Goodwill Bins in Dayton

"I spent years avoiding this place because I heard so many stories about how it was nothing but a filthy, chaotic rampage for broken garbage. The first time I finally got up the courage to visit, I was shocked at how clean the store was, how organized the bin system was, and how polite most people were. I've been to worse estate sales for sure. And it's not "picked over" trash that no one at the regular stores wanted. Most of the stuff that ends up in the bins was never tagged for sale in the first place so you can snag some great stuff. And yes, there are obvious flippers but they're taking stuff that would otherwise be going to the dump, which I appreciate. The majority of them are very methodical so it's easy enough to work around them. They're not snatching things out of people's hands. They're not stealing things out of people's carts. And they can't be everywhere at once so they're not taking every single "good" thing and leaving others with nothing. Accept them as part of the experience and you'll have a much better time. I'm not a reseller at all but I've visited many times now and I've never left without at least one treasure. If you want to give it a try, here is my advice: First, manage your expectations because the bins are the bins and there are good days and bad days. Assume you'll be getting dirty. Always wear gloves (plain cotton ones will do). Always grab a cart. Plan your route and stick to it; dont let FOMO run you ragged. Learn the rules by watching the regulars. If something is interesting to you, just put it in your cart - you can always throw it back later. Don't get distracted by looking at what's over there and forget to look at what's right in front of you. Be respectful to the people around you. Rude people are few and far between on weekdays and aren't tolerated by the regulars. Weekends get a bit more rowdy so plan accordingly. There's nothing quite like a Goodwill Outlet and we're very lucky to have one of the nicer ones here!"

"Just popped in briefly. A Goodwill Outlet in Indianapolis was my introduction to this style of store, and I have to say, I think that the one in Indy is better. This one seemed smaller, darker, and more chaotic. Instead of having people hang around the edges and bins filling in the middle, a lot of people had carts with their hordes covered with towels/blankets/etc. right in the middle of the store. They also don't seem to announce bin changes or ask people to stay out of the way during the process like they do in Indy. The checkout line also spanned nearly the entire length of the store. Luckily the person I came in with didn't feel like digging through the bins, so they hopped in line and I poked around until they were close to the registers. I ended up walking out with a few 78 records that somehow weren't shattered, a camera bag, and a couple camera flashes. The variety of the bins was decent , but not amazing. I also wasn't there to see fresh bins come out, so they were probably better than what I was there to pick through. If I went back (which is a strong possibility) and discovered that the super long line was an anomaly, my rating would probably go up. Right now I'd call my experience a 3.5, rounded down to 3 because a few bins smelled worse than you'd hope."

"trans folk! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️this is a great place for all of u! if you are trying a new style but still in the closet or just nervous to buy different clothes this is such a cool place to do so. i personally get nervous to shop at traditional stores in person because of people staring or judging so this was actually so euphoric to be able to shop and not worry about any of that. at checkout they don’t have to look through your stuff since its paid for by the pound so you can pretty much pick out whatever u want without worrying about people looking through it. i left with 3 huge bags of new things to try to style (over 20 lbs) and it was only like $40. definitely bring gloves or hand sanitizer because everything is just a free for all and all the items are unmarked and unorganized in a bunch of bins. another plus is this is just so eco-friendly as all of this clothes would be going into a landfill anyways."

"Not one of the best Goodwill Outlets that I've been to. They do rotations fairly frequently but when they bring the new bins out there is so little in them. You can find ok clothes here but definitely not designer brands and really not even a ton of name brands. Most were boutique brands or discount department store brands."