SPACIOUS NEW DIGS; GOODWILL READY FOR OPENING OF NEW SAUGUS SITE.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer Don't talk family budget to Valerie Tucker. She wrote the book. Tucker has become an expert in buying name-brand children's clothes for less than retail, finding just the right Christmas presents on sale and even decorating her home without hitting the $100 mark. Let the other shoppers have the malls and pricey Pricey Term used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price. pricey Of, relating to, or being an unrealistically high offer. An offer to sell a security at $50 when the current market price is $47 is pricey. boutiques. Tucker's secret is the Goodwill store in Saugus, where she prides herself on finding treasures among other people's discards. ``We've found toys, kids' clothes. We even found Christmas presents - sweaters and shirts with the tags still on,'' Tucker said one recent morning while working her way through a rack of $3.99 sweaters. ``We find a little of everything.'' The shop, which recently moved to larger quarters at 26869 Bouquet Canyon Road, sells items donated to Goodwill stations around the region. Donated items are checked by the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency, and the ones in good condition are priced and stocked in Goodwill stores. The organization's purpose is to train and employ the disabled. Tucker met friend Alice Herrera at the Goodwill store the day she found a prize - a giant stuffed Winnie the Pooh. Herrera, a mother of three, is a fanatic bargain hunter Bargain hunter In the context of general equities, purchaser who is extremely selective in the price sought on a transaction. - so much so that she waits for the delivery truck five days a week at the Saugus shop. ``We come early in the morning when the truck comes,'' she said. ``The good things go fast.'' Goodwill shopping is therapeutic for Barbara Kelly Barbara Kelly (5 October 1924 – 14 January 2007) was a Canadian-born actress best remembered for her television roles in the United Kingdom opposite her husband Bernard Braden in the 1950s and 1960s and for many appearances as a panellist on the British version of of Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
``You kind of relieve stress looking through what's new,'' Kelly said. ``And if you find something you like, you can probably afford it.'' Indeed, a good-as-new Brooks Brothers Brooks Brothers is the oldest surviving men's clothier in the United States, founded in 1818. The privately owned company is owned by Retail Brand Alliance, a spinoff of Luxottica, and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in New York City. men's jacket was marked $9.99. Whole suits top out at $34.99. There is a brown print couch tagged $35, a $30 black-and-white TV and a Mr. Coffee for $7.99. There are belts and ties, lined raincoats, handbags and sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked Sunglasses . The back shelves have a variety that ranges from in-line skates to Easter baskets, kitchenware to fishing poles. And there are hidden gold mines. Tucker bought two of the original and very rare Beanie Babies A number of the Beanie Baby stuffed animals produced by Ty, Inc. have gained special notability for their rarity. Royal Blue Peanut Peanut is a Beanie Baby elephant produced by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. for 69 cents each. She's seen the edition advertised for $500. ``I bought them before I knew what they were,'' she said. Store manager Hy Goldfarb said there are some regulars at the Goodwill store who eye the glassware and other items in search of valuables. ``We had one man, (he) came in and bought a money clip A money clip is a device typically used to store cash and/or credit cards in a very compact fashion for those who do not wish to carry a wallet. Metal Money Clip for $1.99,'' Goldfarb said. ``He came back one day and told us it was gold!'' For Goldfarb, the Goodwill clientele is family. Frequent shoppers bring treats to share; they know one another by name. ``It's a fun store,'' he said. ``People come in and talk while they're looking. We talk for hours.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) The Goodwill store in Saugus celebrated the grand opening of its larger location at 26869 Bouquet Canyon Road on Saturday. (2--Color) Goodwill staffer Nick Cortez prepares a rack of clothes at the new store in Saugus. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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