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Goodwill Outlet Center For Halloween Costumes

We needed to get several costumes worth of clothing and extras but didn't have the budget to get store bought costumes or buy them new. So we found a Goodwill sorting and donation center near us. We hadn't been there before and we weren't sure how we would fare.

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The sorting center sells clothes and other items by weight. They wheel long bins full of random clothing in to the warehouse you get to pick through them for the best deals. It's totally disorganized and a little chaotic but it was perfect for looking for costume parts.

We spent about an hour sorting through the bins and had a full cart with many items that were costume ready. Our cart came in under 25lbs. The pricing per pound drops from $1.39 per pound to $.89 per pound once you are above 25 lbs. So it was actually cheaper for us to go back and shop some more. We picked up some cool sheer fabric pieces that could be used for bellydancing or other costume parts. We also let the kids pick out a few toys.

When we got back in line, we weighed in at 25.5 lbs., which only came to $22.70. Check out the haul that we got for that! That's less than a dollar an item.

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Six of the listed items below already had Goodwill price tags. Those six items outside the sorting center would have totaled $38.95. So basically, we saved $16 and got a bunch of other stuff for free!

  • silk brocade shirt
  • vintage 70s leather jacket
  • black strapless formal dress
  • brown and black faux fur coat
  • Newport Harbor lined overcoat
  • lined police jacket without patches
  • black shiny designer jeans
  • velvet leotard
  • striped blouse
  • black Adidas Climalite golf pants
  • Nike Air leather golf shoes
  • funky black skirt
  • white blouse
  • green old navy pants
  • black Japanese pants
  • silver lame' fabric
  • gold lame' fabric
  • green sheer fabric
  • orange sheer fabric
  • blue batik fabric
  • yellow sheer fabric
  • brown sheer fabric dress
  • funky furry hat
  • decorative lamp
  • whistle
  • badminton racquet
  • giant stuffed Pikachu

All of these clothes were in very good condition. The striped blouse had a slight tear in it but that was no issue because it was for a pirate costume.

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This shopping trip saved us a ton of money and we will have a very full costume trunk for the kids to play with after this Halloween!

By Jess from Hillsboro, OR

Link: http://www.costume-works.com/pied_piper.html

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