Bingowings said:
Has the term "Goodwill" come to refer to any charity or thrift shop?
And while we are on the subject why call it a thrift store?
Surely a thrift store would be one that sell no nonsense long lasting low cost produce in as less as necessary packaging? Stores that promote and work on the concept of thrift (a bit like Woolworth used to be when it started).
The UK terms are 'second hand store' (for things previously owned), 'charity shop' for one raising money for a charity and a 'flea market' for a largish building with small mostly second hand stalls (bric-a-brac etc) ran by many individual sellers.
It was ages until I got the triple meaning of the title to Goodwill Hunting.
As far as I know Goodwill only refers to actuall Goodwill stores and donation sites.
There are other charity/thrift shops such as The Salvation Army.