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goodwill suburbs thrift store

Headed out west…

Headed out to St. Charles for a quick weekend getaway and made a couple stops.  Made the same trip about a year ago and stopped at Goodwill Glendale Heights and picked up my 300th LP.  Just under a year has passed and I’m past 500! But first up we stopped at a Goodwill in St. […]

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salvation army suburbs thrift store

Salvation Army, Morton Grove

I don’t get up this way often but so I made a point to see what I could see during my afternoon up north.  This Salvation Army is pretty large and had a giant record rack of an odd design. The front and back were separated by a wire cage.  Perhaps used to protect yourself […]

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estate sale suburbs

Garage Sale, Elmwood Park

gsalr.com said ‘moving sale’ so I was thinking garage sale.  I rolled up and found the address…no signs, no action, nothing.  I was creeping in the driveway and checking my phone to be sure I was at the right place when I saw someone approaching.  I asked it this was ‘the place’ and he invited […]

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suburbs thrift store

Affordable Thrift, Wood Dale

This place is just a couple miles from my work….I had noticed it but I believe they either changed the name or at least the sign.  I paid it no mind because it said ‘pawn shop’ and a place like that likely won’t carry records.  But everytime I would use Google maps to look for […]