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While cleaning out our master bedroom closet I discovered I don't own a dress to wear for special occasions (all of my old dresses were too big for me, so I donated them long ago). I'm not a dress person, actually, but since we're socializing more these days I thought I should invest in at least one. Found this one, which looked pretty and was new with tags, so I put in the minimum bid and won it with no challengers.

The dress arrived in beautiful condition; I know it was never worn. There was still protective plastic on the belt buckle.

The tags say it sold for $74.00. I paid $9.99. Savings: $64.01.

Image credit: the first photo in this post came from the item auction listing at ShopGoodwill.com

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Maria Zannini said…
I like it. It's something I'd wear.

I've checked Goodwill several times, but so far I haven't found anything I want/need. But it's like garage sales, you never know what you'll find.
July 23, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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