On the way back from a trip to Chicago, I convinced my husband to stop with me at the Goodwill Outlet in Gary Indiana because I was shocked to find that there were no thrift store outlets (with bins) in Chicago. Which left me wondering where all their old stuff goes (but that’s something I can mull over more on another post).

The Outlet in Gary was delightful. They allowed shopping to continue in different sections of the store while rotations were taking place, and the rotations were announced with a train whistle sound effect played over the loud speaker. They also had several bins of books – which I haven’t seen at the Indy-area outlets in quite some time.

We only stayed for about an hour, but we still managed to find some treasures. I’d say Chris was the big winner of the day since he stumbled across a set of mix-matched vintage silverware. It is likely all just silverplated but there are some beautiful Oneida, Rogers and Community patterns in the mix, as well as a couple unique pieces. I think my favorite treasure was a set of screen printed holiday cards that hadn’t been used…or maybe it was an old science book that had many charming illustrations.

I’ve also been trying to do some live videos to show off my finds (long before I get photos posted on the web). Here’s the link to the video I did for this “haul” – https://fb.watch/erKDnhI4s0/