I had another fun and productive day of thrifting on Saturday. The day included stops at two of Indianapolis’ four Goodwill Outlets and a stop at a regular Goodwill Store just before closing time.

I have to admit that since discovering the outlets, the allure of the regular retail stores has diminished, but this weekend was a good reminder that there great treasures still to be found at the retail stores – like the items shown in the upper left hand corner–including a grab bag of vintage buttons and zippers and two vintage Barbies and a whole bag of clothing and accessories.  As someone who transitioned from childhood into adulthood with no remaining Barbie shoes in my personal Barbie collection, I see it as no small feat that this bag had 12 complete pairs!  The dolls aren’t in the greatest shape, but again, thinking back to the tragedies that befell my Barbies, they really aren’t that bad considering they are about 60 years old.

My outlet thrifts included a fun salt and pepper shaker set, some vintage cooking utensils and tools, some fun vintage Christmas decor, Vintage comic books in fair condition, a few more children’s books in decent condition, copies of two Opera Librettos and a Chicago Opera program from 1942, two vintage photographs, images of John Bouvier and another gentleman that seem to have autographs, and a collection of vintage toys–including what seems to be a somewhat older collection of bouncy balls.