A Surprising Shopping Destination for Black Friday
Tina, here.
Games I like to play: Name that designer on TV shows. I am really good at this on Scandal and The Good Wife (they wear lots of Armani and Akris). Another one of my favorite games is shopping at Goodwill. I hunt for five fabulous items I can purchase and actually wear. It's a challenge, not for the faint of heart. If you hate shopping, you're throwing up right now; if you love the hunt, you have a brand new game to play! The Goodwill Five.
In honor of Black Friday and crazy shopping behaviors, I thought I'd share with you my most recent unexpected shopping excursion to Goodwill and my five findings.
Things to buy at Goodwill:
Coats, especially vintage suede, shearling and leather if you can find it. I've bought some of the coolest men's shearling coats in the past at Goodwill. Denim work shirts. I've been buying my Western denim shirts at Goodwill for over ten years, and having them tailored for a more modern fit. Thick cashmere sweaters. Old cashmere, and I mean old, was a lot thicker and pilled much less. I've bought men's cashmere sweaters at Goodwill over the years that were soooo soft and used them for at-home sweatshirts. The t-shirt that proves you went to Harvard Law or ran the Boston Marathon.
Things not to buy at Goodwill:
Running shoes. There are plenty of them. Don't even look. Walk away.
Lingerie. Do we even need to discuss this?
So while you're out and about fighting the yuppy crowds in the malls (remember it's Small Business Saturday and shop local this weekend!), I'll be lollygagging down to my neighborhood Goodwill to drop off some donations and do some Black Friday shopping of my own. Oh, I don't buy gifts at Goodwill, unless they're gag gifts. I already did all my holiday shopping. Yes, you can shoot me now.
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Best,
Tina
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