Goodwill Bins in Los Angeles

"Don't bother coming here on the weekend, you're going to be competing with 50+ people for every set of rotated bins. It's ridiculous when it comes to competition since this GW outlet is well known, it's not like other GW bins where it's only a few people per bin. Too many teen groups hunting for their baggy vtg shirts and jeans and resellers elbowing your sides. All the bins that are ignored are basically nearly worthless since they're scavenged clean, unless you know how to hunt for mids that people ignore or are interested in hipster clothes people don't want. And the rumors about the workers and manager sorting and taking all the good stuff before they bring out the bins is true because almost every bin that I sifted through (w/ the 50+ other people) barely get anything good these days. You basically have to be extremely lucky and know exactly what to find if you want to stand a chance of finding some good deals. Be there for the morning rotation or don't bother. Or maybe go to the retail store next door and avoid the crowds altogether."

"Idk why they switched the retail to the other side. It’s all clothes now. Hardly anything else and most of it is overpriced garbage—you’re better off digging in the bins for clothes. I used to come here for furniture and homewares and it’s completely pointless now."

"This was an awful experience. I’d rather spend my morning digging through bins of snakes. Everyone is so rude and so pushy. Literal grown men running, pushing and tossing things everywhere. I watched more than one old lady get shoved aside by a man. If you feel like fighting to the death for garbage this is the place for you."

"People were rude and borderline violent. I saw multiple people steal items from peoples carts. I saw groups of resellers tossing the clothes they no longer wanted on the floor and then walking / stepping on the clothing. Multiple employees rammed new bins into me (I was not standing where I wasn’t supposed to) and one bin rolled over my foot. There is no law or order here. However, this is one of the last few thrift stores you can truly get a good deal. I found a lot of really fun and unique pieces for a total of under $50. If you are fine with people encroaching on your personal space and grabbing things from bins before they are supposed to, then you’ll be fine here. I visited the Goodwill Outlet in Panorama City before and the management did NOT tolerate people stealing things from other people’s carts or grabbing things from new bins before all the bins are brought out. Will I be coming back? Idk. The Panorama City outlet felt comparatively much less chaotic."