Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010  Wow! I'd love to have a veggie or rice steamer, so it looks like I should find out where my local Goodwill's are, which I haven't thought about--thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 That is exactly where I have found a number of my vintage appliances. I found my neat old 10 cup Cuisinart food processor at local Hospice Shop thrift store for $5, found a perfectly good Bosch Compace stand mixer at our local Goodwill for $4.99, found a great Singer portable sewing machine at the Goodwill....it was a little more expensive but still only $15.00 and in perfect sewing condition.....found a Read Pleater for $4.99 once.....found a Saladmaster 9 " stainless oil core electric skillet for $5.00 and a Rival Lady Society 12 " stainless oil core electric skillet skillet with a dome lid for $6.99.....a perfectly good Stir-Crazy Popcorn popper for $3.....and a lot more. I have been shopping the Goodwill, Salvation Army and other thrift stores for the last 16 or so years. I have found so many wonderful, perfectly good items at these stores. And, besides vintage appliances, I have found some beautiful pieces of jewelery including a belt buckle that had 4 diamonds in it and a pair of 14 K. gold earings, a set of sterling silver candle sticks and I have found several Madame Alexander dolls that were in excellent condition. Thrift stores are my favorite stores.....I love a good bargain too! In San Antonio, about 5 hours south of us..... they have 18 Goodwill stores.....boy, would I love to be able to go to all of them in just a few days time. Austin has quite a few also AND they even have one that is open till 7:30 PM on Saturday night!! Support your local thrift stores.....they do good work. Nancy C. East Texas Sometimes I pick up good deals on used appliances at the Goodwill or thrift shops. I got an electric veggie/ rice steamer for $4, a salad spinner for $4, a food processor for $3, a bread machine for $5 that way. And my waffle iron like the one described came from a friend cleaning out her elderly aunt's house. I love a bargain! Have a great day, Patt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I used to get great deals at our thrift stores. I even found a flat, round cast iron griddle (that I had my husband sandblast clean) for only $4. Now, the local thrift stores are so expensive. You would think in this economy they would offer deals. I guess since they are getting less donations, they need to up their prices. Last time i looked at electronics and appliances, they weren't much of a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Thrift shop pricing. Keep watching. One time an item is dirt cheap the next time it's over priced. I got a new huge stainless steel Revere Ware soup pot for $3 and next to it was a worn out old burnt up teflon pan for $7 how does that compare? Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " itshotinjt04 " <itshotinjt04 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:14:09 [veg_grp] Re: Re- vintage waffle iron I used to get great deals at our thrift stores. I even found a flat, round cast iron griddle (that I had my husband sandblast clean) for only $4. Now, the local thrift stores are so expensive. You would think in this economy they would offer deals. I guess since they are getting less donations, they need to up their prices. Last time i looked at electronics and appliances, they weren't much of a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I agree.....if they want to get rid of a lot more stuff and not have to contribute to landfills, they NEED to price at prices people can afford. Our local Goodwill stores have gone up considerably in the last few years although they are willing to negotiate if an item is dirty or missing any pieces. That is how I got the Bosch Compact for $4.99......it was missing the lid to the blender, the blender funnel, the dough hook and the beater and paddle. I knew I could replace those pieces, as long as the machine worked well that was the most important thing. It did cost $48 to get the parts, which included shipping, but since a new Compact was costing over $200, I didn't mind. Now it looks great, has all of the parts and works great too. Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I don't know about all thrift store personnel but at the local one I shop at, no one seems to know what they are looking at as far as vintage, antique or usability value goes so they just sticks a price on it. Some things are way over priced and some are great, great buys. What is important is that YOU know what you are looking at. Not one single person knew what that Bosch Compact even was, much less what its new or resale value was. So one of my daughters gets to benefit from that. Nancy C. East Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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