IAmA Donations Attendant at Goodwill. AMA

I work at a Goodwill store where we sell secondhand clothing, housewares, electronics, furniture, etc. We've all been to a Goodwill store before and most of us probably have an awesome t-shirt or something that we like to brag about, so I'm not going to bore you with an explanation of the store.
My job is to take in donations, screen the items, presort those items that we feel we can sell into separate categories, price the items, and put them out on the sales floor.
I see anywhere between 50 and 150 donations in a 6 hour shift. There is never a dull day.
Ask me anything.

EDIT: Hey guys, thanks so much for the interest! I can't believe how much of a response this got, you guys have been awesome! I'd also like to thank my fellow Goodwill employees for contributing to the discussion. It's been really interesting for me to see how other Goodwill districts operate. Please feel free to add anything I missed.
I'm sorry I couldn't get to all of your questions tonight but I have to work in the morning! I promise I'll be back to answer the rest when I get out tomorrow.
Also, just so you guys know (and the other Goodwillers on here can attest to this), it's not so much the donated items that are interesting as much as it is the people who donate them, so keep that in mind when you ask your questions!
Thanks again, goodnight!

EDIT #2: I'm sorry it took so long for me to reply to you guys. I'm going to get to as many as I can tonight and reply to the rest on Sunday. Thanks again for your responses!

Posted Dec 2, 2012, 6:24 PM UTC · edited

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