Goodwill FindsHave you ever needed a glass punch bowl and tried to find one at the store? I don't even know who sells them anymore. I had found one a few years ago at Goodwill and have used it often and loaned it out even more. So when I found another one this week with an AWESOME glass ladle for $1.97 I had to pick it up at Goodwill. It came with 12 glasses that have funky handles that all hang off the edge ($.67 each) The bowl is kind of square while it is still a bowl.
so my advice - if you find a punch bowl at a garage sale or thrift store and it is a good deal - buy it!
I also found this size 2 Lilly Pulitzer dress - I was in line paying and it seriously caught my eye, I ran over to the rack while she was ringing me up and picked it up and then paid $3.18 for it. I didn't even look at the size because I was just thinking to cut it up for fabric. It fits Annie Kate! It is smocked in the back so has some give. It is a women's size 2 so a bit big, but a perfect dress to wear to the pool next summer! and considering a similar dress was $258 this summer in her catalog, I think I got a steal.oh and darling kelly green sweater was also $3.18 - it has a European tag and is very soft.
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I have been on the hunt for a punch bowl for a long time. I have always wanted my moms but with nine kids I know it is not likely. I finally found the greatest one a few months back with 12 glasses at my Savers. It was only 4.99. I was so excited. It is so great for showers and things.
I love your punch bowl and the dress is adorable! I love to see your finds. Our Goodwill doesn't get the great stuff you find, but I have found stuff every once and awhile. I found twelve glass desert plates for .50 a piece. I was thrilled!
This is very good information because I am in DESPERATE need of a punch bowl.
The dress is SO cute.
WOW! What a steal!!! I love going to a good thrift store, I miss them! Sure we have one here called D.I.'s and everyone donates there (which is good, they help other countries) but their prices are way to high for a thrift store. I rarely find a good bargain like that.
You get better deals than anyone I know. Nice find. I have had a punch bowl with ladel and glasses for 15 years and I don't think I've ever used it.
You have unbelievable luck at the goodwill store!!
I got my punch bowl at Bed Bath and Beyond, but it doesn't look anywhere near as cool as yours!
Love the dress!
My mother-in-law was going to have my husband sell a punch bowl for her on eBay (and he got to keep the proceeds). It is green carnival glass and so fun! I snagged it right up and it makes me smile everytime I see it in the cupboard. I just need to use it more often!
I just love Goodwill and the hunt for treasures! It is especially fun to see what others have found.
I just love your blog!
Great Deals~ love them!
So love finding good deals. Just got back from a huge antique show in Brinfield, MA. It is huge and so full of fun surprises!!!!!
i love anything that has to do with lilly...and that combination of colors is fabulous, great find...i always get a kick at going to those places, sadly i do detest the odor, at first, then i guess it becomes you.
I love seeing what great deals you get. As always - amazing stuff. I gotta find a Good Will.
I love that you find such great things at thrift stores/ flea markets. I wish I had that talent. Yes, it is a talent to find such treasures because whenever I've gone to one I don't find anything great. You must have the eye for it.
love it! I don't know how you find this stuff. I always end up using my giant glass salad bowl as a punch bowl. Must keep my eyes open for such a steal.
Gosh! What a steal on that punch bowl. I never seem to come upon any but next time I do..I'm buying it!
If that Susan is from my town, she is right! Our Goodwill is way over priced and the finds are few and far between. I love to go for the hunt but most of the time I leave disappointed. But I always try, that's the best part!
Love the dress, it has Kristi (or AK) written all over it!
Love your finds! So great. I've just come back to thrifting after years of never setting foot in one. We have a "value des Village" here! I used to love it and it's great to be back and good find heaven!
Wow - what a great Goodwill day! I agree about the punch bowl. I taught home economics in my pre-children days and we owned a punch bowl in the home ec. department that we had a sign up sheet for since so many people wanted to borrow it!
That Lilly Pulitzer dress is an ultimate steal!!
Good for you!
Goodwill is a great place to find glassware (I have a punch bowl and tons of glass snack sets from the 60s that I never get to use) but I have never found anything as cute as that Lilly dress!
What a a great deal on the dress.
we just went thrifting for halloween dress up clothes (we are all girl over here). I go every year and stock up on the best dress up/halloween/princess clothes for $1.50 each. Both my girls have a box filled to the rim with every possible dress up they can imagine all for next-2-nothin'!
Love those thrift stores.
Wow! you must have a GREAT goodwill!
YOu serioulsy find the best stuff!! You just don't luck out here in UT.
This looks great! I thought of you on Saturday as I was going to breakfast with Kelly, Emily and Mandy (as she was in town visiting Kel) - we drove past a HUGE church yard sale. I wondered what amazing things we would have found had we stopped.
You are the master hunter though - perhaps we would need some tips.
Great little dress and sweater!
You are the queen of the hunt! I love that about you!
Did you write down your finds in your journal?
why don't i ever see cool stuff when I go to goodwill???
*sigh* Those are good bargains!
I think our charity shops have cottoned on to ppl looking for bargains over here and have hiked all their prices up.
I wanted to buy a battered old vintage girls' annual (book) for Erin from the early 80s, and they wanted £4.99 for it - that's over $10!! You could probably buy a handful of NEW books for that.
Holy moly, you do find the best things! I wish we had a Goodwill here -- but then, it would probably be just as picked over as D.I. The dress is amazing.
My mom was here a few weeks ago and I was trying to get her to commit to what she would give me when she was gone (honestly, it wasn't as morbid as it sounds). One of the things I asked for was her glass punch bowl set, and she honestly replied, 'You want that old thing?'
Silly mom! Glass punch bowls are so fun! They remind me of old Haley Mills movies.
One more thought, the Goodwills in your area are killer.
I think I'll have to move if I ever want to find good stuff like that punch bowl at a thrift store. Our DI is always so busy you'd think it was a fancy department store! Nothing stays there long enough to find it. My one score (other than books) was my red buffet.
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