Goodwill buys

[davestlouis]

The Goodwill had a black wool Nehru jacket yesterday...I can't imagine what the heck I would have done with it, so I passed.

 

[jamespowers]

The Goodwill had a black wool Nehru jacket yesterday...I can't imagine what the heck I would have done with it, so I passed.

I can't imagine buying it to burn it either. I hate nehru jackets. [huh]

 

[St.Ignatz]

Linen Sport coat for $00.99 off the "can't try it on" rack. Right, fit was great and a trip to the dry cleaners was all it needed. Not my size but a Good Will near by had a hand woven Donegal Tweed jacket and a perfect Harris @ $10.00 per.
Tom D.

 

[Lou]

I have two Goodwill stores nearby that I occasionally check for suits. I've found a few three-pieces that were close to my size and liking, but no hits just yet. Jackets and trousers generally seem to be of lower quality, but I haven't given up.

 

[davestlouis]

I just picked up a suit from the local cleaners, and it amuses me a little that it costs me $11 to clean a suit, when I have been buying suits for $11...

 

[jamespowers]

I just picked up a suit from the local cleaners, and it amuses me a little that it costs me $11 to clean a suit, when I have been buying suits for $11...

Kind of funny isn't it? I think it costs me about the same thing out here so don't feel too bad. That reminds me that I have to go pick up my dry cleaning today--$67 for 23 items.

 

[davestlouis]

More success...dark charcoal gray 3 button suit, 100% wool, pleated and cuffed pants, no obvious wear or damage. I'm not wild about 3 buttons, but it'll do. The price on this one was $12 for some reason, not the normal $11, but who can complain?!

Brand new white button down oxford shirt $5.93, Outer Banks Ultimate Collection.

Not a bad take for a 5 minute excursion to goodwill.

 

[cookie]

Just got a grubby but good 1960s Austin Reed khaki coloured burberry with all the rings etc. It has been at the dry cleaners and they told me today it was still being cleaned...khaki can be tricky. Best score were ties by Paul Smith, E Zegna and a Carnavale de Venise ties for AUD6 toal in perfect shape.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"If it's this and its too small, may I purchase it?"

 

[davestlouis]

No success today...local St Vincent de Paul store had several Hickey Freeman suits, but none in my size. Several Goodwill stores, no dice, and a really grubby, poorly merchandised Salvation Army, no luck either. Found a floor lamp for my wife's classroom, so I accomplished something.

 

[Heather]

I love going to thrift stores! There's a Goodwill in my area that I've been going to for years. It's always exciting, the possibility of what tresures you might find! I'm really over due for another trip.lol

 

[Ghostsoldier]

I rarely shop anywhere but thrift stores, I find clothes in both new and vintage shops to be far out of my price range

Same here. All of the vintage heavy wool overcoats in my collection have come from Goodwill, Salavtion Army Stores, and AmVet Thrift stores, and I have never payed more than 10 bucks for any of them. I picked up a mid-40's DB wool suit from one a few month ago for 12 bucks, and what looks to be a 40s or 50s Romanian-made DB wool suit last week for 8 dollars. I'm constantly finding vintage shoes for 4 bucks a pair, vintage ties and belts...it pays to visit and search these places each week, if possible....
Rob

 

[jamespowers]

...it pays to visit and search these places each week, if possible....
Rob

Sounds like a plan---don't mind if I do.
Sometimes with the coupons and special day sales they have around here, you end up paying almost nothing for some items.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

You've got to be "Johnny on the spot" if you're going to get the good deals, and the exclusive scoops on the cool stuff....
Rob

 

[jamespowers]

You've got to be "Johnny on the spot" if you're going to get the good deals, and the exclusive scoops on the cool stuff....
Rob

Exactly. Working for a living sometimes precludes that though. [huh]

 

[MrBern]

NYC Goodwill

Baron Kurtz was in NYC this weekend.
While waiting to check into his hotel, he had a few hours to kill at Goodwill & Salvation Army.

So in less than 3 hours of his arrival, he'd found a `40s Hart Schaffner Marx jacket for a few dollars.

And it was great meeting him in person.

 

[Feraud]

Mr B- show off that leather trench you picked up this weekend.

 

[MrBern]

The German Leather trenchcoat wasnt found at Goodwill.

Usually I find `60s & `50s suits & ties at Goodwill. I prefer to go midweek before the thrift stores are turned upside down by weekend hipsters.

 

[Feraud]

And it was great meeting him in person.

It really was. That was one of the largest Lounge get togethers I've been to in a while. Lots of good fun was had.

 

[Widebrim]

Disclaimer: Post aimed primarily at Los Angeles FLers...

No success today...local St Vincent de Paul store had several Hickey Freeman suits, but none in my size. Several Goodwill stores, no dice, and a really grubby, poorly merchandised Salvation Army, no luck either. Found a floor lamp for my wife's classroom, so I accomplished something.

I know this is the "Goodwill Buys" thread, but...hopefully notfftopic:

The only St. Vincent de Paul store that I know of in the city of L.A. (Lincoln Heights) has quite a few suits and coats, but they are mostly post-1960s, and the suit prices are high for a "thrift store" (average about $40). It used to be a good place to find vintage ties (I once found four hand-painted examples, and about eight Pucci skinnies--rare, to say the least), but lately it has turned up nothing (and I've got a "contact" on the inside who tries to save ties for me). I did find a '50s Emmet Kelley doll there a few days ago, though, that is worth in the area of $50 (paid a buck for it).

We've got one local Salvation Army store on Pico, and I have never found any good suits/jackets, just a couple of vintage ties. Correction: Just two days ago I found a crisp early-50s(?), brown, pin-stipe overcoat for $5!

American Vintage stores tend to be high, but the one on Whittier Blvd. in East Los Angeles gets its merchandise from the one in Echo Park, so some "bargains" are possible. I bought a solid Bold Look, SB, grey pin-stripe suit there for $25, and a spiffy (looks like) late-50s light grey, SB suit with grey and blue pin-stripes for the same price.

The Goodwill? The one in the city of Glendale has virtually nothing vintage, especially in neckties, while the one in Lincoln Heights (where the street vendedores who sell over in Mid-Wilshire go), after about four years, has produced but a handfull of ties. (I did find a beautiful, early '40s brown SB suit for $18 at the Goodwill in Mid-Wilshire, but nothing since.)

These days, about the only thrift stores worth checking out are the Out of the Closet ones. I often find nice vintage jackets, neckties, and sometimes suits at all of them, especially the one in Echo Park. And the great part of it, merchandise that is still on the racks after three weeks, is marked down to a buck! (And that's what I paid for my latest early-50s suit...)