http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=403x3315Oh my.
The campfire's about a month old, but still good to burn.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-11-10 07:16 AM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Original message
You people here are entirely to blame!
I had never visited this forum before last week. Didn't even know it existed! Since then I haven't passed a day without visiting shopgoodwill.com I have spend $70!!
Evil. Pure evil, I tell you!
Vinca (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-11-10 07:42 AM
THE HIP-IMPAIRED VINDICTIVE PRIMITIVE, A NOTORIOUS RE-SELLER
Response to Original message
1. Sorry, hw. Haven't got much time for an apology.
The thrift shop opens soon ... or is it the recycling shed at the dump . . . anyway, gotta go.
grasswire (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-11-10 03:00 PM
THE FARMERETTE FROM WISCONSIN
Response to Original message
2. well, what didya buy?
Don't hold out on us, girlfriend.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-11-10 03:06 PM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Reply #2
3. Well, I bought this bracelet for a dear friend:
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=5799804
And I bought this clay cooker for me:
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=5791085
hippywife (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-15-10 09:55 PM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Original message
4. I just bought this today.
My husband thinks I'm obsessed. He's probably right. Altho, I did delete the Ronco Veg-o-Matic from why watch list. LOL
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=5818318
Vinca (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-16-10 08:33 AM
THE HIP-IMPAIRED VINDICTIVE PRIMITIVE, A NOTORIOUS RE-SELLER
Response to Reply #4
5. My primary rule is no Internet thrift shopping. I don't allow myself to buy unless I have to physically move my carcass out of the house, into the car and down to the store. So far it's not a deterrent. It's snowing again today and I'm off to the recycling shed at the dump. Saturday my husband dragged home a set of Pyrex casserole dishes with covers that look like they'd never been used!
hippywife (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-16-10 11:01 AM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Reply #5
6. Man!
I want to go with you!
grasswire (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-17-10 12:50 AM
THE FARMERETTE FROM WISCONSIN
Response to Reply #6
7. so the two of you could fight over the Pyrex?
I'd pay money to see that.
It could be a new reality TV show.
Paper Roses (800 posts) Wed Feb-24-10 03:22 PM
Response to Reply #5
9. I think I should take up winter residence at your house.
Our swap shed closes for the winter. It is now going to be open only one day a week after many problems. Severe withdrawal here.
shopgoodwill.com is fun but has now become so popular that the old, real bargains (the "steals") are few and far between. Still fun to look. I am too overwhelmed by e-bay. I was going to try and sell some stuff there but I put all of it in a big box in the attic. I'm not going to give the stuff away and I'm afraid much of what I have seems to appear there too often and brings no $$$.
Things like ornate Silver from the turn of the century seems to get no money. Too much of it.
Vinca (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-17-10 08:48 AM
THE HIP-IMPAIRED VINDICTIVE PRIMITIVE, A NOTORIOUS RE-SELLER
Response to Original message
8. I need to tell hippywife what a bad influence she is on me.
Last night I spent a good hour browsing that Goodwill site. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHH!
grasswire (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-25-10 07:21 PM
THE FARMERETTE FROM WISCONSIN
Response to Reply #8
10. I do that regularly
I browse and bookmark, and then the next day I shrug and forget to watch the items. Prices are high -- too high for pickers/dealers. There are a lot of things there I would buy if the price was right.
Tomorrow I am going to the local goodwill. But it sure takes the fun out of it to know that the best things have been skimmed off already for the web site.
Greedy primitives, the re-selling primitives.
They always want to buy Louis XIV antiquities at made-in-Red-China prices, and sell made-in-Red-China goods at Louis XIV antiquities prices.
They make the oil companies look like St. Francis of Asissi.
