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Top Four Best Places to Buy and Sell Antiques

If you’re up for the travel and antique shipping, here are four places to start your search for the best place to buy and sell your antiques away from home.

Do you know these ‘Grinches’ who stole Salvation Army kettle?

Surveillance video shows two people stealing the money intended to go toward Salvation Army services. The thieves appear to have used bolt cutters to remove the donation bucket from its stand outsi…

How to Find Designer Brands at Thrift Stores

How to find designer dresses when shopping at thrift stores.

What Not to Donate: Thrift Store Donation Guidelines

Every thrift store has different rules, but these items are commonly turned away at donation centers. Call ahead to see if your local store can accept them.

Here's What Goodwill Actually Does With Your Donated Clothes

What actually happens to the clothes you donate

Getting rid of old clothes can be fraught, but there are ways to ensure that your garments get reused and recycled.

Online thrift stores give deal-hunters new ways to score

There's a range to the Goodwills and consignment stores of the internet. Some cater to kids or young adults; some are specifically for high-end fashion; some are a free-for-all.

Goodwill Hunting: Bargain yard tools

Persistence pays off. This especially applies to bargain shopping at Discover Goodwill stores.

Teach Kids About Sustainability with Goodwill Crafts

Ohio Valley Goodwill makes it easy to teach your kids sustainability lessons through fun crafting projects! Donate to Goodwill or shop today.

How to Successfully Shop at Goodwill — Styled by KG

When I tell clients, family, friends or any other people about how I shop at Goodwill and share with them the purchases that I make, I typically hear back “but how?” or “can you teach me?” It definitely takes a certain type of person to enjoy and successfully shop at Goodwill but with these s

What And What Not To Donate To Goodwill

Spring cleaning season is upon us, and when cleaning out the house, one can find many items that are able to be donated.

How to Shop at Goodwill for Kids

This was an old post that I wrote in March of 2011 but it’s full of great tips for shopping at Goodwill for kid’s clothes. It’s almost time to start back to school shopping and looking at thrift stores or Goodwill for clothes for your children can really help cut the back to school clothes …

How to De-Clutter the Smart Way with Goodwill

Charitable giving is one of the easiest ways to get rid of a lot of stuff quickly and painlessly, especially when you choose Ohio Valley Goodwill for your donating!

Buyers Beware: The Goodwill Games

A Wall Street Journal analysis reveals companies that are carrying more goodwill on their balance sheets than the companies' own market value—a potential clue to future write-offs and indication they may have overpaid for acquisitions.