Don't try to fool me Goodwill lol

In todays video we are thrifting at 2 Goodwill thrift stores, including the newly opened Elizabethtown location.
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[@theuniqueredhead1205]

I got a tip to wash Vera Bradley with just vinegar. I tried it and it took away the dirt and did not fade the fabric.

[@briannereeves9374]

Neat! Do you hand wash in the sink in warm?

[@theuniqueredhead1205]

@@briannereeves9374 I put it in the washing machine on hand wash and lay out or hang to dry. It also helps clean my upright machine.

[@samanthab1923]

Great idea. My mom swears by vinegar. She also went to school with VB.

[@joannedechevalier7335]

I use vinegar occasionally on almost my clothes. I just put it in the bleach dispenser. Try it on your towels!!! They will be so soft and fluffy! My daughter works as a cook in a restaurant and her clothes get flour and grease on them and have a really bad odor. Sometimes she does laundry at my house. When she does we put vinegar in with her shirts. It took ALL of it out. We couldn’t believe how bright they are. ***Just be aware vinegar is corrosive and can cause rust in your machine.***

[@lynnbierschenk9894]

I’m assuming you use white vinegar but do you also use detergent?

[@maryjoymath3545]

Watching a year old video!!! Yep the one with a couch coming through the window!!! Karen, Karen, Karen, your videos...never a dull moment!!! How does she do it, day after day!!! Do we love a good Karen, yes we do!!!💞💞🙃💞💞

[@kellygates9058]

You are very blessed to have such a humble, supportive, great man!

[@KellyB3]

“Vintage Dirt” is the best. 😂♥️

[@laurafischer232]

Belts have become my bread and butter. Especially vintage western or western bling.

[@lalasfancyones-leann43]

Just started following you! Have seen you pop into Joey’s Monday lives! I love how calming your voice is while you’re filming! 👍🏻

[@laurafischer232]

I’ve definitely had GW pull a few over on me. Chipped plates in the middle of a tapped stack and price stickers over a damaged area that I didn’t find out until AFTER I got home.

[@cheryldavis8776]

Yep... I've been bamboozled by GW before, also. It's very disheartening. I think that the INTENTIONAL deception is despicable... And they wonder why they've lost our trust?

[@bgcrow1]

I've had a few deceptive items in Goodwill also. I agree, shady practice!

[@gggrandmotherannonetsy423]

Hi Karen, thanks for the video. Love the new couch, Couldn't stop looking at Lisa's arms -wow she's ripped .😄

[@365daysofjewelry3]

Great video - so informative! Thanks for taking us with you!

[@lynnraynor2043]

Nice finds, love the frog!

[@karonwostenholme6533]

Enjoyed watching x great finds

[@Willsthriftingadventures]

Love that Prince Song!!! LOL Great Finds!!!

[@heatherharman1112]

Ok, that couch is FANTASTIC.

[@lissabeck9327]

You cheer me up! Sounds like my life....the couch incident I mean. Thanks for your very informative & inspirational vids!

[@dustyleatherandlace8828]

Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge with us !

[@taracat7723]

So deceptive..the dishes..wow. So much fun shopping with you..great perseverance with the massager.

[@motheroffreaks6879]

Awwwwww.... it's not lame that you're excited about a new Goodwill-- It's super cute and exciting and wonderful!!!

[@MelsReloved]

Yay now it feels like a good Sunday morning!! Thanks for bringing us along to this new Goodwill ♥️💜

[@marykennedysherin3330]

Thank you for your wonderful, educational videos! You and your partner are awesome!

[@AuntGrace]

Yeah - a new couch! Nothing more satisfying than a new one you get to pick out what you want. 😁

[@daynashannon9679]

Great video Karen! Happy you have access to a super close Goodwill store.

[@janinedevilliers510]

I really appreciate that you take us along and show us what the Goodwill looks like inside. I live in Germany so it's nice to get a sense of the whole area. Some very good resellers zoom right in one the shelves and all we see is a tight view of mugs or glasses, etc. They don't show the shop. You put in so much effort into making your videos, it's fun to watch and learn, very much appreciated. I really hope your new Goodwill gets in great finds for you. Take care. 💕

[@jewelsjewels8475]

Thank you for taking us along! Your so considerate and such a lovely lady! Have a great week. J

[@maggiecousineau1877]

Loved the Avon plates. Wow, the sofa video was amazing, just love the sofa too. My favorite part was what sold,probably because I am nosey.

[@puppy2haley]

Super buy on the Vera duffle bag!!!👍👍 I have 1 / bought several for Christmas gifts in past years & you found a good 1 to list!! ❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@LindaFoyle]

Thank you Karen, love your new couch…..💕…..stay well 🥰

[@jeanneewaseck6635]

Such a couch story! So grateful u have troops to call in! Back in the 1950s, my Aunt Bobbi lived in a 2d floor apartment (with interior stairs) in Brooklyn. She bought a piano and specifically went with an upright, figuring it would be easier to get in her door and up the stairs - nope, not happening. They had to take out her living room windows and hoist it with ropes!!!

[@susanrouppas8777]

I appreciate the information you provide in your videos. Thanks! And, I sure wish I had just half the energy you have ;)

[@jojo-tl5ei]

Karen, Always enjoy your shop alongs. Had me laughing at "vintage dirt." 🤔😂😂

[@samanthab1923]

I love your Nantucket Basket 🌞

[@timronchetti4719]

Nice and CLEAN Thats Wonderful to see, ya see more messes than clean A+

[@davidpankratz142]

Wow u guys r doing great again and looking good

[@kadmta1]

Thank you so much for sharing Karen! Your home is beautiful, God bless🤗💕🙏🏼

[@plaidpaisley5918]

You’re looking fabulous!

[@heididepotter8136]

A beautyfull framed print, so pretty That sofa looks so cosy I love green glass. Greetz

[@sandyabrams7852]

Ahhh, the brown leather gun cylinder belt holder was on the top right by the coach wallets! These sell well !

[@ei_maj]

Hello, from Kenmore, NY 😊 Edit: your home, new couch and newly painted coffee table look fabulous!

[@Meekavintage]

Love the couch Karen 🤗. my first thought was perfect napping couch my daughter has a similar one and most of my visit I end up sleeping there instead of guest bedroom

[@brendatomlinson]

Great price on the Vera Bradley duffel! That would be $15 at my GW. PS I love your pink nail polish, such a perfect shade of pink.

[@dorothyrobdau7365]

Hi Karen, thanks for taking us to a few locations. Even for a hit or miss day as thrifting is. New white sofa is pretty and big, remember it has to go out the same way if you move. Oh, I am always telling people to unwrapp the tape, take off covers and inspect the item that you are buying. Many times we find a chip under the lids or a hidden Crack you would not see otherwise. Good to see you, nice video.

[@jenaaaay3150]

That tapestry is very "cottage core" looking. (Lol, my teens would love it.) I have only come across a victorian bell pull 1x in my life. They are unique and a such neat piece of history.

[@sortathesame8701]

Don't know the value of the one she purchased, but these Corona Decor tapestries sell for hundreds on Ebay!

[@mariemathews7794]

The dog wants to go out and the dryer is buzzing but I have coffee to drink and Lavender to watch!

[@nicolegirardet9385]

Karen, I missed you once again!! I was back in Lancaster for the last 6 days for another basketball tournament for my daughter at the “Nook” I was in the Route 30 Goodwill earlier on Friday and picked up the same Japanese lusterware vase that you purchased!! I really liked the color and pattern, but sold comps on Japanese lusterware vases weren’t great. But that color way and pattern… I should have trusted my gut! Beautiful find! I won’t be back to Lancaster until late Spring 2023 for more basketball. I hope to run into you when I return!

[@NewChapterVintage]

Thanks for another great video. I’m pretty sure that’s a toad you picked up, but I could be wrong. Watched on my phone and it’s difficult to be sure. Thanks again. 😊

[@Tammyevans972]

Love your videos so much I came to Lancaster Route 30 this weekend 🌻🌻 too bad I didn’t see you

[@asphaltgypsy868]

You crack me up!! A Whomp-Whomp Day!!! Haha!! You are correct though about some GW's deceptive business practices!! I open everything before I buy it! Hilarious though that they put Waterford glasses on the shelves where all glasses go for 89 cents, BUT since they don't have to mark them, they don't give them a second look! H-E-L-L-O??? Thank you, GW!!

[@jenniferbegley5149]

Hello 👋 👋 Love love love your content. As a big girl that loves herself and body.....we do like clothing that holds our shape, sooo stretchy not so much unless it is at home comfort wear.. Just my way of wearing clothes love.

[@terrysnyder2777]

Just found your channel and subscribed . Beautiful couch and looks comfy . I’m getting ready to dive into the eBay sales part and trying to learn from experienced sellers and I like your channel.

[@brianhenry2385]

Massager Testing: loved seeing you knock it on the cart, when It didn’t turn on. My wife does the same thing. LOL To test a plug, in a new store, that might not be turned on yet. Try the device either in a plug u know is on, because it has something powered up already running (unplugging what is there for a minute or up at a cash register/display) or grab another item, like a small lamp or device with a power light and check the outlet first, before deciding for sure the item you want is faulty. I’ve seen many dead plugs out on the floor at Goodwills..

[@sebastianreeves6801]

The pastel colored, hard plastic dishes are called Melmac, because they were made from melamine. The pastel colors were made between the 1940s to the 1950s, and are more sought after; not only for the age, but for their colors - or baby colors as you called them. Lol White pieces marked Color-Flyte are highly collected. The rare ones are marked Lucent, and Russel Wright. Also, look for melamine dishes marked Fostoria, Raymond Loewy, Joan Luntz, and Boontonware. But I agree 100% that what Goodwill did was dirty, by putting damaged pieces in the middle of stacks. 🤬

[@longislandthrifter]

Love that sofa...incredible how you got it inside! Interesting that the male Coca Cola ornament is priced higher than the female ornament at Goodwill! 🙃

[@southernmermaid2526]

Oh your living room is looking cozy and beautiful❣️ Hope your close GW gets better, my close one is not that great lately. 😩

[@Willsthriftingadventures]

Hello Karen Happy Sunday!!

[@donnawheeler1351]

The frog is a soap dispenser, minus the pump.

[@barbarahooper7829]

Love the white,,,

[@susannichols1258]

I found that very same skirt on Pinterest. It’s an Ann M Cramer “Flynn” skirt. She’s a Minnesota designer.

[@shannon_w.]

I have that exact Vera Bradley bag 😉

[@najmaabdul2346]

I lov the picture, very nice. Hi.

[@jedaholmberg3211]

Wish Goodwill would display frames like Savers

[@crazycatlady61]

That tapestry would look great framed

[@seaside2001]

We "gander" up here in Canada as well.

[@aalbertsr]

I didn't pick up maternity either until one of my Goodwills had a brand new gorgeous little expecting mama dress form for $1.00!!!! Beautiful form with wood stand and finial - sh'e lives in our south parlor (12,000 sq ft Victorian) because she's just so adorable. clothesminded

[@dythinegorham4014]

Hi, was wondering where u were this morning missed watching u with my morning coffee

[@lynnjudkins9078]

Great video

[@pamelafisher1986]

the old time videos are back...thx Karen

[@suzannaburton4911]

I just love the tapestry.....shame I live in the UK :( .....love your videos xx

[@brianhenry2385]

English Nic: I was watching Nic and Andrea Hills Sunday video and saw your comment pop up in the feed. I think Nic was the first Re-seller I ever watched on KZbin. He came up years ago, in a search about Listing DVD lots on eBay. I did the search after pulling about 700 movies from a Storage Unit auction and wondered how DVDs, lotted up by theme, were doing. I still watch him for entertainment and to see how eBay in the UK differs from ours. Looking forward to seeing their new, ex-pub, once they move.

[@DebbieRussell-yv2zv]

I. Wish you were closer I live in Missouri.

[@judymelchert3966]

I made the same mistake with a couch but we never got it inside . Thank God my mother needed a new couch !

[@SUZANNECARPENTER-ou3je]

I really like green.

[@beckiewoods2167]

Karen we went to the new Goodwill and didn’t find much. However we went to Prussian Arcade and loved it. There is a new ice cream shop called Twisted Sister and it was great! I told them you may stop in and film there!

[@ThriftingandShoppingwithJoan]

I never remember what the sale color is! I take a picture with my phone. I recently thrifted that Vera Bradley in the small and large duffle and kept for myself! So nice foe a weekend getaway bag!

[@BethCvintage]

Oh the same thing has happened to me I think it is so shady of goodwill to do that! Come on people the stuff has all been donated! Shame on you goodwill taking advantage

[@pennydaytreasures8173]

Yeah our GW has burned me so many times with hidden damage I stopped going. But I have other places I can source. The worst is when you take a price sticker off and the covered s chip 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@tonitorres1593]

Hi Karen Yes becareful I been seen that alot Covering things to sell

[@yahyahsnani7544]

Its not easy training people to do what is expected some.people have zero clue.. Give the newbies sometime itl turn out priceless am sure cheers Karen from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@sofiabraga4151]

Hello Karen 👋 I just recently started watching you and your daughter and I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge, you're super sweet, and by the way your voice is so calming. My 3 year old daughter watches you as well..lol. I wanted to share some information with you that you can benefit from it. You probably already know about this great deal. At the moment they have Amazon unclaimed packages that you can buy but there's only a few left. This happens once a year. Let me know if you would like the link. Love watching you

[@k.j.krimson2590]

GW is notorious for that sneaky stuff with the tape. They got me once by completely taping a lamp together and when I got home I realized why ......it's because the glass lamp shade was broken they taped it together 🤦‍♀️

[@sallyherrera8516]

P⁸no

[@carltonthepug]

I untape everything when I’m there. Don’t wait until you are home

[@onemoreday1550]

I love that first picture. Beautiful. And simple. Very clean looking You didn’t get it😞😞

[@MelsReloved]

Hopefully that new Goodwill gets better inventory, our good one left our town and opened up a couple towns over. They bragged about being the largest GW in the region, but the inventory is absolute garbage now :( Thank you for the tip about checking stacked dishes, though, always good to keep in mind for sure, quite deceptive!

[@MelsReloved]

Just got to the Maurices denim skirt segment, and omg I used to work at Maurices and all the JW and modest folk used to come in all the time asking for them!! We used to stock them regularly, then the shipments just stopped, so I’m wondering if the time frames between the stop and the incredible resell price overlapped!

[@stitcher4729]

It seems that Goodwill does not allow employees to use their judgement and throw out unsellable items. You would think they would allow an experienced price tagger to do that.

[@chrisclark9025]

The zipper tab can be plain but it should have a metal piece that attaches the tab to the zipper and they should be showing coach name on it. I purchase a lot of coach items new at their store so I know it’s authentic

[@Cleangrowersusa]

ASMR GW shopping

[@lorrieriddle4079]

Yep Goodwill here in Virginia does that too, tape and stickers over damage! NOT nice!!

[@bluebelle9572]

As far as I’m concerned, they can keep the taped up mystery packages. Agree with you and Karen.

[@cynthiafleiner9052]

Would you share your shipping process? Where do you get your boxes? How do you pack glass? Bubbles? Peanuts? paper? All 3? What inventory and shipping software do you use? Who do you ship with? you said your postman took your parcels? How did you set that up? I’m in the west and new at this. So any help or info would sure be appreciated. Just found your channel and love it! Thank you.

[@terriebuys4052]

All Coach wallets and handbags have a “YKK” zipper. Always

[@eyelettdreamsreseller3184]

Not lame at all.. thrift shops are the spce of life 😊💖 esp NaeW ones 😉

[@eyelettdreamsreseller3184]

NEW ones lol

[@karenkelly4385]

Very disappointing about the plates! I just want to say that $7 for the frog into $18 is not 10X the money, which is what you have said in the past in terms of how you buy. I know I will get in trouble for this comment but a lot of what you are quoting on price vs your selling price does not seem to be in keeping with the 10X the money ($7 would be $70) in a video not long ago. I'm confused, lol. Great video as usual!

[@carltonthepug]

If I don’t make at LEAST a 300% markup on an item I will not buy it no matter what it is. This rule has helped me avoid death piles and keeps my inventory at a steady flow. You’re right. It makes no sense to buy a $7 frog to turn it into $18 (if that). That is probably why she put it back.

[@cheryldavis8776]

20 minutes to pack 10-12 items to ship? Now THAT'S a video I definitely want to see! 😲 Great items, Karen! I love the variety - so eclectic... when you say you'll buy and sell absolutely ANYTHING, you really mean it! So much fun! 🤗

[@FlaNative3]

Ah see it's because most of those items are small soft things that can go in a polymailer w/o much additional cushion or packing.

[@tonimiller8045]

Pretty color pyrex

[@DebbieRussell-yv2zv]

How do desig what is good to sell I love what you do I watch ever time I can.

[@stinejohansen8342]

When I grew up in Norway, my mother always made knitted jumpers, mittens, scarves etc. etc. If I said it was itchy, she just said it was not - it was just warm! 😅😅😅

[@shannon_w.]

My Mom’s side of my family is from Norway. I still have family over there (not sure the name of the town) I would love to go there one day.

[@milehighmom4817]

Whew! I've been worried with the last couple videos dropping late! Glad you've just been super busy(er) LOL. What a let down for the new store :( But yeah, no way would I go to a new store on their grand opening day! Fingers crossed they iron out their stocking hiccups quickly!

[@lavenderclothesline]

I think that this video is the first one to have a changed launch time 😁

[@milehighmom4817]

@@lavenderclothesline For some reason I thought the last one was late as well, my mistake. At any rate, I'm glad it was nothing more serious than a very busy week ☺

[@brianhenry2385]

Avon Lenox plates: Avon is a town in France and I think there is also one in New York.

[@elishevageva2823]

Hi Karen, thank you very much for the interesting videos. Can you tell us about thrift stores - are they only fed by donations from people who bring them things or do they also have other ways to replenish their stock?

[@Ir-of4zn]

Good video ...

[@treetrunkstreasures8590]

you mentioned that you have to go back to the sign to find out what color is on sale but it looks like your stores have the same as mine , It has the color listed on top of the section tags on the racks .

[@rockymountainreseller3858]

That music is really loud! Wonder why. Love your pickups. Great deals!

[@charlesmcbride9382]

Goodwell in Oklahoma has junk at high prices!