Retail New Goodwill Store to Be “Hip, Trendy”
posted by September 18 at 16:47 PM
onJust in time for an economic implosion, Goodwill will open a new used-stuff parlor on the The Ave this fall. It won’t be like the big Goodwills packed with mattresses and stuff for old, old, old people. Oh, hell no. It will be a smaller space, and the “Hip, trendy new store will appeal to younger shoppers.” [Emphasis added.] The Goodwill brass says it will occupy the old Lox, Stock and Billiards—just south of NE 47th St—better known to lovers of sprouts on dough as Lox, Stock and Bagel. They’re “shooting for a November opening,” says David Sandler, a first-class spokesman for second-hand stuff. He says the U-District is becoming a hot spot for vintage clothes (the Goodwill will be close to Red Light Clothing).
Very hip and trendy. But you can also buy things at Goodwill that are just plain weird. My housemate Kyle, for instance, buys cheap stuffed animals and cuts them up and sews them back together. For Christmas, he gave me a plush spider with bunny ears and a Telletubby voicebox to treat my arachnophobia. And using stuff purchased exclusively from second-hand stores, he made this Giant Ball of Pooh.
Photo by Nafun.
hat tip, seattle weekly: http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/threadcount/2008/09/goodwill_comes_to_the_ave.php
Man, they scooped me on the big Goodwill story! But did they have a picture of Pooh?!
My dog would tear that ball of Pooh to shreds in a minute flat. He has a personal vendetta against stuffed animals.
Okay, I've shopped at Goodwill for silly t-shirts and halloween pieces like everyone else, but I thought that, at its core, Goodwill was where low-income people could buy cheap things. It seems weird to me that they would actually try to reach out to young vintage shoppers.
I found a Swid-Powell sterling silver/gold Ettore Sottsass candlestick at Goodwill here for 99 cents.
Value: $1200
Viva Goodwill!
Old people? The only things I've ever bought at Goodwill are baby clothes.
You people have got to roam beyond Capitol Hill more.
@4: Goodwill was where low-income people could buy cheap things. It seems weird to me that they would actually try to reach out to young vintage shoppers
They sell valuable books (and other items) online. It's not just about selling items to people in need, it's about making money so they can run their other operations.
In any case... where exactly was this bagel place??? Is this the Tommy's location? There hasn't been a bagel place on that block for years and years.
That's how the Goodwill here on Haight Street is. It makes sense. Small space catering to a younger crowd, it'd be dumb to fill it with 80's lamps and mattresses.
I donated a bunch of my childhood stuffed animals to the store in Ballard. I'm both horrified and intrigued by what may have happened to them.
I didn't donate a Pooh Bear however.
Goodwill's more likely just tired of driving to Buffalo Exchange 40 times a day to pick up the unwanted stuff people leave behind.
OMG! I totally LOVE that ball of Pooh!!! I want one!!! It is soooo cute! Like when they make dresses out of stuffed hello kitty dolls!!! I think the ball of pooh would be nice for my bed so it could be like a giant pillow!!! AWESOME!!!
Judging by their usual aptitude at pricing (see Jubilation's comment above, and conversely my extensive experience gawping at broken, worthless "collectibles" in the glass case) I expect this to be a smashing success.
For those who might be shopping for thrift store shopping, I'd like to bring attention to the mission statement of Goodwill of Greater Washington:
Contrast that with the mission statement of The Salvation Army's Northwest Division:
Salvation Army's positions on:
abortion:
homosexuality:
marriage and divorce:
pornography:
alcohol and other drugs:
social drinking:
I want that ball of Pooh!!
I saw that thing at Burning Man, hell yes
Thanks, Phil. I'll be spending my five bucks on mom jeans from Goodwill and not the gawddamn Salivation Army, now.
You could describe the Goodwill across from the downtown library in Portland using those terms. It almost looks like a boutique. It's full of clean, fashionable, quality name brand clothing. Not a mattress to be found anywhere. I don't think they have $5 jeans, though. Glad you're getting in on some of the action.
Salvation Army junk is waaaay overpriced anyway.
I get the idea of Goodwill wanting to cater to "hip young students" and whatnot, but they still need to keep their stuff relatively cheap (underpriced candle sticks not withstanding) in order to make their stuff AFFORDABLE to the average college student, who, as a general rule, isn't loaded with cash - if they were, they wouldn't be shopping at Goodwill in the first place.
I heart Kyle!!! hahaha
If it's like the other "hip, trendy" thrift stores around here, it will be full of yard sale leftovers priced at 80% retail. The housewares department will feature thirty parallel printer cables, a dozen cordless phones with dead batteries, three locksets without keys, two flatbed scanners that only work with Windows 95, four popcorn poppers and two bread makers in "like new" condition, an electronic children's toy with exploded batteries, and a plug-in heater that would set your house on fire in thirty seconds.
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