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Movin' On Up - Goodwill Outlet's Moving Sale

The Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County's Outlet Store located in Wilmington, DE is movin' on up to a bigger and better location in New Castle, DE.  So, in an effort to clear out, they offered a 50% off everything this past Saturday.  Armed with my $20 Goodwill gift card, I set out find as many bargains as possible. 

The Outlet opens at 9am. I arrive at a few minutes after to an already busy store. People must have been waiting in line outside. When I walked in there was a man purchasing a cart full of books. (look closely at the clock - 9:06 a.m. and people are already checking out.)


Merchandise galore and people loading their carts. Snagging a cart was a perk. 
I had to wait for someone to finish their purchase before I could get 
one and my timing was just right - my basket was already overflowing.


Cute holiday dishware set. 3 pc setting for $1.50. There were 2 boxes.


 1 of 2 boxes of crochet materials. Each box, $1.50.


A box of Oneida dishware, a few place settings, $4.50.


 Very busy.


Hand painted children's stool, never assembled, $1.00.


A fun country style basket, in great condition, for $3.00


Buyer beware. Looks like a great deal for $3.00, 
but when you check the contents, it is missing the net.


My purchases - 1 of 3 pics. The crafts/holiday loot. 
In the mix - a 3D drawing pad complete with the 3D glasses.


My purchases - 2 of 3 pics. Toys/books loot. The inflatable zebra was a complete surprise. It was sealed and I assumed it was a inflatable Halloween skeleton. What fun to find a zebra!  Surprisingly, the Peter Rabbit audio book actually worked. Not sure about the DVDs but for $.50 - why not? The raggedy box of numbered items are tiny board books, all for $.50. Oh, and the play lion figure roars. Good stuff!


My purchases - 3 of 3 pics. The kids clothing loot. 
All name brand, all $.50 a piece. Some for resale, some for the boys. 
Best items - Tommy Hilfiger overalls and Children's Place fleece hoodie.

So, how much did I spend? $1.89! While the total bill came to $21.89, I used the $20 Goodwill Gift Card. Sweet!!


Linking up with:
Thrift Share Monday at Apron Thrift Girl
Cap Creations Thrifty Link Party 
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm 

10 comments:

  1. Awesome job shopping for all those bargains--makes me anxious to go thrifting!

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    1. Thanks for checking out my blog! I love to go thrifting!

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  2. Great finds. I could only dream of a Goodwill moving sale :) Hopefully the crowd was not too pushy.

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    1. Thanks for checking out my blog. A moving sale is a unique occurrence, one I couldn't pass up. The crowd was polite, so that helped.

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  3. Wow, lots of response to the half price sale, it must have been a zoo!

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    1. Thanks for checking out my blog! It was quite busy. I wish I had gotten there a bit earlier. :)

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  4. Argh I missed it!! *curses* Hi from another Delaware thrifter! *waves

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  5. Thanks for checking out my blog. Maybe we should go thrifting together! :)

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  6. Aw man, I missed it! I have an email from Goodwill about their upcoming sales, but I haven't read it yet. I better get cracking or I'll miss something else!

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  7. Barb, I wouldn't have known about it either, but luckily someone had posted about it on Goodwill's Facebook page. Now, the new outlet has a different pricing method - by weight. Should be interesting.

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