that is goodwill no one would shop there. Zero money from sales goes to help anyone, only the change you round up does. I'll bet most of you thought all the developementally disabled folks working in the back was part of the goodwill "help people program" LOL. That was a government funded program that paid the folks and paid goodwil to allow them to work there. Seems a little like exploytation to me. If they were to slow or otherwise not able to do the work they were canned and replaced. Have you seen any of those folks lately? Nope, the program ended and so did their employement, how's that for goodwill? Ever wonder were all the stuff goes that does not sell even after the pound store? Shipped overseas. No one here benefits a single penny. All this made possible by the free stuff we give them and the money earned selling it. What a racket. Oh and the really good stuff goes up on Ebay.
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February 2023 by colleen dionne
We have gone to this goodwill for years, and always found the store to be well organized. We have become customer friends with Alicia who we feel is the best ambassador of goodwill. Alicia is always bubbly and always ready to help, and what an energetic bunny never stopping to make each individual’s experience in goodwill a great one. Kudos to Alicia.
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February 2023 by Mona Chiurillo
This Goodwill location is always clean, organized and the staff super friendly, especially Alisha. Great place to find hidden treasures!
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January 2023 by A. L
This is my favorite Goodwill store. It's always organized and clean and the people who work there are great too. A special shout out to ALICIA who is always busy organizing the hardware section. She's always so pleasant and willing to help the customers. It makes me want to go back again and again! Thanks I appreciate you and the rest of the crew.
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January 2023 by Lori Helmedach
Alyshia makes Goodwill in Middletown the best store to go to. She is always kind. The store looks amazing when she is there and it makes me want to stop by often. She truly is an asset. I always tell people that she makes the store a very desirable business to go to.
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January 2023 by Lily Martinez
Alicia makes this store worth going to shop there. When she was in charge of linens, the selection of items was amazing, it was a well organized and overall great. She is always helpful, nice, and taking good care of customers. I’m still a customer because of her.
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January 2023 by Danielle
Amazing staff and really nice looking clothes here. The prices are way better than the other goodwills I've been to. Very clean and organized. Love it. Worth driving a sizeable distance for.
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January 2023 by Matt Weber
What an amazing store they had everything!! And wow the prices you can't beat them.!!
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January 2023 by Ellie
Amazing staff and really nice looking clothes here. The prices are way better than the other goodwills I've been to. Very clean and organized. Love it. Worth driving a sizeable distance for.
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December 2022 by Tammy Martin
When i really need some new clothes i always have good luck appreciate the location and the prices
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October 2022 by Diane Bauer-Pisani
A good amount of women's and men's clothing. Some dishes, odds and ends.
