If you’ve ever spent time browsing a Goodwill store in New York, you already know you can find some absolutely unexpected things on those shelves.
One trip, there’s a practically untouched kitchen appliance still in the original box. Another time, it’s a half-melted candle, an old coffee mug with someone’s family vacation photos on it, and beauty products that look like they survived three separate bathroom cleanouts before finally being donated.
I’ve seen unopened bags of charcoal at my local Goodwill before, which my husband considered a personal blessing. I’ve also made one of my own questionable purchases: several half-used bags of kitty litter that I kept in my trunk during winter because I thought they’d help if I got stuck on icy New York roads. Instead, the tape broke, the bags exploded, and my trunk looked like a cat had been secretly renting it out behind my back.
New York Goodwill Stores Have Become Much More Strict
Over the years, Goodwill locations across New York State have tightened up their donation rules quite a bit…