2015 is off to a great start at Goodwill

• What's Happening at Goodwill Stores
• Mason Jars
• Shopgoodwill Lingo
• Pinterest 100
• Unique Donation

January was an exciting month here at Goodwill. We temporarily closed our Alcott Street Store for some remodeling and opened it up as the new Goodwill Half Off Store.

Goodwill Half Off Store 420 Alcott Street, Kalamazoo MI

Everything at this store will be half off everyday! And you will be able to shop at this Half Off store on our last Saturday of each month, Super Saturday, and take an additional half off most items! Isn't that exciting?
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Mason Jars - Love them! What's not to love? They are handy, pretty, functional, nostalgic, and crafty. Did you know that in 1795 the French government  established a 12,000-franc prize for whoever could find a new way to preserve food?  This prize lead to the discovery of canning. Napoleon was the French leader at this time and desired a way to feed his army on the go and the prize was the incentive to find a way. Read the whole story at famousinventors.org.
You can find mason jars at Goodwill stores on the housewares and Treasure Chest shelves and special collectible jars like this one on shopgoodwill.com :

#9 BALL Green Pint Jar Screw On Lid

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Shopping Tip: Learn the Treasure Chest & Shopgoodwill.com Lingo

NIB - New in box
Items listed NIB will be unused and still in the original box.

UIB - Used in box
Items listed UIB have been used, but are still stored in the original box.

NWT - New With Tag
Items listed NWT are new items that still have there original tags on them.

Vintage - These collectible items are generally from the mid-20th century.

Antique - These collectible items are generally from the early 20th century and before.

Retro - These collectible items are from the recent past.
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Have you checked out the Pinterest 100? Pinterest has posted 100 trending Pins in popular categories for 2015.
Here are a couple that caught our eye:
Upcycled Lighting Ideas

Favorite Wall Vases

Spice jar organization with printable labels .

Visit our Treasure Chest Pinterest Page!
Do you see a great pin that we should share on our page? You can send a message now on our Pinterest page.
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Unique Donation:
These gorgeous 1950's era cordial glasses caught our eye.

They have a Victorian charm with a different woodland creature on each one. They were kindly donated this week and will be appearing soon on the shelves at our Milham store in Kalamazoo.

Happy Treasure Hunting!