Today’s Goodwill, Badwill, Questionable-will post will both delight and horrify. Okay, mostly horrify.
Like this one, where I am trying to mirror the facial expression on an unfortunate Goodwill doll. Do you see how one of her eyelids is swollen?! It’s molded that way. Someone actually designed a doll this way on purpose!
Luckily, I can balance that photo with a selfie of me with a rare post-Goodwill Starbucks treat. Why did I take that photo? Because I am the proud owner of my husband’s hand-me-down iPhone, which includes a Starbucks app. (I’d never used it before, as my husband is the one who loads it with money.) I thought I would torture him he would enjoy seeing me spend his Starbucks credit. 😉
Because I am the nicest wife ever. Hey, at least I’m not stepping on his decapitated head!
Luckily, not everything at Goodwill is super disturbing. I was able to find not one, but two painted Mrs. Butterworth bottles for my mother’s Christmas gifts! (And you thought your mother was hard to shop for!)
I was sorely tempted to buy this $25 vintage club chair, as it’s the exact twin of one I bought years ago. It’s a fabulously comfortable chair, and I love its clean lines, but I sadly left it behind. I have no need of another insanely heavy armchair. I kind of regret it though.
Sniff . . .
I did not regret leaving this particular Goodwill goody behind though, as its . . . ahem . . . dimensions gave me an uh-oh feeling.
I was compelled to snap a photo for my Instagram account, which brought this rather fantastic comment from an old college chum:
I love technology.
As much as I mock the wild, weird and wonderful selections to be found at my Portland area Goodwill stores, I would be lost without them. Hey, I just recently learned that they are a donation spot for e-cycling:
Ahh, Goodwill. Will your wonders never cease!
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Katy Wolk-Stanley
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If someone gave me a sad doll, I’d give it away too.
But first you’d pose for pictures with it. Right? 😉
Katy
the interesting thing about the “head” statue is that the head is smiling but the owner of the foot is not … hmmmmm
I hadn’t noticed that! That really made me laugh.
Katy, you crack me up. Love these peculiar shopping trips of yours.
Makes me want to go to Goodwill today!! Your posts always inspire me!
The eyes on that doll, aaah! This reminds me to get busy making “Things I Didn’t Buy” posts, hundreds of trips to play catch-up on 😉 haha.
I love these posts. Now that I have MY husband’s hand-me-down smartphone, perhaps I’ll snap a few photos next time I’m thrifting.