Goodwill Store Find
By Kareng
@kareng (73587)
United States
September 30, 2023 4:31pm CST
Thursday on the way home from my hubby's doctor appointment he had to stop at Home Depot. I remembered that there was a Goodwill Store right down the road and asked to stop in there real quick. He agreed.
I actually found a few things that would work in the antique store booth. I was surprised. The best thing I found was a Longaberger Pottery Tea Pot! I paid $3.99 for it. If you recognize the name Longaberger, you know they made high quality baskets. I didn't know they made pottery too!
When I got home I looked up the teapot and found that it retails for $69.99! There is another version that is about one inch taller that retails for $79.99. Amazing how that one inch amounts to $10!
Are you familiar with Longaberger baskets or pottery?
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16 responses
@kaylachan (77488)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Sep 23
Not really, but I'm not complaining either. a find is a find so take what you can get.
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@kaylachan (77488)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Oct 23
@kareng So I have been told.
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@AmbiePam (97965)
• United States
30 Sep 23
That name is not familiar to me, but your find is very impressive! You sound like @kouponkaren with your cool finds from stores and sales that end up making very good money.
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I could see us shopping daily. It would probably get to where we needed a storage building to put all the goodies in. Ha!!
@snowy22315 (189107)
• United States
30 Sep 23
Yes, I sold a Longaberger coat rack for slightly over 20 bucks I got for free. A former friend of mine, had a lot of the baskets.
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@snowy22315 (189107)
• United States
1 Oct 23
@kareng Maybe, but I wanted to get rid of it. People around here don't typically pay big bucks for things, and it was too large to mess around with eBay or some such. It wasn't a tall rack, but the long rack with hooks
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@kareng (73587)
• United States
2 Oct 23
@snowy22315 I see! I was thinking one of the tall ones! Got cha!!
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@celticeagle (174122)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Sep 23
I am now.
Hope it sells at a good price for you.
Oh! They are nice. I like the shape.
Hope it sells at a good price for you.
Oh! They are nice. I like the shape.2 people like this
@celticeagle (174122)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Oct 23
@kareng ........Looked that way in the pictures I found of them.
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@Deepizzaguy (109462)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Sep 23
I am not that familiar with Longaberger baskets or pottery.
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@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
1 Oct 23
I'm not too familiar with the Longaberger brand, but of course I am not too educated on some aspects of antiques. I have some kind of sixth sense that is built into me that I can touch things and know they are valuable. Teddy bears and other stuffed animals are a different matter, I can pick up a stuffed animal and almost immediately tell a person how much the animal is worth on the market and how much they can expect to get for it.
I can't get over how much an inch or ten extra kleenex can make a difference in price. I was shopping for kleenex today and 10 Kleenexes increased the price of the box by a dollar. Sorry, it isn't worth a buck for ten pieces of paper to wipe my nose. Two boxes that would net me 30 extra kleenex would cost 50 cents less than the large box. Guess which box I bought two of....
Hope your tea pot sells quickly. I'm going to do some research and see what they're like...who knows, I might have a bear residing in one!
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@GardenGerty (163407)
• United States
1 Oct 23
I knew about the baskets but not the pottery. That was a real find.
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@RebeccasFarm (94527)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 Oct 23
I was not til you told me here..I love Goodwill though.
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@1creekgirl (43502)
• United States
30 Sep 23
I've heard of the baskets. You got a great bargain!
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@LindaOHio (188220)
• United States
1 Oct 23
I've seen the baskets. You can really pick up some bargains at the Goodwill Store. Have a good day.
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@kareng (73587)
• United States
3 Oct 23
@LindaOHio She felt a little better today. Still very tired, but that is to be expected. She slept most of the day on and off. That too is good. Thanks for asking!
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@luisadannointed (7308)
• Philippines
1 Oct 23
No, I am not familiar, but glad to know you found it. My mom always buy things that we need at home, she is the queen of the house and of the kitchen, she'll tell us what she needs and find it online and pay for it. Heheheh. thanks you for sharing and God bless.
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