My Goodwill Happy Dance Item

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04-12-2011, 02:22 PM

#41

ann31039

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Phenix City, Alabama

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i have one just like it! tho my case disinigrated. my great aunt gave it to me when i was 8 and i've kept it. sears still carries parts for it. just ordered a new power cord/pedle. they sew great. i sewed on mine until i bought a new machine with my first paycheck. i still sewed denim on it tho. and i would use my mom's machine to make my buttonholes and stuff. you can get parts for it from sears and pm me if you need a manual for it.

04-12-2011, 04:11 PM

#42

harrishs

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa

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Quote:

Originally Posted by QuiltE

You folks must have better Goodwills than we do ... never any antique sewing machines. Sometimes there's semi-modern ones.

And never any decent fabric ... you wouldn't believe the garbage fabric there is, IF there is any at all.

I often wonder if the volunteers scoop the finds before any of the rest of us get a chance! :)

I hit our Goodwill 1 time maybe 2 times a week.....Made the comment to one of the workers there about coming so often since I retired. She told me that there are many people that come in every day and some that come in multiple times a day! I suppose they are resellers and I will bet they scoop up the good deals.

04-12-2011, 04:21 PM

#43

Mariposa

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Location: Eastern Washington

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Congrats on your wonderful find! Wish our Goodwill store had stuff like that! :)

04-12-2011, 04:30 PM

#44

Jingle

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Outside St. Louis

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Very nice find, good for you.

04-12-2011, 06:00 PM

#45

Taughtby Grandma

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Location: Colorado Springs

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Congratulations!! How about calling her "Mandy"

04-12-2011, 06:15 PM

#46

maryv

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Central Minnesota

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Congratulations -

04-12-2011, 06:48 PM

#47

sammygirlqt

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada

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Congratulations on such a great find. I love it when someone rescues a treasure and gets a bargin. We all deserve that once in a while.

04-12-2011, 08:00 PM

#48

CarolLady

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Missouri

Posts: 601

Think I am going to the Goodwill in my area tomorrow and see what they have there... lol I am sure I won't be as lucky as you. But have to go look after all the cool things I have been seeing posted on here!!

04-12-2011, 08:07 PM

#49

serenitybygrace

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Topeka, KS

Posts: 3,813

Wow! That is a good find! Isn't it funny how different Goodwills/Salvation Army Stores are so different in different cities and in different parts of the country? I like the Goodwill in a nearby city far better than the one here. It is amazing how different they are. It is a good thing that I go there (to the nearby city) at least once a week.