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November 2025 by Holly Talada
Nice clean store. Lots of clothes. Dresses, tops, pajamas.
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November 2025 by Benjamin Allen
Ah, comrades, let me speak plainly of a small, unassuming place on Elmira Road—this Goodwill of Ithaca. One might be tempted to pass it by, imagining it nothing more than a depot of cast-offs and the refuse of our endlessly consuming society. But step inside and you will find something else entirely: a quiet rebellion against waste, against the tyranny of novelty, against the capitalist delusion that worth must always be bought new and at great cost.
There is a certain dignity in the garments hanging neatly along the aisles, garments that have already served once, and now await another life. Here, a wool coat whose seams still hold strong; there, a cotton dress with history woven into its threads. These clothes do not clamor for attention as the mass-produced commodities of department stores do—they wait, patient and honest, asking only to be useful again. And in their reuse, we resist: we resist the factories that churn out cheaply made clothing on the backs of exploited labor; we resist the cultural indoctrination that tells us to discard what can be repaired, or to replace simply for fashion’s sake.
But beyond the items themselves, what strikes me most is the spirit. The employees work with calm attentiveness, and there is mutual recognition between shopper and institution—that small, powerful idea that value is something created by community, not dictated by profit alone. University students, families, elders, the frugal, the imaginative, the principled—all walk those aisles together, equal in purpose. In such places we glimpse what society could be: functional, resourceful, humane.
So yes: visit the Goodwill in Ithaca. Not merely to save a dollar, though you surely will—but to participate in a different kind of economy, one rooted in responsibility, imagination, and solidarity. In every reused coat, in every restored chair, in every mended shirt, there is the whisper of a better world.
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November 2025 by Julia Louis
Such great finds! Super friendly and helpful staff! Clean and orderly.
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November 2025 by Hui Yuan
Look carefully before you buy! They don’t take returns for any reason, not even for store credit, not even the item doesn’t work because it missing important part!
I was so happy to find a paper cutter there, but found out it doesn’t cut after I got back to my car. I took it back to the store, this is no longer than 5 minutes after I paid. They found out the paper cutter is missing the blade on the handle, but still refused to take return, just suggested me to buy a new blade. I throw it to trash instead of putting more money in.
So be careful when shopping in Ithaca goodwill, they don’t take returns like some other stores.
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October 2025 by Chris Beavers
Good folks and great prices
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October 2025 by Vince B
Great place to shop, not only do they carry pre-worn but new items
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September 2025 by Breanna Wilson
Best goodwill I've ever been at, honestly surpassing alot of the other local thrift stores.
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September 2025 by Teresa “Sombrero Doggo” Walters
One of the better good wills that I have visited. The store is large and the prices are lower than other stores in the chain
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September 2025 by Socorro Varela
Found the dog crate i was looking for at a fraction of the cost of buying a brand new one. Very decent condition.
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August 2025 by Cam
I don’t usually thrift shop because I prefer online shopping. I visited this Goodwill location today and had a great experience. I needed help finding some things and the store manager with long brown hair and neck tattoos helped me and explained the pricing to me she was a great help and a pleasure to work with. The cashier was very friendly. I will be back to this goodwill.
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August 2025 by Linda Smith
Not don’t buy anything with out looking at the merchandise because we bought a surge protector and the cord was showing wires.Theirs clothes were make wrong because I was looking for X-Large and some shirts were 2x large or 3 x large.
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August 2025 by S “Tazman” Bates
Great 1st time visit..
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August 2025 by Crystal Alleman
The store is clean and lovely but I encountered a very rude younger white female cashier. Bad. Customer service. I’d love to give a higher review but I just can’t.
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July 2025 by Derrik Koehler
Not a bad location, actually found some really nice name brand mens wear which is usually never for me.
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July 2025 by hanyu zeng
I originally just planned to donate clothes, but I ended up buying some as well lmao
