Goodwill abruptly closes key store and shoppers will have to drive extra 30 minutes for nearest loca

A GOODWILL store has suddenly closed, leaving thrift shoppers with a potentially longer drive to their closest store.

Southern Pennsylvania shoppers will have to drive to a new location if they want to thrift at their nearest Goodwill.

Goodwill closed the Camp Hill storefront near Harrisburg in April this year.

The company sold the property for $5.4million.

Goodwill decided to "relocation from 3825 Hartzdale Drive in Camp Hill, PA to a newer facility," 12 miles away in Middletown, Mark McGaffin, a spokesperson for Goodwill, told The U.S. Sun.

"The move entailed shifting our warehousing, recycling and outlet operations together."

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McGaffin said most employees were offered jobs at new facilities.

"The vast majority of employees were offered positions at the Middletown facility, while others had opportunities to apply for various open positions within the organization," McGaffin wrote to The U.S. Sun.

Goodwill's operation covers 22 counties in the state.

"Goodwill believes that work is the fundamental building block of community," the company stated in a description of its charitable mission on its website.

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"We believe in giving a hand up, not a hand out."

Goodwill didn't immediately respond to questions sent by The U.S. Sun about impacts on consumers and employees.

THE NEW FACILITY

The new site in Middletown is located on the other side of the Susquehanna River from Camp Hill.

The Middletown store is an outlet where shoppers can purchase clothes by the pound instead of individually priced items.

The location does not accept donations.

Middletown and Camp Hill are both suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state's capital.

According to census information, both towns have just under 10,000 residents.

Middletown's median income was $18,000 lower than Camp Hill's.

The store may now be more accessible to an economically disadvantaged town.

"The relocation maintains accessibility for our outlet shoppers," McGaffin said in an email.

INSIDE GOODWILL OUTLETS

Shoppers reported finding massive steals at Goodwill Outlet locations.

A professional thrift reseller told TikTok viewers they made nearly $200 in profit from a Goodwill Outlet.

"Goodwill bins are the Outlet center for Goodwill. You can look online and find the locations," they explained in the video.

"Not every state or every city has them. But, if you have one, go because that's where they charge by the pound to buy everything. So, you can get some really good deals."

The U.S. Sun reports on other Goodwill bin shoppers - someone bought multiple designer items at an outlet for just $69.

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Also, a thrifting pro revealed their secrets to finding the best Goodwill steals.

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