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Savers [Providence RI]

Knocking Rhode Island off my list feels like a legitimate accomplishment.  Perhaps it is irrational, while strangely logical in my warped brain, that the smallest state would be the last state I would visit.  I got into town in the afternoon with plans to leave the next day via train for New Haven.  I only […]

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Goodwill [Dayton OH]

Winding up a very long 10 days on the road that took me through West Virginia and Virginia, my colleague and I had the very long drive from Greensboro North Carolina all the way back to Chicago.  We opted to stop in Dayton Ohio for the night and take that evening to reflect on the […]

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Goodwill [Wytheville VA]

Headed southbound out of Charleston, route 64 gives way to 77 which in turn leads to you to route 74.  For just about 100 miles, you cruise through the tip of Virginia.  And on this very route is the very pleasant town of Wytheville, one of two towns on the way I identified as having […]

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Pilgrim’s Progress [Charleston WV]

I was eating a bowl of pho across the street when my colleague noticed the sign through the window that stated “RECORDS”. I could not believe my luck. I had already checked out Charleston on my way through a few days earlier, now I knew I’d have another shot. I called the number on Google […]

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Mountain Mission [Charleston WV]

Mountain Mission is a charitable organization with a soup kitchen and such, as well as a thrift store on their clean grounds in Charleston.  Things started off quite auspiciously when we parked and got out, there was a glass of Kool Aid or iced tea, with ice still in the cup, just sitting in the […]

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Goodwill [Charleston WV]

So I left on a Sunday from Chicago bound for Kentucky.  I spent 4 nights there then drove to North Carolina.  Charleston was about 1/2 way so it was a prime stop for lunch and a quick chance to look for vinyls.  First up was the old standby: Goodwill. I had a brief discussion was […]

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Goodwill, Addison

I have had pretty good luck at Goodwill Addison over the years and I try to stop by once every 4-6 weeks to look for new scores.  I stopped by on a lazy Sunday afternoon and I was about 1/3rd of my way through the bin when I was fighting for room with someone else […]

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Traderbakers Flea Market [Carrolton KY]

This place sold itself as a ‘flea market’ but by my definition it was an antique mall.  We can argue about the actual goods and whether they qualify as ‘antiques’ or not but the biggest thing was that the items here were on consignment and a flea market to me has to involve interaction with […]

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Pawsibilities Thrift Shop [Fort Mill SC]

I was down in NC yet again and procured a vehicle – with my new found freedom I took advantage of the fact that South Carolina was only about 30 minutes away! My geography skills are quite lacking it seems but no matter – with wheels beneath me I set out to see what I […]

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Goodwill [Huntersville NC]

My company is headquartered in North Carolina and I’ve been down there a handful of times over the years.  This time, I was actually visiting a customer in nearby Mount Holly and had some spare time so I stopped by the HQ to powwow with some of my contacts there.  I was walking out of […]