Goodwill= Good Fun

I love to find bargains. Many of you probably don't know that here in Nashville we have a Goodwill Outlet store. I have always gone to the regular Goodwill, but they opened the Outlet store close to our house, so I tried it out one day. I have been going on and off ever since. I wish I had the camera in the store because it is hard to describe. It is essentially a giant warehouse sized building with giant tubs of "stuff" separated into categories (shoes, housewares, books, toys, clothes, etc). You pick through the tubs for your lucky bargains and they charge you by the weight (99 cents a pound for clothing, and heavier items are ticketed separately). Today was a fun day because the DH went with me. We had a grand time digging for our bargains. DH found some books he liked, and I found quite a few things I needed; wrapping paper, gloves, a warm hat, a potato masher, and a giant stockpot for my OAMC . I also found a few things that I didn't absolutely need: a scarf with the Nordstrom tag still on it, brand new Etienne Aigner boots, and ICESKATES!

I was so excited that they were my size. They are vintage skates that looked like they had never been worn. They cost me $3.99. So, I looked up the local ice rink in town and went to the open skate. They didn't have skates for rent at the rink in DH's size 17 foot :), so he took pics for me:). I love it when I find something that is useful and provides a source of inexpensive entertainment. We had a ball, I even learned to skate backwards! Now to find a pair of size 17 hockey skates so DH can skate with me!:)