Good Will

Level 1
Once a week, Elaine and I go to Good Will on Highway 18. This particular Good Will has three sections to it. There’s the Boutique, the regular store, and the salvage store. We go to all three because you never know what you will find in any of them. The Boutique has all the above average good stuff, and it is artfully decorated each week by this rather rotund black lady. I have to admit, she has a great eye and can assemble a living room ensemble that rivals the department stores. In fact, they’re better than the department stores. It is always interesting to see what she comes up with.

This is the store where we occasionally find Coach purses hanging on a display rack. Elaine and I try not to act too excited when we find one, so we won’t alert them that they should be charging more. Everyone behaves themselves in this section of Good Will.

Level 2
The regular store has handicapped workers with issues. Although it is good to see these people working and being productive, they can sometimes be challenging. There’s this one lady who has Tourette Syndrome, and she has taken a dislike to Elaine. Sometimes she follows her around the store, emitting short crackly sounds. There is also the little guy with the push broom. Now he can be annoying at times since he patrols the aisles with vigor and expects you to get out of the way. This is the store where you can find some really good clothes though. The store is very neat and organized.

Level 3
This is the salvage store. It’s mostly a free for all in this section. Inside are giant cardboard boxes that contain piles and piles of clothes, and sell by the pound. We see the same people, mostly women, in there each week. We suspect they resell the clothes. They guard their boxes with great zeal, and disputes can happen at the drop of a hat. Although Elaine says the store makes her itch, we occasionally find some really good things. I found a Coach strap to replace the one on my purse that was worn and stretched. I also found glass shades for my kitchen. At Home Depot, they were $25.00 each. At Good Will, I paid $5.00 for three of them. As I was leaving the other day, I noticed a new sign posted in the store. It is obvious that people behave rather badly in this section, but fortunately, we have never been there during a lock down. Here’s the sign: