Find Goodwill Bins Near You
Looking for Goodwill Bins near you?
Pick your state below. Every listing has addresses, hours, per-pound pricing and the local rules that catch people out.
Not every state has one. Goodwill Outlets are concentrated in a few regions, and some big cities have none at all.
Browse Goodwill Bins by State
States covered on this site
Florida (10 locations) Texas (7 locations) North Carolina (5 locations) Michigan (4 locations) South Carolina (4 locations) Oregon (6 locations) Tennessee (3 locations) Georgia (2 locations) Illinois (2 locations)
What Are Goodwill Bins?
Goodwill Bins are the last stop for donated goods. Anything that didn’t sell at a regular Goodwill store gets sent here before it’s baled and sold for scrap or recycled.
There are no racks, no hangers and no price tags. Everything gets dumped into large rolling bins and you pay by the pound at the register.
Most people call them the bins. Goodwill calls them outlets, clearance centres, As-Is stores or, in the Carolinas, Second Editions. Same thing under different names.
The appeal is the price. A shirt that costs $7 at a normal Goodwill might cost you 50 cents here.
How Pay By The Pound Works
You fill a cart, take it to the register, and they weigh it. Clothing and soft goods run roughly $1.19 to $2.79 a pound depending on which Goodwill organisation runs the store.
Some locations drop the rate once you cross a threshold. Oregon’s Columbia Willamette outlets charge $2.79 a pound but only $1.59 over 25 pounds, so the break even sits around 13 pounds. If you’re at 18, you’re better off filling to 25.
Others use flat rates instead. Austin North charges $14.99 for anything over 10 pounds. Muskegon charges a flat $3 above 1.78 pounds.
Books, furniture, TVs and large items are usually priced individually rather than weighed. Ask, because that’s where the savings are.
Why Heavy Items Cost More Than You Think
This is the mistake every first timer makes. Under a per-pound model, weight is price.
A single dinner plate can come to $5. A stack of hardbacks can cost more than they would at the retail Goodwill down the road. So can an old DVD player.
Staff at some locations will weigh an item and tell you the price before you decide. Tallahassee and Cockrill Bend both do this as standard, and it’s worth asking anywhere.
How Bin Rotation Works
Staff pull bins off the floor and roll fresh ones out through the day. There’s no published schedule anywhere.
Some locations run roughly hourly. Berry Hill in Nashville and Austin North both do. Others rotate every 30 minutes, and a few only manage once or twice a day.
You cannot touch a new bin until staff say so. Every location enforces this, usually with a whistle or a shout, and every location has regulars who ignore it.
If you’re new, stand back and watch one rotation before joining in. The etiquette is unwritten and enforced by other shoppers as much as by staff.
Rules Vary More Than You’d Expect
Because independent Goodwill organisations run their own outlets, the rules change from city to city.
Gloves are mandatory in San Antonio. Children under 15 aren’t admitted there at all, and Jacksonville Illinois has the same rule at 16. Fort Myers sets it at 12.
Dallas allows children but doesn’t allow carts on the shop floor. Jacksonville Illinois requires closed toe shoes and turns people away without them.
Several Florida outlets shut in the middle of the day to restock. Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers all do, and none of them posts it reliably online.
Check before you drive.
Cities With No Goodwill Bins
Worth knowing before you search, because several major metros have none.
Atlanta has plenty of Goodwill stores and a distribution centre in Norcross, but no outlet.
Detroit has retail stores, a donation warehouse and career centres. The nearest bins are in Flint.
Raleigh and Durham have no outlet. Greensboro is the closest, about 90 minutes away.
Chicago has none inside the city. Romeoville is roughly 30 miles southwest.
Knoxville and Chattanooga have none. Nashville is about three hours from Knoxville.
What The Different Names Mean
The same shop trades under a handful of names depending on who runs it, which makes searching harder than it needs to be.
Goodwill Outlet is the most common. Clearance Center turns up in South Carolina. As-Is is used in southern Oregon and around Lansing.
Second Editions is what Goodwill of the Southern Piedmont calls its outlets in Charlotte and Rock Hill. Bargain Barn is the Lake Worth name in Florida.
If a listing uses one of those names and mentions paying by weight, it’s the bins.
Outlets Attached To Regular Stores
Not every location is a standalone warehouse. Several share a building with a normal Goodwill shop.
Asheville, Muskegon and Berry Hill all work this way, and it’s a genuine advantage. You can dig the bins and then browse racks in the same trip.
The catch is that the two sides often keep different hours. Muskegon’s bins side closes before the retail side does. Berry Hill has two separate entrances and shoppers regularly walk into the wrong one.
Check which set of hours you’re looking at before you set off.
What To Bring
Gloves. This is the one piece of advice that appears in reviews of every single location in the country.
Your own bags. Several outlets don’t provide them, including Winston-Salem and Miami.
Hand sanitiser. Nothing in the bins has been cleaned or checked.
Patience, and a few hours. Nothing is sorted by size, gender or category.
Best Time To Go
Weekday mornings, almost everywhere. Fresh bins, thinner crowds and first pick.
Several outlets have no air conditioning, which matters a great deal in Texas and Florida. St Petersburg opens at 7AM and that first hour is by far the most comfortable of the day.
Late afternoon is the worst time nearly everywhere. Bins thin out, staff start packing away, and at some locations they begin clearing well before the posted closing time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Goodwill Bin store?
A Goodwill Outlet where donated goods are sold by weight out of large rolling bins rather than individually priced on racks.
How much do Goodwill Bins cost?
Roughly $1.19 to $2.79 a pound for clothing depending on the location. Many stores drop the rate above a certain weight.
Can you return items?
No. Every Goodwill Outlet sells as-is with no returns, exchanges or refunds.
What time do new bins come out?
There’s no published schedule. Expect anywhere from every 30 minutes to a couple of times a day depending on the store.
Do I need gloves?
Not everywhere, but you want them. San Antonio requires them and hands them out at the door.
Can I bring my children?
It depends entirely on the location. Age limits range from 12 to 16 at the stores that have them, and most don’t. Check the state page.
Do Goodwill Bins take card?
Yes, everywhere. Cash is accepted too.
Are Goodwill Bins worth it?
If you enjoy digging and you’re not in a hurry, yes. If you want organised racks and fitting rooms, go to a regular Goodwill instead.