Thrift Review: My 2nd Visit to a Minnesota Goodwill!
I love my local Goodwills, here in the Gaithersburg area, but I also visit family in the Minneapolis (Minnesota) area, and of course I’ve had to check out Goodwill there.
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Jan 28, 2026 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
I love my local Goodwills, here in the Gaithersburg area, but I also visit family in the Minneapolis (Minnesota) area, and of course I’ve had to check out Goodwill there.
Read MoreJan 6, 2026 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
I will absolutely embrace every opportunity to find a reason to thrift, and setting thrift New Year’s goals is the perfect time to add more to my list of justifications.
Read MoreDec 18, 2025 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
I have more than 40 Hanukkah menorahs (also known as hanukkiahs/hanukkiyot)! All of them thrifted and gifted! Many of them from Goodwill Of Greater Washington in person, with a few from Shop Goodwill. And I’ve seen many more menorahs at Goodwill, online and off. I’ve even thrifted a few Temple menorahs in my time.
Read MoreNov 20, 2025 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
I try to visit at least one local Goodwill when I travel, and I’ve been visiting family in Minnesota for the last few years. So I wanted to tell you about my first visit to a Goodwill in the Minneapolis area – Apple Valley, to be exact.
Read MoreOct 23, 2025 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
Nu, because dragon fandom is so big, thrifting dragon items can be competitive and otherwise challenging. But that also means there’s a huge quantity, quality and diversity of dragon items on the thrifting market. I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the many fabulous dragon items I’ve seen and thrifted, offline and on, at Goodwill.
Read MoreSep 23, 2025 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
Yes, the Jewish High Holy Days / Holidays begin this month, with Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year – 5785 will end and 5786 will begin. Nu, as is also tradition, we’re going to look at some Judaica, Jewish art and ritual objects, here today. I love and collect it (join me here and on my social media in December for my TENTH ANNUAL Mycroft’s Menorah Mishigas!).
Read MoreAug 21, 2025 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
But I’ve seen so many good lighthouses in store this year that I’m going to focus on those. Here are ten at my Goodwill, right here in Gaithersburg.
Read MoreJul 16, 2025 | DC Goodwill, My Goodwill Find, My Goodwill Finds, Shopping Tips | 0
Regular readers know how much I love my local Goodwill, here in Gaithersburg, and why. It’s a Greatwill! And I can walk there from my house – but I usually can’t walk back, because I have too many great frugal finds to schlep on foot. This visit was no exception.
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