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Post by Mango Man on Aug 13, 2024 19:04:36 GMT -5
So, my Gf decides she wants to go to the Goodwill store, which I'm thinking is rather odd as we have nothing to donate.. . so we pull up and I ask the question "what are we doing here"?
She tells me shopping!
SHOPPING??
WTF???
I don't shop at a goodwill! I almost broke the cameras so I couldn't be filmed.
She finally told me we needed things for our condo to rent out.
They had a lot of things but not anything I would buy but my bride found some coffee mugs and a picture. I was a little surprised at how many people were shopping there. I am not knocking that just wondering if it's a sign of a shitty economy (please don't make this political.)
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 13, 2024 19:18:21 GMT -5
For a rental property?
Smart move. You are a lucky man
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Post by Mango Man on Aug 13, 2024 19:29:52 GMT -5
Yup, I'm going to be a slum lord like ferris.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 13, 2024 19:42:35 GMT -5
Yup, I'm going to be a slum lord like ferris. Years ago we rented furnished houses. The trick was with furnished houses rented by the week you didn’t have to evict people. Just lock them out if they were late on the rent Do you think we bought new furnishings for those houses Heck no! Nice clean used. People don’t take care of anything. New would be thrown out just like used after a bad renter. Only it would cost you a lot more
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Post by 4ward on Aug 13, 2024 19:48:01 GMT -5
One of my employees showed up one morning, sporting a vintage factory work shirt.( starched, button up) Pabst Blue Ribbon bottling plant, red and white patch on the front pocket said, “BOB”. We called Stephen “BOB”, for a very long time. It was awesome. Thrift store scores can be worthwhile.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Aug 13, 2024 19:53:26 GMT -5
My wife is a goodwill/thrift store shopper. I sit in the parking lot with sunglasses and a big floppy hat on so nobody knows who I am . BUT I do go in and do a quick once around to see if there is anything I'm interested in (very seldom) But in all seriousness, she comes out with some good stuff, she's a hell of a shopper. Bought a NIB Black and decker blender for $10 She got a lodge 10" a few weeks ago for $5. Granted it took me a few hours to re-season it and get it oiled up BUT that sucker works good as new. She also finds a lot of stuff for her yard art and weird chaskies. it makes her happy so i just go along. If you are decorating a condo i think that might be your best place for cheap artwork.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 13, 2024 19:54:27 GMT -5
Had a couple that were friends 30 years ago. They only shopped at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores.
They always dressed nicely and their home was neatly furnished
I heard that he died a few years ago and I hadn’t heard from them for many years before that. Nice people
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 13, 2024 19:56:45 GMT -5
BIL is an eBayer. Finds some valuable stuff at the thrift stores
Lady nearby found a $200,000 oil painting at a thrift store around here. Paid $5 for it
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Post by tonyroma on Aug 13, 2024 21:24:08 GMT -5
My kids are thrifters, vintage T-shirts. Old dude winter coats. They stole all my clothes and are on the prowl for more.
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Post by swampdog on Aug 13, 2024 21:28:00 GMT -5
My wife said it’s now a “thing” that people are shopping at thrift stores and the Salvation Army and Goodwill with brags on their great deals.
Many years ago we’d buy wool pants and jackets from the Salvation Army to hunt in during really cold weather. Apparently folks moving here from up north would realize they didn’t need wool clothing and donated them; much to our liking.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 14, 2024 5:46:09 GMT -5
We've been shopping Goodwill for years and years.
Wednesday is 25% off day.
I'd say 60-70% of my clothes came from Goodwill. Shirts with tags still on them $6. Jeans $7. Nice leather jacket with tag from JosABanks saying $265, 8 bucks. Grandkid's sleeping bags (Coleman) with tag saying $65 for $7.
They're clean but we'll wash or dry clean before using.
Like Mack's wife, we've found several old cast pans there.
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Post by cadman on Aug 14, 2024 7:23:57 GMT -5
So, my Gf decides she wants to go to the Goodwill store, which I'm thinking is rather odd as we have nothing to donate.. . so we pull up and I ask the question "what are we doing here"? She tells me shopping! SHOPPING??WTF???I don't shop at a goodwill! I almost broke the cameras so I couldn't be filmed.
She finally told me we needed things for our condo to rent out.
They had a lot of things but not anything I would buy but my bride found some coffee mugs and a picture. I was a little surprised at how many people were shopping there. I am not knocking that just wondering if it's a sign of a shitty economy (please don't make this political.)
In my younger days I worked for a midsized company and the owner was worth mid 8 digits. His wife shopped at Goodwill all the time.
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Post by conchydong on Aug 14, 2024 7:30:36 GMT -5
I feel proud to find deals and am not embarrassed at all to purchase from thrift stores.
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Post by cadman on Aug 14, 2024 8:02:50 GMT -5
I forgot to mention. I do not donate to Goodwill because they are too picky about what they will take. Salvation Army thrift store takes almost anything and even has volunteers to fix stuff.
But due to that pickiness, Goodwill is a great place to shop. As mentioned, some stuff still has the tags on it. There are deals to be had.
I am never embarrassed to walk into thrift stores.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 14, 2024 8:22:36 GMT -5
One thing about Goodwill stores. The clothes and stuff donated to a location tend to stay at that location.
Always shop the Goodwill on the more affluent side of town. Much better quality. After Christmas is good. First couple of months of the new year.
Rich people get stuff for Christmas they don't like, they'll wait about a month or 3 before they get rid of it so as not to offend the giver.
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