{"id":4740,"date":"2021-06-15T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2021-06-15T13:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:00:37","slug":"small-thrift-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/small-thrift-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Thrift Haul"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On a recent afternoon after work, I decided to head to the Goodwill Keystone Area outlet in Reading. It was around the time I was tie-dyeing, and I was looking for some clothing victims to bleach or dye. I didn\u2019t have an agenda, but I did have a timeline \u2013 about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Goodwill Keystone Outlet stores are very different than their regular retail stores. First of all, the Reading location is huge! Clothing, accessories, and housewares are sold by the pound (which varies as to the class of item). Shoes are a flat rate of $2.75. Merchandise is rotated regularly, and there\u2019s always a rush to get the new bins to discover treasures that were missed from other stores.<\/p>\n

Items I typically look for at the outlet include: premium denim (I have found Paige, Hudson, 7 for All Mankind, and more as well as the Citizens of Humanity pair (see below), vintage t-shirts, collegiate sweatshirts for my daughter, and items I can alter without guilt if I mess them up. You can find Christmas items in July and shorts in winter \u2013 it\u2019s never the same place twice.<\/p>\n

I spent about $8 that day, and this is what I got:<\/p>\n