Recent finds at local Goodwill
#51
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Jersey
Posts: 187
Lucky find for you. Like others my local GW doesn't seem to have a selection of sewing items. I went looking for mens shirts to use for fabric but they were priced very high, could buy new fabric for less money. That doesn't stop me from stopping there periodically.
#52
A couple of weeks ago I drove from eastern Wisconsin to central Minnesota and stopped at every Goodwill on the way. Like the posters above, I found a LOT of variation in pricing for exactly the same thing, and a huge difference in what they're selling. One Goodwill had almost half the store filled with new things at new prices: ziplock bags, cleaning supplies, brooms, etc. Much cheaper at WalMart. One had paperback books marked at 99 cents and another had the same books marked at $4.99. Found only one "beater" sewing machine and no fabrics anywhere.
Congratulations to the original poster who found the fabulous buys - we're all envious!
Congratulations to the original poster who found the fabulous buys - we're all envious!
#53
Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Western Kentucky
Posts: 11
I'm totally jelly of y'all that are scoring some great stuff
#55
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: chicago, IL
Posts: 9,589
I've never found anything sewing related at any of the Goodwill stores around here....but that doesn't mean that I will stop looking. I almost always find something that needs to come home with me....besides I have a granddaughter that grows out of clothes at the speed of time...
#56
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 345
Although I have donated many items to Goodwill over the years, I have never purchased anything there because I can't stand the smell of the place. We have a 2 year old store that is 90% clothing and absolutely nothing related to crafts of quilting. I wonder if they transfer these items to another store or just pitch them.
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