After Christmas, my daughter-in-law wanted to make some deductible donations, before year end, so we headed to the nearest open Goodwill Donation Center. And what to our wandering eyes should appear? The Goodwill Outlet Store. What?!
I always experience guilt free consumerism at charity thrift stores. Did you know that Goodwill Industries has been working to provide people in need with a “chance, not charity” since being founded in 1902?
This was one of our most unique buying experiences. All the product is housed in numerous big, blue bins. The early birds secured a numbered shopping cart and parked it along the building's side walls. Every few minutes we were told to clear an area and await an "all's clear" as they brought in a new, freshly supplied bin o' fun. Then it was like a shark attack. These people were looking for specific items and you didn't want to get in their way. We were a bit pensive but we'll do better next time.
After gathering our treasures, we had to put them in a basket to be weighed. We bought slightly over 11 pounds of fashion items at $1.79 a pound.
I laid them out and tried to capture the awesomeness of it all. Between the two of us, we bought 27 items (including two darling blankets and some items with impressive brand names) all for only $20.84. That breaks down to about 75¢ each piece. Awesome, right? I can have fun just about anywhere. What a unique way to end the year and do some good!
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Oh what fun and you never know what you will uncover!
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