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Goodwill Haul

For saving him a lot of time and headaches with the floor repair project (I found sitting under the stove two tiles that match the ones that broke during the buckling), my guy took me out for lunch. Across from the restaurant was a Goodwill store I'd never visited, so I asked him if we could stop in to see if they had a few things I needed.

I didn't find the to-be-recycled item I wanted for this year's thrift flip project, but I did find another pretty hat box in pristine condition and no bad smells for $4.99. I'll still going to detox it, but very happy to have this one as my special embroidery thread tin is packed to overflowing lately.

Because I'm nice I swapped with my guy my arm support pillow for his head pillow, as his had become pancaked and was uncomfortable for him to sleep on (it's probably ten years old.) Unfortunately his pillow hasn't been supporting my arm all that well, either. When I spotted this new hypoallergenic standard pillow for $3.99 I grabbed it, and it appeared unused and smelled perfectly clean (I'll still wash it anyway.) I know they're a little cheaper at our Wal-Mart, but they're always out of stock of all hypoallergenic pillows.

This 100% cotton Threshold brand queen-size flat sheet was the real steal of the trip. It's in like-new condition, and Target sells them new for anywhere between $16.00 - $34.00. But the reason I paid $3.99 for this sheet is because queen size flat sheets usually measure about 96" X 102" -- which makes it wide enough to serve as quilt backing fabric (which retails from $10.00 to $20.00 a yard for 108" wide fabric.)

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