Many people who hear the words Goodwill, immediately think donations. And those that realize there are Goodwill stores think they are filled with leftovers and hand-me-downs. They are. But you might be surprised at the bargains and other savings you will get from shopping at a Goodwill store.
For years Goodwill was known as a place to drop off your unwanted items. Everything from clothing to bedding and toys. And it still is very much open to your unwanted items, so next time you go through a de-clutter or size change in clothing, consider donating.
Enter a Goodwill store and those very items are available for anyone in the world to purchase. You can find so many awesome things at Goodwill, you will be shocked.
Another really cool feature about Goodwill stores is that every three weeks they get new items in. Let me explain how this works. Each item of clothing and many items available on shelves are specially tagged with a colored label. These are not indicators of price. Each color represents to the employees, how long the item has been in the store. Every single week they go through and pull the items that have been in that store for three weeks. Those items are then sent to a neighboring Goodwill store and put back on the racks or shelves for three weeks. And this entire process continues over and over again.
This means, that if you visit your local Goodwill store, you are probably going to see different items every three weeks or so. How cool is that?
The items available at Goodwill are in good working order, have no horrendous rips, stains or tears, but almost everything is used. Some items do have some small stains that might actually wash out and for the most part we didn’t see anything with any holes or tears. They do value their items they offer and are not going to sell something that nobody would want to use or wear.
A Goodwill store is like a small Discount Department store selling used items. It is certainly a place that you should be proud to find some amazing deals at!
More on our experience at Goodwill following.
Nicole Humphrey writes articles for the Scrapbooking Blog and for the Frugal Blog. She also guest blogs on a variety of topics. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.
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