Goodwill Shopping Deals

We had a new Goodwill open here this week. I've been anticipating it's opening for over a month now as I drive by it frequently and they've had the sign up announcing the grand opening date. I was even more excited last week when I received a $5 off $20 purchase coupon in the mail for their grand opening. So I decided to brave what I was sure to be absolute craziness and go on the opening day. It proved to be even more crazy than I thought it would be. You couldn't really dig around for deals since there were so many people there but I did find some things we could use. I went there specifically looking for clothes for me, work shirts for my husband, summer clothes for my girls and some decorative items for our house. I also keep a running list in my head of things we could use and look for them at Goodwill and on clearance racks. I managed to make it out of there with only one impulse buy.

I bought:

1 Mini Boden top $1.50(for oldest daughter)

1 khaki bermuda shorts $1.50(for oldest daughter)

1 plaid bermuda shorts NEW $1.50 (for oldest daughter)

2 pair of sandals NEW $7.98 (for daugthers)

1 pk. spoons NEW $1.99(I'll use these in the girls lunches. We're down to just two spoons for lunches so these will be very useful. Also, I'm hoping the bright colors will keep them from tossing them.)

6 cloth napkins .79 cents (for lunch boxes)

Photoshop 6 for Dummies $1.99 (This was my impulse buy. I have had Photoshop 6 for years. I figured there might be something I could learn about it after all this time.)

1 medium white vase .89 cents

2 small white vases $1.18

Total with tax: $20.58

Minus $5/$20 Q

Total OOP: $15.58

This post is linked to:

Southern Savers Friday Finals

Money Saving Mom's Super Savings Saturday