that first fairy garden thing you showed is sold at dollar tree as well!! i have it in my garden right now along with some other stuff from there. its almost like a collection of fairy gnome things
@@Jana-TheCraftyGambler the prices are worse than Walmart around here. I guess they price gouge the older locals who can’t get a ride to the Walmart? I’m not sure why people shop there. Why buy a $55 used microwave when Walmart carries a $49.99 brand new one.
I got some stories girl! They will prices some "vibes" pet cages with dead lizards, used parafin wax, crock pots with moldy macaroni, taxidermy animals and so on
@@peachyymaddi Yessss and when it would make it all the way to the store they would take a picture send it back then pull whatever pod is responsible for the store aside and ask who priced it. Of course nobody knew haha
That's crazy I used to work at Goodwill in Baton Rouge and one thing I can say about that location is that they were very particular about what they put out on the floor
the thing with the antique dishware i recommend looking up the companies if you can find them because if it’s old enough it could actually have lead in it!
Age has nothing to do with it. A lot of appliances like crock pots, air fryers, instapots, and kitchenaid products that are sold right now, today, have lead in them. Kitchenaid just offered mixer replacements for the white attachments because of lead. All ceramic products have heavy metals in them UNLESS they are high end $1,000 items. The serving dishes have lead, cadmium, arsenic, etc in them. They are deemed “safe” tho because they are in low quantities. Acidic foods/sauces will bring out the heavy metals. I found all this out when I bought a ceramic French press. You know what else exposes people to heavy metals? Collagen. It’s ground up bone and bone absorbs heavy metals.
@@seadragon1456 oh shush. Jeez louise, the amount of bullshit wafting off this is immense. Nobody's using lead paint anymore, you certainly don't have to slap down a thousand or more bucks for it Collagen's also not ground up bones. It's exactly what's on the tin, it's collagen.
And on that same note, only donate to stores/locations that care about the donors as much if not more than the shoppers. The reviews are usually a good place to look.
No you're better off burning it. Goodwill and salvation army and even alot of sp called non proffit thrift stores throw the donations away and make billions. Good wills are all franchised and individually owned which is why thy are all different priced. I could tell you stories that would make you sick. Also they make more proffit then all proffit businesses and get free grants regular businesses can't get.. I just recently pulled out a Cuisinart food processor works fine, brand new lug boots never worn, brand new steel toe boots and a few other things out of a salvation army dumpster. Tell me why they throwing that stuff away when someone could buy them for pennies and they still make proffit? Sickening!
Giant thrift retailers like goodwill and value villages are for-profit corporations (I think goodwill has legal status as a nonprofit, but given how much money higher ups take home, I call bull). Even if donations from individuals dramatically dropped, they’d probably still be able to stay afloat by just liquidating stuff from other retailers. Even locally owned thrift stores in my area constantly have dumpsters full of perfectly good items that they just can’t fit on the shelves. I’m all for donating to thrift stores, but i take issue with the belief that they *need* your stuff. Moral of the story I guess is do your research and donate to a thrift store where your items will have the greatest positive impact and not still end up in a landfill or shipped to literally the other side of the world to destroy the local economy (the latter is what big thrift stores normally do with excess donations)
When helping clean out my aunties place I looked up thrift stores thar were connected to animal rescue❤ My cousin took a lot to GW cause it was close but I
donate to homeless shelters first, then locally owned thrift stores, THEN if you have no other option, goodwill. for profit thrift stores throw out a huge percentage of their donated clothes. they could’ve gone to a shelter! just fyi
If you really want to find good stuff, I’d recommend going to a local thrift store as opposed to a chain one. They tend to have a lot more vintage and antique stuff and lower prices as well
hey btw i’ve literally told the people at goodwill if something was from the dollar tree and they reprice it. the workers are often young, and they don’t get a lot of time to price things, so they really don’t know but are usually happy to help
Also the Dollar Tree pink vase has the sticker on the bottom that says “Greenbrier Intl” ie Dollar Tree. Loads of Dollar Tree items have this sticker so it’s a giveaway.
Not really. They require more basic maintenance than you would expect and people toss them when they are informed how much cleaning is involved. Especially when dealing with greasy foods.
@@catthemeg336 the George Foreman grill is a small countertop appliance that is perfect for 1 or 2 people living in an apartment that doesn't have an outdoor area to grill. It came out in the mid 2000's. We had one and it is good for cooking 1 or 2 pieces of meat quickly. You don't have to turn the food over because it cooks the food on both sides at the same time. It is also good if you are trying to cook healthier. The slogan for the appliance was lead mean grilling machine. George Foreman was a boxer that made an appliance that cooked food fast and healthier.
YES!!! I love miniatures and specifically am obsessed with lighthouses. I have 4 lighthouse figures (one of them has lights!) and two lighthouse mugs I got at thrift stores. I also have a couple houses that I absolutely love. If you're looking for fairy garden stuff thrift stores are THE place.
A lot of people who start thrifting don't even look at other sections other than clothes! You can always find interesting stuff in the knick knacks and appliances
100 million sold world wide, so they are definitely bound to be all over thrift stores lol. They were revolutionary when they came out in the 90s. The slight slant design allowed fat to drip down, which I guess had never been done before?😅
As someone who's "volunteered" & then later worked at Goodwill.. y'all need to understand that this sh*t ain't free! What a store has on the shelves is entirely up to whoever is donating it. Mistakes happen, sure. But the people working there do their best to put things on the shelves that will SELL. A lot of the older items are surprisingly purchased the same day they enter the floor. You'll see a lot of the same re sellers there every single day buying everything worth buying the moment the stores open. I suggest that if you want to find those *gems* , you go when the store opens.. Don't wait.
I was a manager at a goodwill for a few years and you’re really spot on. The morning resellers would be there all day stuffing their carts full and then standing there on their phones googling everything. Not to mention now (at least in my region), the company sends most nicer things or collectibles to corporate to sell online for more money.
@@SuperNovacaine44that’s quite sad since teens like hello kitty shit at goodwill from kids who actually want one without paying much someone took a cute hello kitty from a pack of other Sanrio stuff
Former Goodwill Employee here: Most stores will have a "Shop Specialist." That's what I was! It was my job to pour over the thousands of items donated and pluck out anything valuable. Monster High Dolls, Uranium Glass, anything that could possibly sell for more than $20-$40 and could be shipped is getting sent to a larger hub that processes that stuff. You can still try to keep an eye out, but it's very improbable. Other than that, stuff like that dollar tree glass? We have set prices for *everything*, we literally cannot sell dollar tree glass for lower than the set glassware prices. I once saw .98 frames getting labeled $3.99 and we couldn't do anything because that was the price for the frames of that size. You can still find good stuff but yeah. The store I worked at used to care about some quality, but then the manager got upset about our numbers and started putting out all sorts of crap, so that's why you see the disgusting stuff out there.
I like the single plates- if they’re simple and have no mates, they’re only a dollar or two, and I like having a bunch of different dishes. I’ve also bought several pairs of cheap fleece pj pants the other day to cut up to use the fabric for something else- I chose ones that were all $2 plus the right color to get 1/2 off that day, which is the way to go on a budget. Goodwill really does help people- I worked at one in OR where folks walked in daily w/a $100 free gift certificate to Goodwill from them through a homeless-to-work program. I also met a young mother in NC who was given funds by goodwill to afford her nursing school clothes & books.
Used to work for one and when I priced glass I just trashed the dollar tree stuff. Then again my managers encouraged us to put out DT products but wondered why I would put a practically brand new Cuisineart coffee maker with the single serve and 12 cup pot that normally costs well over $100 out for $25. She always told me I should shop around but never listened to me or understood when I tried to explain just because you can get a “similar” item at a dollar store doesn’t mean you can get that item at a dollar store.
It’s still at dollar tree ! At least where I’m at in California . I remember it going away for a couple months , but it’s back out now that the weather is warm & it’s spring !
My mom absolutely loves thrift stores, she used to go like twice a week before covid. She’s a jeweler, and so she knows gemstones. You’d be surprised how much expensive jewelry ends up with all the costume jewelry because people don’t know what they’re looking at
Frfr!! Last time I found a good find in the costume jewelry, I found a 24" Michael Anthony 10k rope chain! It was in a mixed lot bag for a few bucks! Sometimes it's so difficult to keep that poker face 😂.
Sucks that places like Goodwill have raised their prices. I used to rescue old yarn for cheap until i saw goodwill selling a skein thats typically $9 for......$9. I'm not buying second hand yarn for the same price i could get a newer one for what??
my mom was ab to yardsale costume jewelry then we started google picture searching some of the stuff and a necklace was like 700 so we packed up all the jewelry for a jeweler to look at
My family has that feet roller thing. We put all our feet on it when we sit at the desk (we wear socks..) it only keeps me and my mom moving. We have ADHD so it's a break from sitting still. It really helps.
Loved your clips today. I have a little tip that has really saved me money. Keep a look out for old Pyrex bakeware, like pie plates, 9x13" casserole baking dishes, measuring cups and the like. Pyrex has changed ownership and the new products are not made with same quality and sometimes even crack in the oven where the old products are still very usable and are often in great shape. You will be surprised how new and sparkling old glass and bakeware looks after it is run through the dishwasher with some blue rinse aid added. Has saved me a lot of money. Have a great day!
I used to love thrift shopping pre covid. It was the best way to afford clothes, books, and toys for my kids and family. Now the prices are so high it isn’t worth the trip. I’ll just pay a couple dollars more for something new 😔
FYI, GOODWILLS ARE ALL FRANCHISED AND INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SCAMMING POOR FOLKS!!! Salvation army is a scam as well, they throw shit away people could use like brand new boots amd Cuisinart food processor...
We have a volunteers of America here in our town...I buy curtains, blankets, wicker baskets, plastic containers with lids and occasionally something wild...like the round service tray..that has fluorescent colors. I love that tray and use it daily. I stick to Temu or dollar tree for decorative glass.
Omg I would buy that foot roller in a heartbeat!! Nothing some lysol can't solve. That looks way better than the foot roller and the soup cans I use, and I've got the matching back roller.
Dude do they have a lead test you can just use at home? I dont mean to sound stupid forreal but I've just always been told you had to send off a test like when you move into an old house or get an old metal toy to send off a paint chip to a lab for testing.
If my grandma knew how to use the internet I would send this video to her because she goes to the goodwill and comes back with the 80 year old pepper grinder and tell me she saw it and thought of me
I actually used to work for goodwill and (at least at the one I worked at) we were told to not accept food donations. However corporate bought food from other stores and sent it out to stores they managed to be priced and put out on the shelves. However these good items are usually not very good (which explains why other stores wanted to get rid of excess stock).
I’m dead over the pepper grinder and foot roller thing! 😂😂😂 However, she’s 💯 right about them sometimes charging more for used stuff than what you’d pay for it brand new…and that’s not ok
Thanks for bringing light to goodwill items! Too many times I see people pushing for shopping at goodwill for glasses etc. even tho it’s good to do so, I never knew the cons to be aware of!
Guys keep in mind quality differs from location to location, and company branch to company branch. I have a friend who lived in Kansas for a while and she saw literal opened bags of food of all “ages”. Ive shopped and worked at GESMN and the most food like thing I’ve seen is unopened boxes of tea. Also remember to wash everything you get secondhand.
"Live, laugh, love" is positive. It doesn't matter what year it is, positivity in any form is good, should be welcomed, and not turned away for any reason.
I came to the comments to see if anyone said anything bc I was boita say "Live. Laugh. Love." helps me stay grounded. And peace signs, yin yang, dream catchers, things from my childhood that were hanging in my room and around the house. Makes me come back to reality bc that's what it's ab, the real parts of being here on Earth. Instead of just focusing on the manufactured structures or mystical things that are trending. Like no Live laugh love but then is like ouu fairies 😭 why not both?
I have one as a picture board. People started making fun of the saying. Saying it's for toxic positive people. But even I like the saying with depression. Remember to lauh. Have laugher and love.
Vintage canning items, vintage frames, vintage porcelain cookie jars (there's a whole set of mushrooms r.n. from the 70's), furniture gems, clothing scores, nice shoes, boots, or bags, sporting goods (found clubs worth hundreds for a few dollars), cast iron, furs, music equipment, crock pots, panini presses, coffee equipment, juicers, I love me some thrift stores when they don't price outrageously
I just wanna say as someone who processes for Goodwill, we're definitely working on not putting out Dollar Tree items! But it really comes down to your location. Some are better than others.
If you want good vases and glass ware i recommend checking out benifit stores, thrift stores connected to shelters, and other smaller local second hand shops. Never fails. You can also find really nice kitchen stuff like cast iron skillets for pennies on the dollar. And many of these places offer help if you are down on your luck, like vouchers for seasonal clothes or kitchen or house wares. Try these first before Goodwill 😊.
Yess same with flea markets too! I have found some of the best items! It’s hard bc i hate going alone and most people don’t like to spend the hours it takes to find good stuff🤣
I literally go to the glass first, every time. Learn how to spot good glass: -If it has a seam down the side it is not antique and if it's old it is made out of a lower quality glass Learn the marks of original glass wear PYREX (in all caps) Libby (with a cursive L) and all glass that has a natural blue tone rather than straight clear. This is a great place to start💝
Also go for the metal decor section. I've gotten great stuff for my own decor then after a few months I list it up on offer up/let go. I might keep it on my wall till it sells and have made serious profit because it had originally price tag still on it. Metal is almost always higher end to decor with and wrought iron is great.
As a former goodwill employee here’s a little tip if the item has a tag and on the tag it says greenbrier it’s from the dollar tree just like the vase does in the first bit of the vid
the fairy garden stuff, a lot of them end up being from Dollar Tree, too.
Not the George Forman being called a “mystery item” 😂😂👵
I came here to say that
They work great as a panini press!
Seriously though... George foreman's are awesome
I was bouta say 😅😭 uncultured lmao
I was gonna say this. I still have mine. It's great
that first fairy garden thing you showed is sold at dollar tree as well!! i have it in my garden right now along with some other stuff from there. its almost like a collection of fairy gnome things
Thank you, I was hoping I wasn't the only one who noticed
See, the Goodwill is way overpriced!!!
hahahahaha
@@brendanwaters1349 I think the live laugh love rocks were at dollar tree!!
Yeah because she really doesn't know what she's talking about
I’ve found some great stuff at GW but your right they do have some junk also. Their prices have soared thru the roof, too!
@@Jana-TheCraftyGambler the prices are worse than Walmart around here.
I guess they price gouge the older locals who can’t get a ride to the Walmart? I’m not sure why people shop there.
Why buy a $55 used microwave when Walmart carries a $49.99 brand new one.
That green leaf platter at the end, was lovely. ❤
I know! I gasped, it was so pretty 😍
Be careful with vintage glassware! It could be painted with high levels of lead, cadmium, or other toxicants!
Some of us collect it on purpose! 😅
Don’t forget Uranium! I found some uranium pieces at goodwill before
It's literally fine unless you're eating the paint chips. Please don't thrift you're part of what's making it bullshit
@@ayajade6683🤓
@@ayajade6683girl
I got some stories girl! They will prices some "vibes" pet cages with dead lizards, used parafin wax, crock pots with moldy macaroni, taxidermy animals and so on
I AM GAGGING WHAT
@@peachyymaddi Yessss and when it would make it all the way to the store they would take a picture send it back then pull whatever pod is responsible for the store aside and ask who priced it. Of course nobody knew haha
That's crazy I used to work at Goodwill in Baton Rouge and one thing I can say about that location is that they were very particular about what they put out on the floor
Ive found fish tanks with dead fish
@@notsosure5924 okay but like the taxidermy is chill tho-
I’m a thrifter for many years. Use your best judgement! Be careful to wash & sanitize! Carry on ❤
Girl that George Forman the best thing in the video lmao
the thing with the antique dishware i recommend looking up the companies if you can find them because if it’s old enough it could actually have lead in it!
Age has nothing to do with it. A lot of appliances like crock pots, air fryers, instapots, and kitchenaid products that are sold right now, today, have lead in them. Kitchenaid just offered mixer replacements for the white attachments because of lead.
All ceramic products have heavy metals in them UNLESS they are high end $1,000 items. The serving dishes have lead, cadmium, arsenic, etc in them. They are deemed “safe” tho because they are in low quantities. Acidic foods/sauces will bring out the heavy metals.
I found all this out when I bought a ceramic French press.
You know what else exposes people to heavy metals? Collagen. It’s ground up bone and bone absorbs heavy metals.
Be especially careful of any corelle made before 2005, the company has come out and said to only use those dishes as decorative
@@seadragon1456 oh shush. Jeez louise, the amount of bullshit wafting off this is immense.
Nobody's using lead paint anymore, you certainly don't have to slap down a thousand or more bucks for it
Collagen's also not ground up bones. It's exactly what's on the tin, it's collagen.
@•sEaDrAgOn• Jesus 🙁
@@PaigeWeso I inherited an entire set of those plates. I didn't know this. Thank you so much! To storage they go.
Friendly reminder to also donate your stuff when you no longer want/need it. Thrift stores can only stay around if you give back. :)
And on that same note, only donate to stores/locations that care about the donors as much if not more than the shoppers. The reviews are usually a good place to look.
No you're better off burning it. Goodwill and salvation army and even alot of sp called non proffit thrift stores throw the donations away and make billions. Good wills are all franchised and individually owned which is why thy are all different priced. I could tell you stories that would make you sick. Also they make more proffit then all proffit businesses and get free grants regular businesses can't get.. I just recently pulled out a Cuisinart food processor works fine, brand new lug boots never worn, brand new steel toe boots and a few other things out of a salvation army dumpster. Tell me why they throwing that stuff away when someone could buy them for pennies and they still make proffit? Sickening!
Giant thrift retailers like goodwill and value villages are for-profit corporations (I think goodwill has legal status as a nonprofit, but given how much money higher ups take home, I call bull). Even if donations from individuals dramatically dropped, they’d probably still be able to stay afloat by just liquidating stuff from other retailers.
Even locally owned thrift stores in my area constantly have dumpsters full of perfectly good items that they just can’t fit on the shelves.
I’m all for donating to thrift stores, but i take issue with the belief that they *need* your stuff. Moral of the story I guess is do your research and donate to a thrift store where your items will have the greatest positive impact and not still end up in a landfill or shipped to literally the other side of the world to destroy the local economy (the latter is what big thrift stores normally do with excess donations)
When helping clean out my aunties place I looked up thrift stores thar were connected to animal rescue❤ My cousin took a lot to GW cause it was close but I
donate to homeless shelters first, then locally owned thrift stores, THEN if you have no other option, goodwill. for profit thrift stores throw out a huge percentage of their donated clothes. they could’ve gone to a shelter! just fyi
she really said ✨queesin art✨
looking for this comment lol
I know 😂 Good advices ,but that was just..
Frrr
That's the way the company itself is pronounced in its own commercials, what is funny here
@@AM-ow3gni think we all thought she was trying to say cuisine😂😂
If you really want to find good stuff, I’d recommend going to a local thrift store as opposed to a chain one. They tend to have a lot more vintage and antique stuff and lower prices as well
The pepper grinder from 1960 and the feet roller😂😂😂😂. The antique bunny was adorable 😊awesome video keep it up maddi ❤
💀💀 still had the 1960 seasoning in it
SOMEBODY ON TIKTOK CONFIRMED THEY SAW IT IN 1971 NEW WHICH MEANS IT WAS DEF MANUFACTURED IN THE LATE 60’s😂😂😂😂😂
@@Bells_14GAGGING
@@peachyymaddi 😭😂💀
😂😂😂😂😂
hey btw i’ve literally told the people at goodwill if something was from the dollar tree and they reprice it. the workers are often young, and they don’t get a lot of time to price things, so they really don’t know but are usually happy to help
Also the Dollar Tree pink vase has the sticker on the bottom that says “Greenbrier Intl” ie Dollar Tree. Loads of Dollar Tree items have this sticker so it’s a giveaway.
You did not just describe a George Foreman as a mystery appliance - those things rock.
Not really. They require more basic maintenance than you would expect and people toss them when they are informed how much cleaning is involved. Especially when dealing with greasy foods.
@@Zeivusgaming So people are lazy Asf. Got it.
@@Zeivusgaming More basic maintenance than who would expect? I didn't know removing two plates, soaking, and wiping off was all that intensive. Lmao.
What are they?
@@catthemeg336 the George Foreman grill is a small countertop appliance that is perfect for 1 or 2 people living in an apartment that doesn't have an outdoor area to grill. It came out in the mid 2000's. We had one and it is good for cooking 1 or 2 pieces of meat quickly. You don't have to turn the food over because it cooks the food on both sides at the same time. It is also good if you are trying to cook healthier.
The slogan for the appliance was lead mean grilling machine. George Foreman was a boxer that made an appliance that cooked food fast and healthier.
Those live laugh love rocks are perfect for throwing and hurting people with kind words ✨❤️
LMFAO AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHWHAAHAHAHA I LIKE YOUR MIND 😂😂😂😂
Taking kill them with kindness to a whole new level
😂😂😂
They're perfect for putting you in jail for assault too 🤭
Live Laugh Leave my lawn
YES!!! I love miniatures and specifically am obsessed with lighthouses. I have 4 lighthouse figures (one of them has lights!) and two lighthouse mugs I got at thrift stores. I also have a couple houses that I absolutely love. If you're looking for fairy garden stuff thrift stores are THE place.
A lot of people who start thrifting don't even look at other sections other than clothes! You can always find interesting stuff in the knick knacks and appliances
That bunny teapot though 🐰😍 it was so cute!! I would’ve been like I need dis for Spring lol
the lean mean grilling machine is actually really good we use it in the consession stands at my school and it works great
Fr my dad had one of those for like 10 years and would use it for anything from burgers to porkchops to grilled wraps
100 million sold world wide, so they are definitely bound to be all over thrift stores lol. They were revolutionary when they came out in the 90s. The slight slant design allowed fat to drip down, which I guess had never been done before?😅
@@be.A.b oh i didnt know that 👺
Mom cooks everything with that thing. We have three of them lollll
Right! How are you calling a Foreman grill a mystery appliance? The only mystery is how you don't recognize it. 😂
As someone who's "volunteered" & then later worked at Goodwill.. y'all need to understand that this sh*t ain't free! What a store has on the shelves is entirely up to whoever is donating it. Mistakes happen, sure. But the people working there do their best to put things on the shelves that will SELL. A lot of the older items are surprisingly purchased the same day they enter the floor. You'll see a lot of the same re sellers there every single day buying everything worth buying the moment the stores open. I suggest that if you want to find those *gems* , you go when the store opens.. Don't wait.
I was a manager at a goodwill for a few years and you’re really spot on. The morning resellers would be there all day stuffing their carts full and then standing there on their phones googling everything. Not to mention now (at least in my region), the company sends most nicer things or collectibles to corporate to sell online for more money.
Honestly the store should change their name to Greedwill
@@SuperNovacaine44that’s quite sad since teens like hello kitty shit at goodwill from kids who actually want one without paying much someone took a cute hello kitty from a pack of other Sanrio stuff
@@allyrose6437 That's ridiculous. You clearly don't know much about the company.
@@JB-fl4wk do a little research.
Former Goodwill Employee here: Most stores will have a "Shop Specialist." That's what I was! It was my job to pour over the thousands of items donated and pluck out anything valuable. Monster High Dolls, Uranium Glass, anything that could possibly sell for more than $20-$40 and could be shipped is getting sent to a larger hub that processes that stuff. You can still try to keep an eye out, but it's very improbable.
Other than that, stuff like that dollar tree glass? We have set prices for *everything*, we literally cannot sell dollar tree glass for lower than the set glassware prices. I once saw .98 frames getting labeled $3.99 and we couldn't do anything because that was the price for the frames of that size. You can still find good stuff but yeah. The store I worked at used to care about some quality, but then the manager got upset about our numbers and started putting out all sorts of crap, so that's why you see the disgusting stuff out there.
I like the single plates- if they’re simple and have no mates, they’re only a dollar or two, and I like having a bunch of different dishes. I’ve also bought several pairs of cheap fleece pj pants the other day to cut up to use the fabric for something else- I chose ones that were all $2 plus the right color to get 1/2 off that day, which is the way to go on a budget. Goodwill really does help people- I worked at one in OR where folks walked in daily w/a $100 free gift certificate to Goodwill from them through a homeless-to-work program. I also met a young mother in NC who was given funds by goodwill to afford her nursing school clothes & books.
I work at goodwill and you are 100% correct on all aspects.. I point out the dollar tree stuff all the time and they just shrug at me
But why? Isn't it the point to donate things? Why does it matter if it's from dollar tree?
@@PawsitivelyQuestionableThe point is Goodwill is overpricing things
@@blueismylove3128 why not? 80 percent of people's donations are trash anyways. Goodwill needs the money to pay for trashy customers' trash :0
@@leafygold3467 fuck low income people who are forced to shop at thrift stores I guess.
Used to work for one and when I priced glass I just trashed the dollar tree stuff. Then again my managers encouraged us to put out DT products but wondered why I would put a practically brand new Cuisineart coffee maker with the single serve and 12 cup pot that normally costs well over $100 out for $25. She always told me I should shop around but never listened to me or understood when I tried to explain just because you can get a “similar” item at a dollar store doesn’t mean you can get that item at a dollar store.
Fairy Garden gem was also from dollar tree at one point!
It’s still at dollar tree ! At least where I’m at in California . I remember it going away for a couple months , but it’s back out now that the weather is warm & it’s spring !
Yuuuup. Haha I was wondering who else noticed.
Ope she missed that one 😂
My local target donates a lot of clothes to goodwill so I always hit up their dress section for a lot of nwt dresses for 7.99
Lol of course they help out their fellow billionaires.
@@M00NdaYn wdym? target donates the clothes that they can’t sell. they get no money from it
@@M00NdaYn oh no, donating leftover clothes to a place for people who need them more instead of throwing them out and wasting fabric, how evil!
target gave my goodwill squishmallows
@@listlelyssa They get money from it, I used to work at Target and they would sell unwanted items by the box to goodwill
I only buy stuff from goodwill that speaks to my heart
The antique teapot with the bunny was cute
Antique is 100 years or older.
Queezin art 💀 I love you sm 🩷🩷
Ikr 😂😂 Like that black dude in the video saying “we actually sound like that!?!?” YES, ya do my guy
@@zaraheart “Aaron earned an iron urn” 😂😂💀
IW AS GONNA SAY SMTH
Came right to the comments as soon as she said it 😂
What did they even say?
My mom absolutely loves thrift stores, she used to go like twice a week before covid. She’s a jeweler, and so she knows gemstones. You’d be surprised how much expensive jewelry ends up with all the costume jewelry because people don’t know what they’re looking at
Frfr!! Last time I found a good find in the costume jewelry, I found a 24" Michael Anthony 10k rope chain! It was in a mixed lot bag for a few bucks! Sometimes it's so difficult to keep that poker face 😂.
That's why all jewelry goes to ecom at Goodwill now
Sucks that places like Goodwill have raised their prices. I used to rescue old yarn for cheap until i saw goodwill selling a skein thats typically $9 for......$9. I'm not buying second hand yarn for the same price i could get a newer one for what??
my mom was ab to yardsale costume jewelry then we started google picture searching some of the stuff and a necklace was like 700 so we packed up all the jewelry for a jeweler to look at
My family has that feet roller thing. We put all our feet on it when we sit at the desk (we wear socks..) it only keeps me and my mom moving. We have ADHD so it's a break from sitting still. It really helps.
Oh good tip thanks!!
@@iNinjeek Yep!
It would gross me out if things like, idk, DISINFECTS didn’t exist. But since they do so sign me up.
Yup same here, I have that and literally you can disinfect it multiple times and it be fine but I still wear socks
@@joselinemc Exactly!
Loved your clips today. I have a little tip that has really saved me money. Keep a look out for old Pyrex bakeware, like pie plates, 9x13" casserole baking dishes, measuring cups and the like. Pyrex has changed ownership and the new products are not made with same quality and sometimes even crack in the oven where the old products are still very usable and are often in great shape. You will be surprised how new and sparkling old glass and bakeware looks after it is run through the dishwasher with some blue rinse aid added. Has saved me a lot of money. Have a great day!
Facts. I never buy a thrifted item if I know the original price is around or more than what Goodwill has it at
THAT BUNNY TEAPOT IS ADORABLE!!
That last fairy garden thing looks exactly like a Dollar Tree item as well.
😂 the foot thing OHN!!!!! 😅😅😅😅
THE FOOT THING IS MY DEAD GRANDMAS WTF IS IT AT GOODWILL😨😨
@@angelsstuffyour grandma probably brought one of those but I highly doubt that's the exact one your grandma had.
The fairy statue stuff is also sold at Dollar Tree if you hit it up in the spring/summer.
But if you go to a dollar tree plus location they’re like $5 now. DT has also gotten greedy
@@skyelindsey687 I've never heard of a dollar tree plus. We just have normal ones. Sounds like they are trying to compete with Five Below.
Some of the ones above the pink vase are also from Dollar Tree. Unfortunately, fast fashion and fast crap is flooding the thrift stores.
Every time I goodwill shop I fight the urge to start fairy gardening 😂😂 they really do have the cutest things!!! Little villages all over
The olive green at the end ... wow!!!
The ginkgo leaf dish, yeah that caught my eye too.
Back in the day, every coffee table had a dish, usually empty. 😂
That ginkgo Bilboa plate omfg I want it
Same
It's so perfect for little snacks like fruit or an easy-access holder for trinkets/coins/keys!!
I have the whole set, got it at Dillard's in 2008.
I used to love thrift shopping pre covid. It was the best way to afford clothes, books, and toys for my kids and family. Now the prices are so high it isn’t worth the trip. I’ll just pay a couple dollars more for something new 😔
I worked at a Goodwill. It's worth it to look through the glass section, there's french crystal mixed in with the chintzy dollar store stuff
Goodwill's prices are higher than Salvation Army.
FYI, GOODWILLS ARE ALL FRANCHISED AND INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SCAMMING POOR FOLKS!!! Salvation army is a scam as well, they throw shit away people could use like brand new boots amd Cuisinart food processor...
Yah but goodwill dosnt kill trans and gay poeple so I'll stick with them
@coolgirlNbloomingt yeah but good will also don't pay their employees
The bunny teapot tho 🥺🥺🥺
I want it
Mystery appliances? You're so adorably young. That green leaf decor is bomb for spring
what were they?? please help us out lol
George Foreman Grill. Come on people…
@@mandyheart8754 lol it's cute... It also makes me feel old AF but still. I actually still have one. Got it for my first apartment LMAO 🫣
We have a volunteers of America here in our town...I buy curtains, blankets, wicker baskets, plastic containers with lids and occasionally something wild...like the round service tray..that has fluorescent colors. I love that tray and use it daily. I stick to Temu or dollar tree for decorative glass.
The commentary alone was worth the follow😂😂😂love it lol
Will say you can get a glassware set or mugs for cheap, even sometimes Pyrex and anchor glassware and corelle plates which are not cheap!
I got a set of 12 Corelle plates and bowls from Value Village for $12, the best I could find new for the same set was $39 (Canadian dollars)
Corelle stuff goes off like a bomb if you drop it though. Shrapnel for days, like Christmas tree needles you find that crap all over.
@DDZ doesn't that go without saying for any glassware? Lol
I love that little bunny teapot
I’m with you on the DT funds. I hate when they do that and I swear they know it’s DT.
Those tea cups have me in a chokehold 😭
Omg I would buy that foot roller in a heartbeat!! Nothing some lysol can't solve. That looks way better than the foot roller and the soup cans I use, and I've got the matching back roller.
You just needed a 3rd rock that said, “Leave”. 😂😂😂
lol 🕶
That leaf platter was beautiful tho- not like I have a place for it but it is gorgeous
Girl, you got me rolling on the floor laughing!!
i lost it when you said 🤢 to the foot rolled bc i got the EXACT same one from goodwill and use it frequently because my feet are always hurting 😂
Yup! I always look for the Greenbrier International sticker from Buck 'n' Quarter Tree!
just be careful when thrifting metal stuff or any old painted stuff, make sure to bring lead testers with you
Dude do they have a lead test you can just use at home? I dont mean to sound stupid forreal but I've just always been told you had to send off a test like when you move into an old house or get an old metal toy to send off a paint chip to a lab for testing.
@@TheRealMeko you can just buy them, they're like little sticks its actually kinda fun!
@@PawsitivelyQuestionable Thank you!
@@PawsitivelyQuestionablethere's also the q-tip kind that people tested Stanley cups with a while back
If my grandma knew how to use the internet I would send this video to her because she goes to the goodwill and comes back with the 80 year old pepper grinder and tell me she saw it and thought of me
I went to my local goodwill and they had literal canned beans and mixed vegetables on the shelf, I was so out that day 😂
I actually used to work for goodwill and (at least at the one I worked at) we were told to not accept food donations. However corporate bought food from other stores and sent it out to stores they managed to be priced and put out on the shelves. However these good items are usually not very good (which explains why other stores wanted to get rid of excess stock).
Lmao!!
I have seen some real crusty looking goodwills 😭 luckily the one in the town I moved to is actually really nice inside cause the old one was nasty
Love the nail color 💅🏼
Girllllll i hollard when she said i know somnody feet was rolling on them 🤣 😂 😂
I’m dead over the pepper grinder and foot roller thing! 😂😂😂
However, she’s 💯 right about them sometimes charging more for used stuff than what you’d pay for it brand new…and that’s not ok
Hahaha you made me laugh I love that!
Thank you for all the amazing Goodwill hauls. Thank you for all you do.
You are so welcome!❤❤
Thanks for bringing light to goodwill items! Too many times I see people pushing for shopping at goodwill for glasses etc. even tho it’s good to do so, I never knew the cons to be aware of!
“Kwee zin art” 😂 CUISINE ART!
Please quote the starfish from finding Nemo and say “He’s just a boy!” I swear you’d sound just like it
I used to price things at goodwill and often times we would slap price tags on nasty items just to see them out in the shelves and have a good laugh
and she said what she said
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fairy garden finds at dollar tree as well!!
Not her saying qeezeen😭😭
girl this commentaryyyyyy lmfao
Rich white women try not to take from the poor challenge: impossible
😂😂😂 I see Dollar Tree stuff at Goodwill all the time and they will have $3.25 on it 🙄
Exactly!! They really need to review their pricing policy. Most people are not shopping at Goodwill because they're rolling in money.
@@peajay3557 yes..and people GIVE them the items..smh
@@JannaBrewer well they have to make money somehow
@@arduousPopsicle 😂😂
Bought a $120 modem/router combo unit. Removed the plown power supply and spliced in an external. Cost me 10 at goodwill and $1 in parts
They sell pretty cute fairy garden stuff at dollar tree!! I’ve never gotten them but they look adorable :)
Guys keep in mind quality differs from location to location, and company branch to company branch. I have a friend who lived in Kansas for a while and she saw literal opened bags of food of all “ages”. Ive shopped and worked at GESMN and the most food like thing I’ve seen is unopened boxes of tea. Also remember to wash everything you get secondhand.
"Live, laugh, love" is positive. It doesn't matter what year it is, positivity in any form is good, should be welcomed, and not turned away for any reason.
I came to the comments to see if anyone said anything bc I was boita say "Live. Laugh. Love." helps me stay grounded. And peace signs, yin yang, dream catchers, things from my childhood that were hanging in my room and around the house. Makes me come back to reality bc that's what it's ab, the real parts of being here on Earth. Instead of just focusing on the manufactured structures or mystical things that are trending. Like no Live laugh love but then is like ouu fairies 😭 why not both?
I have one as a picture board. People started making fun of the saying. Saying it's for toxic positive people. But even I like the saying with depression. Remember to lauh. Have laugher and love.
Of course you wouldn't want the George Foreman grill lol too healthy
The bird stained glass at the end was STUNNING
Vintage canning items, vintage frames, vintage porcelain cookie jars (there's a whole set of mushrooms r.n. from the 70's), furniture gems, clothing scores, nice shoes, boots, or bags, sporting goods (found clubs worth hundreds for a few dollars), cast iron, furs, music equipment, crock pots, panini presses, coffee equipment, juicers, I love me some thrift stores when they don't price outrageously
I just wanna say as someone who processes for Goodwill, we're definitely working on not putting out Dollar Tree items! But it really comes down to your location. Some are better than others.
Once found a Yamaha keyboard for $20 at goodwill. Great condition, just had to clean it up a bit. Best $20 I’ve spent on an instrument!!
If you want good vases and glass ware i recommend checking out benifit stores, thrift stores connected to shelters, and other smaller local second hand shops. Never fails. You can also find really nice kitchen stuff like cast iron skillets for pennies on the dollar. And many of these places offer help if you are down on your luck, like vouchers for seasonal clothes or kitchen or house wares. Try these first before Goodwill 😊.
for thrifty honies who dont know: dollar tree’s brand is greenbrier! if the barcode is still there, it should be listed as well!
OMG OMG OMG.......
The green ginkgo leaf plate!!! I would buy that in a heartbeat.
Love ginkgo trees.
Fairy garden sets can also be found at dollar tree. Full on SETS for 1.25!
Yess same with flea markets too! I have found some of the best items! It’s hard bc i hate going alone and most people don’t like to spend the hours it takes to find good stuff🤣
That ginko plate at the end was everything!!! 😭💖
I literally go to the glass first, every time. Learn how to spot good glass:
-If it has a seam down the side it is not antique and if it's old it is made out of a lower quality glass
Learn the marks of original glass wear PYREX (in all caps) Libby (with a cursive L) and all glass that has a natural blue tone rather than straight clear.
This is a great place to start💝
😂 Your narrative is so articulate and relatable. 😊
You're comments/voice are 💋
The last shot is a cuppy egg! Love ❤️ 😍!
Those cups with the flowers are kinda adorable
A good way to check the vases is to flick it gently if it makes a loud ding it’s real crystal the louder it is the more crystal is in it
Also go for the metal decor section. I've gotten great stuff for my own decor then after a few months I list it up on offer up/let go. I might keep it on my wall till it sells and have made serious profit because it had originally price tag still on it. Metal is almost always higher end to decor with and wrought iron is great.
As a former goodwill employee here’s a little tip if the item has a tag and on the tag it says greenbrier it’s from the dollar tree just like the vase does in the first bit of the vid