Through our love of the establishment, the horrible economy, and a little creativity we hope to inspire you to DONATE to your local GOODWILL and search for some stylish and thrifty fashion finds of your own. Please share with us! Show us those Goodwill Goods.
Goodwill Hunting
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For the home I don’t have.
Although Goodwill may be a haven for broken christmas decorations, sets of dishes from the 80s, and other miscellaneous items that some may never expect. However, many glorious pieces may be just beneath that rusted roasting pan.
The Goodwill I frequent does not carry all of the glitz and glamour that one may receive in LA, but you can absolutely find lovely things in unexpected places. It is very possible to furnish your kitchen, bedroom, or that one room apartment for under $10 if you have the patience to “hunt”.
I’m cutting this short ladies and gents as it is 2:00am my time and I don’t have much left to give. I have much more juicy detail for later about my journey from this afternoon filled with leather skirts and pants and what appeared to an Indian Jones style whip.
peace and blessins’
Em
Looky what I found today at the Goodwill for $4. A lily bloom diaper bag!
Dear Friend,
We are thrilled that you were able to find what is either a very rare or a very expensive diaper bag. As marriage, babies, diaper bags and the like are our true fears we can not say this is something we would jump at. We are more apt to snag a floor length jean skirt or a blouse that some may view as a fashion faux pas. Rock on mama bear. Enjoy your child rearing.
Much love.
(Source: hawaiiiandreams)
Let the wild rumpus begin…
I spent more money on obligatory coffee and tea at Starbucks this path month, to creep on their WIFI, than I did in all my glorious Goodwill shopping. It hurts my heart, literally, to think about all the caffeine I consumed against my will, just to have a few short minutes of internet access. BUT, the times, they have a changed. I am currently sitting at my kitchen table, typing this post, and not worrying that my neighbors are going to boot me off their naively open connection. It is such a wonderful non-feeling of not worrying about getting to Starbucks to get a table in a corner with an outlet, scraping pennies for unwanted coffee, and avoiding vagabonds that want me to donate to their dinner fund. I have a macbook and brand new shoes…I obviously have no change to spare, why would you even ask?
So, I spent a few days regretfully watching Gossip Girl for hours on end, but now I’m back; focused and ready to do what I try to do every night…take over the world! (Pinky and the Brain, brain, brain, brain, braaaaaaain!) Sidenote: I sit at a desk for 9 hours every day, the most communication I have with the outside world is maybe 30 seconds with a customer, once every half hour, so please bear with me, for I will ramble here.
Side-side note: I’m drinking red wine, which I always do when I have something to type out on the computer, which always inhibits me, but I continue to do it. Yes, that’s Einstein’s definition of insanity, but I also feel like it’s a good time to drink red wine. Judge away.
A lot of huntin’ has gone down since my last post. It’s been a “Sarah Palin” kinda two weeks. My good friend Melissa, and I returned to the Goodwill in Silverlake to scope out the situation. So far, we’re two for two, and I do not for see any disappointment in our future. Honestly, for the hunting I’ve done so far in LA, the Silverlake location takes the cake in all arenas as far as Goodwills go. There is a large selection of everything, the staff is friendly, the store is clean, the prices are reasonable at worst and I don’t feel itchy or less of a person when I leave. This trip was no exception.
This was Melissa’s first time, and she was as impressed as I on my first trip here. Being the intelligent consumer she is, I knew I could trust her for an honest opinion on the selection. She was in awe of the size of the store and excited to dive in.
We began with the dresses. Melissa has a unique affinity for Asian inspired wear which could be difficult to find if it wasn’t the latest trend in fashion. Fortunately for her, we we’re at GoodWill. There were many dresses in this style she found suitable and was quite thrilled with the selection. (Can you tell I’m drinking? I’m much nicer, and literate, when I drink.)
The purses were overflowing with name brands like Prada and Coach, all for no more than $14.99. The shoe selection was great, for those either size 5 or 9, the in betweens had basically been cleared out, except for a pair of fly rollerblades, but that’s simply not sensible.
The homegoods is really where we struck gold. Wedged back in the corner of a shelf, behind some homely dishes, was a head sized box, with a head painted on it. Our inquiries were not immediately answered when we opened it up. In fact, we’re still not sure what it is. For $3.99, GoodWill was selling this box, with a man’s muscle and sinew-y face painted on it, containing some leaflets and novellas that, I can assuredly say, had nothing in common. (Do not fret, there are PLENTY of pictures.) It was a moment in my life that I wish was actually a movie, because after we had diligently searched all the contents for some rhyme or reason, we spotted a small rolled up piece of paper, the size of a dime, at the bottom of the box. Little did we know, what was written on the paper would change our lives forever.
Just kidding, it was a bunch of hilarious fortunes (the tiny slips of paper that you find inside a fortune cookie, that you promptly read to your friends followed by “…in bed with Steve.”) Please view the photos if you need a good laugh.
The most precious find for me, which I believe is the centerpiece of this treasure chest, is a screenplay entitled, “Bicycle Built for Two” by none other than Tim Heidecker ( of Tim and Eric Awesome Show) and Gregg Turkington (which is no doubt, not a real name). Also included in the box is a letter from these two screenwriters, encouraging the unknown production company to consider their screenplay, citing that it was intended for the reunion of the comical duo, Michael Myers and Dana Carvey, which Em and I certainly support, and not to be discouraged by the number of previous screenplays that have been turned down by the company prior to “Bicycle Built for Two.”
All in all, I was pleased. On top of that, I bought this fly denim skirt that buttons up to my rib cage and hangs to my ankles, with a slit up to, well almost up to, a certain part of my anatomy that makes me the woman I am today. AND “When You Are Engulfed in Flames” by David Sedaris, for $3.99 (Originally $25.99, which is just silly). I finished it today and it was tolerable at best. However, I will leave you with a quote as you venture out on your hunting trip…
“The only preventative thing I do is wash clothes after I buy them in a thrift shop — this was after catching crabs from a pair of used pants.” -David Sedaris
Wash that shit.
Dom
Hipster tip #2
I can trust that Em will agree with me on this…I’m not encouraging hipster-dom. In fact, Em and I would probably be the first to drop kick a hipster in the face, ironically of course (which I’m still a little puzzled over) but, if your sweet ass trends-“that-aren’t-trends” lead you to our kingdom’s gate, thou shall not protest. Goodwill don’t discriminate.
Stop buying your clothes at retail stores. You should buy your clothes from goodwill and the salvation army. Local stores are okay.
(Source: gabrielareds)
AHHHH…I search the records every trip for this treat! Congrats ajroach42.
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
With bag and postcard (and sticker. (Sticker appears to be heavily worn, possibly water damage?) )
This was definitely an exciting moment for me. Wish you were here is one of my favorite albums. I consider it to be one of the greatest albums of all time. To find a copy floating in a bin at the goodwill for seventy-seven cents blows my fucking mind. (I already have a copy, I paid $45 for it at a record store. I’m seriously beginning to believe that if you look often enough *every* album shows up at the goodwill eventually. )
The vinyl itself is clean and free of any serious wear. It appears to have been incredibly well cared for. I wouldn’t call it Near Mint, but that’s mostly because of the condition of the bag.
Photo inside an old Life book. Found at Goodwill.
I have some vintage necklaces that would look great as head pieces! I can’t wait to wear them out.
This is a sign-it’s telling us our unhappy times are over! Excuse me, Mr. Clown, but could you do something funny to put a smile on the faces of three gloomy gusses?
It’s been a while we know.
Dom and I are going through some transitionary periods in our lives, but we are back!
The Hiatus is officially over! Break out those jean jackets ladies and gents because happy days are here again…
keep your eyes open for something new comin’ atchaaa tonight!
peace and blessins’
Em