A week or so ago, one of my favorite bloggers posted about the clothes in her wardrobe. She has since taken the post down, so I can’t link to it. But it reminded me of one of my favorite things here in America.
About once year I need some serious clothes shopping. Usually because I have gotten even fatter have given myself a size promotion.
Fortunately I have a favorite chain store for such occasions. Its fast and efficient, I often surprise myself there by getting something I usually wouldn’t go for, and it’s very reasonable. And green. This store is one of my favorite things about living here.
Below are a few items I bought there this past week to expand my wardrobe (pun totally intended).
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- light buttonless jacket
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- see-through black blouse
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- microsuede blouse
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- moss-green sweater
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- thick, long sweater
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- two-piece
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- sweater
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- two tanktops
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- cool dark gray jeans
Several things make this store so nice and simple. The clothes are arranged by type–sleeveless tops, long-sleeved tops, etc.–and by color. And the pricing is easy: long-sleeved tops are $4.99, sleeveless tops are $2.99, and pants are $8.99.
One of these stores in Austin is an exception to the pricing rule. They price extra nice things a bit higher. The item below cost $35. The original store’s price tag was still attached: $128.
The shimmery shirt below also still had the original store’s price tag: $54, but I got it at one of the regular places, so it was still only $4.99.
All in all these items–three sweaters, a light jacket, two blouses, a fancy shirt, an extra fancy velvet top for operas and such, a two-piece set of a black tanktop and long cardigan in a beautiful black fabric, two other tanktops and a pair of jeans–set me back about $90, not including tax.
Those of you who have been to this store know by now what I’m talking about.
The photos don’t do the clothes justice, because there’s a yellowish band along the bottom half of the photos, but I don’t feel like getting the clothing out again to retake the pictures. You’ll just have to trust me when I say that the only piece that doesn’t look brand spanking new is the green sweater. It looks like it’s my favorite sweater. And when I’ve gone over it with a wool shaver, it will look brand new, too.
I love Goodwill!
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I love Goodwill too!
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Me too! Half my wardrobe came from Goodwill. You got some really nice tops. My favorite is the next to last.
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Thanks. The next to last is a bit too fancy for me, but when I went to an opera with T here in Austin, I found that even in Austin women do wear fancy black clothing, so I bought it for that purpose.
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No such thing here 😦
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That’s too bad.
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But, I love what you’ve picked! 😀
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Thanks.
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What a haul, Barbara! Goodwill is a great place to shop . . . the price is right and the money provides a helping hand to people who need it.
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The one near me has half off sales every weekend, a color tag half off for a week and on Thursday the color tag of the week is just $1. Guess when I like to shop?
I get my kids and myself most of our clothes there.
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Wow. Is that a Goodwill or a different thrift store?
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I think I also qualify for a size promotion. I must have 5 different sizes clothes in my wardrobe…. ;(
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Yeah, I had fiv e smaller sizes, too. But I recently brought the lowest four to Goodwill. Hoping the removal of the pressure would help. It doesn’t, but it does create space 😉
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