The following is a guest post by Crystal at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff. Her blog covers living expenses, saving for your future, and the fun stuff along the way.
I love shopping at Goodwill. I don’t shop for clothes often—once every year or so—but when I do, I go to Kohl’s, Dillard’s, and Goodwill. Oh, and Shirt Woot, but that’s more for the humor than the shirts themselves. 🙂
Kohl’s has my favorite line of tops (Dana Blumenthal). Dillard’s carries my favorite line of work slacks (Investments). Goodwill is just for fun.
There’s just something about browsing rows and rows of clothing that I don’t have to feel guilty for wanting to buy. I’ve only bought one t-shirt and four blouses over the past 3 years, but all of those are still my favorites and cost less than $25 altogether. Two of the blouses make great work tops!
My first trip to those lovely aisles was with a friend about 3 years ago. We had a ton of fun trying on 30 or 40 pieces each and coming out of the dressing area to get the thumbs up or down from each other. It was also fun to think of the outfits we could easily put together for friends and family members that weren’t there—the tackier the better, lol.
I thought that Goodwill would have worn-out stuff that was all from before I was born, but I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, there are some old styles, but there is also a lot of new stuff too. Not all tops come with shoulder pads. 🙂
My favorite Goodwill blouse is easy to clean and fades from a tan to black from shoulder to stomach so it looks elegant and works great for a woman with a little fluff (like me).
For guys, the fashions don’t seem to change as much so there seems to be more general options. My husband would be fine with almost any of it, but his wardrobe is complete for right now.
Have you ever shopped at Goodwill or a different thrift store? If you have, how did you like it? If you haven’t, would you consider it?