Have any of you heard of the Goodwill Bins? I never had. Absolutely no clue such a thing even existed. On my recent trip to Washington state I had the opportunity to see what it was about. From the outside it looks like a regular Goodwill store but inside is a different story. There are gigantic plastic bins on rolling carts all lined up like little soldiers. And swarms of people standing in lines waiting for the cart to stop before they take a dive in them to see what they can find.
Apparently they are filled with things the Goodwill stores don't want. Interesting, yes? For me, I couldn't handle the pressure of bumping elbows and jumping in line so I wandered over to another corner of the store and looked in the "book bins". No one was swarming this area at the time. I was able to find this big pile of vintage sheet music. The calligraphy was beautiful. L-O-V-E me some great script. I carried my stash to the register where the lady rang me up a sweet deal. Can't say that I'll go again, I'm just not that agressive. But I am completely thrilled with what I brought home. So....maybe, just maybe with some elbow pads and a bodyguard I might just take the plunge again.
