Goodwill Outlet

So since we've moved to St. Louis there are 2 things I have become a HUGE fan of. The free section on Craig's List and the Goodwill Outlet. We have an app on our phone for Craig's List where a few times a day (if I'm being disciplined) I can glance on the free section and see if anythings been posted that we can use either in our house or our other missionary houses. Honestly I think St. Louis must be one of the cities that utilized this the best because I glanced around on Indianapolis' free section and there was only a fraction of what I find in St. Louis. If you are patient enough and a little crafty you could more then likely furnish your whole home with free stuff from Craig's List here in St. Louis.

Now, just about a month ago Goodwill opened a Goodwill Outlet here in St. Louis. Keep in mind it's an outlet which means this store has all the items that didn't sell in the greater St. Louis Goodwill stores. So you're never sure what you'll find. The truth is the majority of it is junk but there's about a quarter of it that is GREAT (if you happen to be there at the right time) with just a little cleaning once you get your items back home. Oh, and you can't possibly beet the prices. It's something close to $0.39 cents a pound for books and clothes and then $0.79 cents a pound for other items. They do have furniture that is priced individually but most of it is under $10. So yesterday Randy, Mona & I along with some other staff decided to stop by and see what they had.

We left with at least a dozen books for Mona + a few for ourselves, this Playskool; Cool Crew Vacuum (on Amazon is going for $27),

this Magna Doodle (Amazon $10),
this Fisher Price Alligator Xylophone (on Amazon is going for $13),

and a few other miscellaneous items all for $12!!!! So although the trip to the Goodwill Outlet is exhausting and leaves my hands feeling like there covered with a film of filth. It's so worth it when I get home clean everything up and realized just what a savings we made on the items. Honestly they all look like new!!! If you have a Goodwill Outlet in your city I strongly encourage you go and experience it at least once for yourself.