I went to Goodwill of Greater Washington’s Finding Your Good Meetup at their recently renovated Rockville store, and was included in their blog post!
“Mycroft, another diehard Goodwill pro, was spotted at the jewelry counter. They are an expert at finding unique pieces that turn heads, as shown on Facebook. Of this haul, we’re in love with this painterly watch!”
“Mycroft, another diehard Goodwill pro, was spotted at the jewelry counter. They are an expert at finding unique pieces that turn heads, as shown on Facebook. Of this haul, we’re in love with this painterly watch!”
This is their photo of my finds.
Another highlight was that one of my fellow thrifters found a pair of 70s/80s women’s multicolored leather sandals, and they had some butterfly stickers on the bottoms that looked like they were from the same time, and intended for children. And that threw me back to a happy memory of my late mother.
In the early 80s, when my little* brother and I were very young children, and my mother would go out for the evening, she would wear a pair of dressy white leather sandals. And to help us be happier with being left at home, she let us put some of our stickers on the heels. I can still picture that -- I think at least one of them was a puffy lenticular sticker, maybe in a sports theme. And of course the 80s were a huge time for stickers, especially for children and youth. (And I know I’m not the only one here who never got over that!) If I ever knew what became of those shoes, I don’t remember it now. Hopefully my mother or another was able to enjoy them for the rest of their lives. Maybe they were thrifted into a good home!
My Goodwill experience made me realize that I’ve always thought this was a fairly common thing, but I’ve rarely talked with anyone about it. What do you think?
(*Now 6’5” to my 5’7”, but I’ll always be three years older!)
Another highlight was that one of my fellow thrifters found a pair of 70s/80s women’s multicolored leather sandals, and they had some butterfly stickers on the bottoms that looked like they were from the same time, and intended for children. And that threw me back to a happy memory of my late mother.
In the early 80s, when my little* brother and I were very young children, and my mother would go out for the evening, she would wear a pair of dressy white leather sandals. And to help us be happier with being left at home, she let us put some of our stickers on the heels. I can still picture that -- I think at least one of them was a puffy lenticular sticker, maybe in a sports theme. And of course the 80s were a huge time for stickers, especially for children and youth. (And I know I’m not the only one here who never got over that!) If I ever knew what became of those shoes, I don’t remember it now. Hopefully my mother or another was able to enjoy them for the rest of their lives. Maybe they were thrifted into a good home!
My Goodwill experience made me realize that I’ve always thought this was a fairly common thing, but I’ve rarely talked with anyone about it. What do you think?
(*Now 6’5” to my 5’7”, but I’ll always be three years older!)
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