2137 MacDade Blvd.
Welcome to the Holmes Goodwill!
We're back on The Retail Connection! Today, we're checking out a thrift store. The Holmes Goodwill, located in the MacDade Plaza, has been open for over 30 years (formerly a furniture store) and recently got a remodel. The walls have been painted, new decor is up, and the checkout and cart corrals have been moved. Let's step inside, get out of the cold, and take a look!
This area was formerly empty, but it now houses the cart corrals. They were previously along the front wall, where the checkout currently is. The wall was also repainted with this new slogan.
Here's a look at the decor that runs along the walls. The "Donate. Shop. Create Jobs." slogan is seen throughout the store.
I don't know for sure, but I think these price directories are new. They're towards the back of the store, where the glassware, housewares, books, and movies are.
These category markers are also new. These are all throughout the store.
Other Images of Interest
My Finds
I found some interesting retail memorabilia on my trip here.
Reused carts
This store has a plethora of recycled shopping carts. In view are carts from Acme, Walmart, and Marshalls. I wouldn't be surprised if this store also has old Kmart carts from their Holmes location, which closed in 2019, lying around, though I didn't see any.
Here's a close-up look at the cart I used on this trip, a black cart from Acme. I used to see red ones at this store before the remodel, but not this time.
Vintage filter-drier
Not necessarily retail, but I saw this very old Sporlan Catch-All Filter-Drier which is probably from the 50's or 60's. According to Google, Sporlan Valve Company is defunct and was located in Elkins Park, PA.
A&W mug
I ended up buying this A&W mug. It was only 99 cents. It's in pretty good condition, too.
CVS sticker
The item itself (a brownie pan/cutter) wasn't interesting, but I thought this sticker was. It's a "security label" which obviously wasn't supposed to be on something that was for sale. There's a number beneath it to call "if found at other outlets". The CVS is still open, by the way.
That's all for this brief tour! Thanks for stopping by The Retail Connection!
I have one of those A&W mugs as well - I got mine at a church flea market. They're really nice heavy duty mugs, especially the older ones like yours.
ReplyDeleteGoodwill seems to be pushing for fancier looking stores lately. In my area most Goodwill stores relocated to either newbuild or very heavily remodeled larger spaces over the last few years to go along with this transition. Here's a post of a newbuild Goodwill by me (run by Goodwill of Central Florida), and it's certainly on the fancy looking end of the thrift store spectrum: https://myfloridaretail.blogspot.com/2020/07/when-2020s-meet-thrift-store.html
The reused carts are certainly an unusual find for most Goodwill stores as they tend to prefer ordering their own. The one with the black WAL*MART logo on a white handle is certainly refurbished, with the rest being original late 1990s/early 2000s units. Looks like the Acme and Marshalls ones are runaways.
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely. For whatever reason, some of them do have a Goodwill handle. You can see one of them in the picture, with the Walmart handle peeking out from underneath. They didn't even try to cover up most of them, though.
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