Good Day at Goodwill [Goodwill: San Francisco, Clement St.]

Even though I've had one good experience at the Clement St. Goodwill store, I was totally blown away by the number of good-quality and -condition items to be found there this past Sunday.  I literally made 3 trips to the dressing room to try on stuff.

Among the finds:

Michael Kors leather tassel mules
(similar here; for sale on eBay here)

$8.49

I can only assume that someone didn't know their designer brands when they priced these below the plethora of (new) Target shoes.

Zara leather ankle booties

$18.99

Can't find how much these retailed, but these Zara ankle booties are $59.99 (actually not as expensive as I was expecting).

Gap wool coat with funnel collar 

$128.00 $14.99

I really wanted to like this coat but the sizing was comparable to my Old Navy ruffle wool coat, i.e., not fitted enough in the torso.  Plus the collar was a little weird to me.  Too bad.  I was happy to hand it to another customer who was eyeing it though.

Ralph Lauren Polo cable knit short-sleeve sweater 

$5.49

I also wanted to like this sweater but wish it were a v-neck instead.  It was also a little short in length and pretty shapeless.  I couldn't imagine wearing it alone, but below you'll see my attempt at a preppy look with this sweater.

Here's what I ended up purchasing:

Mossimo button-up shirt – purple check
(similar here; inspired by this)

$19.99 $5.49

This shirt didn't have the original tag but it definitely looked and felt like it had never been worn.  Since Target donates a lot of unsold merch to Goodwill, I am going to assume it was brand new.  Interestingly I found this in the section of men's collared button-up shirts (new tip!).

Timberland Mazie Tall Suede Boots
(product description here; sold out in the US but available from Sears Canada here)

$180.00 $14.99

Again, no original tag, but they definitely looked new based on the lack of marks or scuffs on the soles.  The only bad thing is they fit a little too tight around my muscular calves when I'm wearing skinny jeans, but hopefully by fall/winter my calves will be slimmer or the boots will stretch out. :) (And please ignore my lone shoe strewn on the dressing room floor :P) 

Not pictured:

After some internal debate, I was ready to buy a pair of barely used bowling shoes for $4.25. A sign on the door said all shoes were 50% off but at the register I was told the sale is for this coming weekend instead (boo).  I wasn't willing to pay $8.50 for shoes I might only wear once a year at most.  So maybe I'll check back on Friday or Saturday when the sale is going.


Has anyone noticed a pattern for when Goodwill (or other thrift stores) put the "nice stuff" out, or did I just go on a good day?