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Cutting Down on Stuff – Goodwill Outlet Store

25th June, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

Earlier this week I went to the Goodwill that’s off of McNeil near 183 (12317 Technology Boulevard). I had wanted to see if I could find supplies for a few crafting projects I’ve been planning, but I couldn’t find what I was looking for. I did however, find some cool Christmas ornaments. I don’t have any (last year I borrowed a friends) and I had planned to buy some when they went on sale after Christmas but forgot. I really wanted red tacky ones, so these worked out perfect. I got this complete set, as well as a set that was missing several bulbs.

I also found some really nice yarn that I”m going to make into a scarf.

The most exciting part was that I got everything for $1.61!!!

I think the items for sale at this Goodwill are all things that didn’t sell at the regular Goodwill stores, so it’s all much cheaper.  Nothing had any prices marked, you just pay $1.49 for each pound of stuff you pick out.  The items are all in giant bins. It was surprisingly busy and there were some serious shoppers there.  I would have liked to stay for longer and look through everything more thoroughly (although I’ve gotta admit, I can be pretty germ-a-phobic, so  for more thorough shopping I would probably want to wear some latex gloves  because it can be scary to fish around in those big bins), but I could only stay for 30 minutes. It was fun though and I recommend checking it out, although if you are looking for something specific, it may be hard to find.

“Cutting Down on Stuff” is part on an ongoing attempt by Carsi and I to try to cut down on buying new consumer goods to avoid creating more “stuff” in the world.