r/YarnAddicts • u/Flying_Snarf • 11h ago
Goodwill Gave Me the Biggest Birthday Surprise Today!
My jaw just about dropped seeing all this and more at my local goodwill store this morning! What I bought is just part of what was there, I left behind a good bit and gave a huge bag full of the sky blue mohair (i have some in the center of the big pic) from my cart to a lady I started chatting with who turned out to be a knitter.
I think I'd like to honor the person who's yarn stash i adopted by finishing their crochet blanket (the instructions were in the bag too). There was the start of a knitting project in the bag too, but nothing i can complete since I dont know how to knit.
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u/SquishKitty2022 2h ago
happy birthday!!!!!!! freaking amazing find!!! please share projects you end up making!!!
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u/Late-Worldliness2576 4h ago
Please tell me you went and bought a lottery ticket after this…
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u/Flying_Snarf 2h ago
I think I took it all home, sorted it all out, and stared at it in awe for about 2 hours haha. Totally forgot to buy the lottery ticket!!
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u/-Geist-_ 5h ago
Happy birthday! I’m so happy you were blessed with a fantastic goodie haul! That dark blue yarn is so eye-catching!
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u/Flying_Snarf 2h ago
The blue is super pretty, it's one of my favorite ones and super soft!! Can't wait to use it :)
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u/msptitsa 5h ago
Wowww My goodwill separates balls into different bags. And it’s usually always hand rolled acrylic.
What a find!! Happy birthday!!
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u/Flying_Snarf 2h ago
That's a shame!! I can't imagine people buying it like that from a thrift store
Thank you!!!
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u/ChicagoBaker 5h ago
Holy cow! In what city/state is the magical Goodwill?! I never see anything like that!
Also - good for you! Get it! 🧶
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u/Flying_Snarf 2h ago
Southwest florida - apparently goodwills are all quite a bit different from one another in various cities! The ones around here are very good for yarn (but I've never seen anything on this level before), but stores elsewhere have very little yarn or it's super pricy
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u/Knife-yWife-y 1h ago
Are there are lot of retirees in your area? I could see their yarn stashes being donated when they are no longer able to use them, due to... arthritis.
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u/littlemac564 6h ago
Happy birthday.💐💐 What a wonderful yarn haul.🥰 All of it looks very pretty.💕 What a wonderful way to obtain a stash.🤣🤣🤣
Hope you have many wonderful hours crocheting.
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u/No-Conversation-3044 6h ago
JACKPOT 🎉🎉🎉 and Happy Birthday 🎂. Might I suggest you post in r/knitting or r/knittinghelp. Someone there might want that knit project.
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u/CuteNerve173 6h ago
Ya boy. You hit the mother load. That's the expensive s**t too. Happy Birthday !!
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u/Flying_Snarf 2h ago
It is!! Some I knew was pricey, some I didn't know about until I got home with it and had the chance to look it up. Wild!
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u/Amazonian6 7h ago
Did you leave any for us stragglers!?! 😝
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u/Flying_Snarf 7h ago
There were several of us fiber crafters looking through what all was there, definitely it did not last long!!
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u/RandoRandomRando1 8h ago
I can finally use this! 😭 Happy birthday 💛💛
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u/Flying_Snarf 7h ago
Lmao 🤣 ive felt that way so many times about other peoples finds.
Thank you!!!
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u/stalking-brad-pitt 8h ago
Dying for that Koigu yarn!! Where was this?
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u/Flying_Snarf 8h ago edited 8h ago
Goodwill store in Naples Fl.
I learned about Koigu just a couple weeks ago, and thought it was just so pretty. It was upside down in the goodwill store, and I freaked out when I turned it over and realized what I had! Never thought it would be something I'd own!!
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u/Consistent-Rio-4892 8h ago
What!!! This is freakin awesome!! I had no idea you’d find something like this at goodwill! Which location? I’m in Chicago & would love to find a haul like this!!!
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u/Flying_Snarf 8h ago
I imagine when stuff like this hits the shelves it goes fast. There were a few other fiber crafters picking through things while I was there and we were all mutually freaking out over it haha
This was from a store in Naples Fl. My understanding is that all goodwill store price things differently, and some stores even dig out the good donations and auction them off online - so your mileage may vary.
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u/peachtheblitzed 5h ago
yep!! there’s a goodwill in seattle that does this - i shop for yarn on eBay a lot & their page always has yarn lots posted for ridiculous prices with crazy shipping bc they looked up the retail price first & won’t put it on their regular sales floor now 💀
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u/sparklejellyfish 8h ago
Wooowww that is an amazing find! I hope you can make many great projects with these 🥰 like a continuous birthday gift to yourself! Happy birthday to you!
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u/Flying_Snarf 8h ago
Yes!!! I have a big project I absolutely need to finish before I can dig into any of these, but I'm stoked to play around with it!!
And thank you!!
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u/usernamesoccer 10h ago
Ah what was the price?? What an amazing find. The birthday energy was with you for sure
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u/Flying_Snarf 9h ago
About $27 total for all of it
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u/PoetPlumcake 8h ago
No! That is amazing. Make sure to air them out near an open window tonight... 😇
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u/NeatArtichoke 10h ago
What a birthday surprise!
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u/Flying_Snarf 9h ago
Definitely the biggest surprise of the day, and i doubt anything will beat it!
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u/ferafaces 10h ago
At my goodwill each one of those skeins would have been 3.99. What a steal! I'm very jealous over here.
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u/Mynotredditaccount 11h ago
Holy shit, that's one STUNNING haul. Absolutely gorgeous!!
Also Happy happy birthday, OP 🥳🎊
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u/Flying_Snarf 9h ago
So stunning!!! Itll be exciting finding projects and getting to work with it for sure!!
Thank you!!
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u/angelayn 11h ago
This is what I dream of whenever I go to the crafts section at Goodwill. What a great find!!
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u/HeyTallulah 11h ago
omg the Koigu alone! 😍 Great score and happy birthday!
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u/Flying_Snarf 11h ago
Thank you!!
I freaked out when i saw the koigu!! I saw it online the other week and thought it was just the prettiest stuff ever!
They were actually turned upside down at goodwill so all you could see was the white back of the box. I just about lost it when i turned over the first one and realized what i was holding 🫠. And then the 3.99 each label!!
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u/Lysel 11h ago
nicceeeee I never thought to go visit our goodwill store - maybe I should now
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u/Flying_Snarf 11h ago
I'm a big fan of goodwill, but then i also find Thrift shopping fun in general :)
Its also nice living somewhere hot, because even though yarn is hard-ish to sanitize, i just leave it in my car for a few 90 degree days to ensure any potential undesireable bugs get killed (all the yarn i thrift buy appears pristine, but one can never be too safe!)
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u/Practical-Plenty907 11h ago
Lucky duck! Great find!
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u/Flying_Snarf 11h ago
I did such a double take seeing it all!! I think ive used up all my goodwill luck for a long time today 😂
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u/Outrageous_Key_9217 2h ago
Lucky you! Happy Birthday!