u/Paint_Prudent

Customer here. Cousin and I were both automatically rounded up?

Hey everyone. For better or worse, I’m in a Goodwill store these days at least one per week. I am always asked at checkout if I’d like to round up and I usually do, once. If I go again the next day, I won’t. Anyway—my cousin and I went to a Ft. Lauderdale (Davie) location yesterday. I dropped a pretty penny ($89.20) and didn’t notice in my rush to leave that the cashier gave my total verbally as $89.99, never asked if I wanted to round up and once we left we both realized our totals were rounded up (75 cents for her, 80 for me) without the cashier asking.

My question is, is this normal practice at all? I know from my experience it is not. We were both pretty upset by the assumption and the principle because this particular goodwill already had inflated prices compared to some others in the region. We’re planning to call corporate to report this cashier because even though it’s not a financial breaking point for us, it can be to others.

Any insight greatly appreciated!

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u/Paint_Prudent — 5 days ago
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Lead testing some thrifting finds!

Hi friends! Just thought I’d share a little experiment I felt I needed to do after I accumulated enough vintage cookware and decorative ceramics. 🫠 truthfully, I didn’t think much about it before purchasing.

Lead positive is purple and negative is white/yellow.

Shown (maybe in order?):

Sankoware Show Pan- inside negative, outside painted design positive for lead.

Cornwall Slow Cooker- inside and outside negative for lead.

Vintage Kobe for JC Penny enamel bowls: inside and outside negative for lead

Vintage Libbey stained glass glassware: inside negative, outside very positive for lead (I am so so bummed)

For fun-Dollar tree coffee mug: negative for lead

Le Cruset heart shaped Dutch oven: negative for lead

Ceramic pattern fruit bowl: outside very positive for lead.

Unikat polish ceramic spoon rest: negative for lead

Stahl cast iron coated aluminum pot: negative for lead

Hand painted salt and pepper shakers: negative for lead.

Ceramic fruit tile: negative for lead

Stone mortar: negative for lead

This was a fun and revealing experiment! I’d recommend buying a cheap test kit off Amazon (this one was like $6) and running some swabs over your finds if you enjoy vintage or hand painted kitchenware!

u/Paint_Prudent — 12 days ago