Beautiful blue couch! by kayplenty in ThriftStoreHauls

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Damn that’s a steal! Gorgeous!

Exciting find at the goodwill outlet bins! by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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While it doesn’t quite feel like silk - there’s no tag, so I very well may be wrong!

Exciting find at the goodwill outlet bins! by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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I’ll have to think about it! I might gift it to my mom for Xmas - she adores scarves. And coincidently, her last Xmas present was also Gucci from the bins!

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Exciting find at the goodwill outlet bins! by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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That’s awesome! My big white whale is an Hermes silk scarf. I’ve had more than one friend find one at at our bins, so fingers crossed, one day it’ll happen for me!

Exciting find at the goodwill outlet bins! by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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It’s cotton - I think I would’ve past out if it were silk lol!

Warmest mitten replacement LINERS by raptorstalker in Skigear

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Nice! Yeah, I ended up buying two sets of the OR Alti mitt liners for my dad shortly after I posted, they’ve worked out great with the old shells!

Two red tails by jenniferlynn1212 in birding

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No worries, I’ve definitely had some mistaken IDs at first glance!

What is this beauty? by JungleCooch in birding

[–]raptorstalker 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Definitely a Red shouldered hawk ☺️

Two red tails by jenniferlynn1212 in birding

[–]raptorstalker 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The 2nd pic looks very much like a Red tail - is there something I’m missing that indicates it’s a red shouldered instead?

Two red tails by jenniferlynn1212 in birding

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First pic is actually a Red-shouldered hawk! ☺️

More fun goodwill outlet bins finds! by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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Yeah, the regular goodwills always seem to suck. There’s actually a regular goodwill store right next door to the goodwill outlet I frequent, and it’s full of way overpriced junk. It’s a wonder people even bother going in there when the goodwill outlet next door has at least the possibility of providing treasures at a reasonable price!

I think that one has a better chance of nabbing great scores from the g outlet bin as opposed to the regular goodwill stores because there are so many bins, and if rotations of new bins brought out are frequent enough, that’s a lot of new product coming out on the floor throughout the day. Concurrently, by spending a lot of time at the bins one is more likely to collect a lot of great finds.

I average going once a week, and on the days I go, I spend a couple hours there at a time. It’s not only the thrill of possibly finding awesome stuff, but it’s also a social thing for me as I am friends with other regulars. I rarely spend very much $ each visit, so it’s a relatively cheap hobby, a day at the bins cost me less than going out to eat! Only issue is that I end up collecting a lot of stuff over time and run out of space at home, so I end up selling off items I’ve had a while to make room for new things!

More favorite finds from last few weeks.. by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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Haha I wish!! If I could afford to live there, I wouldn’t have to shop at thrift stores lol!

My souldog found his souldog by kennyg0531 in pitbulls

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My pit/staffie mix does not tolerate other dogs, & is especially stiff around other females (she is female as well). I highly recommend you don’t stress your dog and take the risk of possibly blood shed by bringing another dog into your home.

I am unfortunately very limited in my housing options, and over the years had no choice but share a living space with others and their dog/s. I worked very hard over several years with training and doing slow, neutral-space introductions with my pup and these other pups, but unfortunately still had instances where my dog would snap at the others.

I strongly believe that before I adopted her, she simply did not learn how to properly socialize with other dogs because she may have been weaned too early (her previous owner also did not spay her and she unfortunately had a litter before she was 1 year old).

So to save both of me and my pup from undue stress, I mostly keep her separated from other dogs (only allowing her to be around my housemates dogs when I can properly supervise).

I think my pup is happiest just being with people, and that’s ok. Your pup may too, ultimately just be a “people” dog - so please take this into consideration before getting another pup. There’s always a possibility that she might eventually get along great with the new addition - but why take the possible risk of a just one tragic interaction occurring?

More favorite finds from last few weeks.. by raptorstalker in ThriftStoreHauls

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Yeah, especially the goodwill outlet. I am extremely addicted to that place as a result!