tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post7822931857640136769..comments2024-03-03T08:28:16.167-06:00Comments on Trenches of Mommyhood: QuestionsElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-85445347294358883652013-03-10T21:50:06.880-05:002013-03-10T21:50:06.880-05:00I actually don't have good luck at Goodwill fo...I actually don't have good luck at Goodwill for the most part. The prices seem to be quite high and the selection not so great. I find that charity shops such as St. Vincent De Paul and the Salvation Army (and local shops...such as those that support teen pregnancy or local animal shelters) are usually the best! <br /><br />Dig through bins and scour the shelves. Don't give up - sometimes the selection is very sparse and other times you end up finding a treasure! Garage sales are the next best thing, too!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-87857610167440349062013-03-08T18:46:43.130-06:002013-03-08T18:46:43.130-06:00Why can't I ever find anything at Goodwill? A...Why can't I ever find anything at Goodwill? And I doing it wrong?? Tell me your secrets!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ramblingsofasuburbanmom.com/" rel="nofollow">Ramblings of a Suburban Mom</a>Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327592116939948624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-32450075439210051912013-03-08T10:20:24.528-06:002013-03-08T10:20:24.528-06:00I suppose some people think that if you shop at a ...I suppose some people think that if you shop at a thrift store that you must be poor?! Go figure! lolElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-21373517535679666842013-03-08T09:52:29.007-06:002013-03-08T09:52:29.007-06:00There is no reason why you should have to justify ...There is no reason why you should have to justify how or where you spend your money or be ashamed of where you shop. I, personally, do not shop at thrift stores and have never bought a piece of used clothing and probably never will but I rarely pay full price for anything. We do stop at garage sales and I always look for books, cds and movies but as you know, you never know what you will find. One of the best deals we found was a new light for our front porch. It was brand new in the box. The woman said her husband had bought it 2 yrs before and never got around to putting it up so she was getting rid of it. We paid $12 for it and would have paid well over fifty if we had bought it new. I don't mind bragging about that! I see no difference in you sharing your $1 shoe find than my telling you that last week I paid $150 for a $300 Coach purse at the outlet store. A bargain is a bargain!! SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-80045091793543104482013-03-08T07:57:11.255-06:002013-03-08T07:57:11.255-06:00Why would you not tell people you shop at Goodwill...Why would you not tell people you shop at Goodwill? Are you supposed to be ashamed of it or something? Those are the purchases I talk most about! It doesn't take anything to go to the store and pick something up for full price, but finding something great at the thrift store for a few dollars is, to me, something to talk up.<br /><br />As for the boxes, I figure that's your money and your business. But I did assume they were good deals.<br /><br />We mostly do generics, but there are some things that name brand just works better. Dishwasher detergent is the big one for us, too.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897718251146316249noreply@blogger.com