I’ve said for some time now that I think Salvation Army has surpassed Goodwill with better selection, better prices and bigger stores. The Sally’s on the South side of my town is huge, perhaps the size of a K-Mart. Even the smaller, college adjacent one I usually shop at is bigger than my closest Goodies. I did have a good haul the last trip to Goodies, so maybe I’ll shut up for awhile.

The last time I went to Goodwill was a week ago. My lovely mother in law, Lavon, took me out for a day of thrifting, lunch and time at her house, with plenty of coffee and chatting. She had two $5 off $10 coupons for Goodies so that’s where we headed. All glass was 75% off, shorts and tanks were 50¢ and all shirts were BOGO.

I bought: a pair of Keds (tan Burberry plaid corduroy – I said Michael would hate them and, boy, did he!) $4.50; pillowcase to use as small window curtain $1.00; two pairs of shorts 50¢ each; two tshirts for Michael $1.00 each with BOGO; a Hoosier Glass Art Deco vase 37¢, a glass juicer 37¢, a bicentennial jar 25¢; a microwave turntable (needed for store micro) 50¢; Pyrex mixing bowl with plastic lid 25¢; heart shaped pancake & egg shaper/mold/template/thingy 50¢. I wound up spending $5.74 after my coupon. Not bad for all of that, but without the coupon and the discounts my total would have been $21.50!

We both said we were going to stick to our $10 limit so as to only spend $5.

My Mil’s total was just under $10 so she ran back to grab something to bump up her total. She came back with a gorgeous cut glass footed candy dish that I had admired, but not bought. It was $1.25. 

It’s now displayed on my faux stone fireplace surround, filled with tumbled stones and candles. Thanks, Mom.