Goodwill Blk Friday
Monday, November 30, 2009
Hubby & I drove up to the boat after Thanksgiving - no traffic! and went to the new & old Goodwills on our way. Hubby scored in the new one - & got 2 sets of sheets -& car seats for the Thunderbird - (we saved $40 there over new & the items were still in their packaging!) Hubby also bought some pairs of pants for himself & found a pair of cargo pants for me on the dollar rack. I just found jewelry - a bracelet & what I think is an amber necklace - (it was $.50 or something - so who cares?)
At the next Goodwill, I did find some clothes - a tshirt, some paperbacks, 2 mohair sweaters to take apart for yarn - some yarn and thread for my craft knitting -
Other thrift shops! We also stopped into 2 thrift shops on our way to Ojai on Saturday to hear hubby's buddy play at a coffeehouse that has a nice patio - I found a pink fleece hoodie for $2.99 and also a nice tote bag in an interesting golden green patent -
But we really SCORED at what we call the animal thrift shop!! Someone had brought in a batch of yarn of all sorts & hubby offered $10 for the lot & they were glad not to have to mark it! Whew! a whole BIG bag!! I also found a fashion ring for $1.99 - (I had bought bargain yarn at the Oriental bargain store, too @ $1 each - but the colors were limited... & I had found some ecru embroidery floss up around the 2nd Goodwill for $.20 a skein - so I will experiment with that, too.)
The only problem now is to find a way to STORE it at home. I like to have it OUT to check for color combinations, so that complicates matters! But for about $22 or so - I got a LOT of yarn - which should keep me busy.
So - here is a tip - CHECK your local thriftshops for YARN if you want to keep your material costs WAY DOWN.
P.S. Hubby had several slightly used tires put on the Mercury & with that & an oil change/fluid check - it only came to $85!! I have had good experiences with getting gently used tires from our mechanic's place! They will last as long as the car, hubby predicts! (& NEW ones would have cost a LOT more!)
We are actually a bit ahead for once. What a change! Still waiting for the check for the French commercial I did - and we are going to make $ playing Santa & Mrs. Claus at Channel Islands Harbor 12/12 - Want to pay off the back bills & then bank some $ - for emergencies & travel? Onward & upward - even in the holiday season!
P.P.S. Almost forgot to tell you about the nice RING I got at the church thriftshop in Ojai! - It's got a hall mark - & I can't figure out whether it's silver or stainless steel - but it fits nicely over my wedding ring for exra pizazz - at $1 I could hardly go very WRONG!
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