Goodwill Hunting

Collectors can now duplicate that Goodwill experience online. Shop Goodwill.com is a good place to look for vintage collectibles. All of the items up for auction at their site have been donated to Goodwill; proceeds from the auction go to support their many worthwhile endeavors. There's also a handy search on their site, for U.S. residents, that gives the location of your nearest Goodwill store.

When I visit my local thrift store, I'm always on the look-out for a few items: vintage tea towels and table linens, crochet patterns, and nature books top my list. Since I'm what you might call hard-to-fit (when considering internet user names, Ample Lass often springs to mind), I don't generally spend a lot of time sorting through the clothes, but I do glance through the racks. I've found gently-used boys clothing to be in somewhat short supply, but there's generally a good assortment of sweatshirts; clothing for girls seems much more abundant.

Thrift store shopping holds one more attraction for me: because the stock can change on a daily basis, it's always a new experience. And it really does pay to shop early, and shop often.

So in other words, don't just wait for Hallowe'en to visit your local thrift store; by then, the really good stuff might be gone.

(Links checked Dec. 16, 2001)

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