I can smell a bargain a mile away. That's why I knew I had to stop in at the local Goodwill store after yoga class yesterday. See, I've been staking out 2 Coach bags for a while now...watching, waiting, hoping that they would soon go half price. Yesterday, I had the feeling! I went in, checked the color of the week and...YES! It was blue! So I headed to the locked case and asked to see "my" two purses. I bought them both, along with a blue tagged s'mores maker for $4. One purse was $10 and the other was $7.50....success!
What's that? You don't know what the color of the week means? (GASP!) Each item is marked with a price tag which includes a color code. Each Sunday, the sale code color changes, and that means it's HALF OFF. Such a great deal, especially if you can find things that are clearly worth more than the price tag states.
My favorite things to get at Goodwill are Coach bags, wood furniture, and kitchen gadgets like bread machines and juicers. When my daughter was smaller, I frequently would find barely used Hanna Andersson dresses for her as well. For the record, I draw the line at a few items. There are several things I will never buy from a Goodwill store, including shoes for myself, unders, bathing suits and food. That's just me though.
Did you know that Target uses Goodwill to dump all their unsold merchandise? I've seen loads of new-in-box Target furniture and toiletries (yesterday it was mostly hair dye and anti-gas meds).
Really, if you think about it, getting things on sale like this is actually like making money. Don't you agree? :)
Leave me a comment and share your best Goodwill find!
2 comments:
Funny, I was thinking I need to make a GW run earlier today! I tell ya, we think alike ... LOL! Of course, the only type of bag I'd find at my store is a fake Kate Spade jelly. Bleh. I do love shopping for jeans for the kids though. I usually pay about 1.50 per pair for nearly new stuff! Actually, those jeans I sent for your little miss, the baby phat ones? Yeah ... GW, LOL!
My Goodwill is lame. I think because we are in a HCOL even the GW is high cost. But maybe I should try again.....
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