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GOOD FINDS CENTRAL FLORIDA

RACK UP FABULOUS DEALS AND FEEL GOOD, TOO

BY KEITH LANDRY

Imagine scoring a great deal on designer brands for

yourself or a friend while helping people find jobs or improve their careers. The Good Finds Central Florida website is a place where that happens every day. Shop deals. Find steals. Do good. It’s a winning trifecta that benefits our community. Goodwill Industries of Central Florida operates the online site, which combines “gently loved” current fashions with social entrepreneurship. It offers people an elite bargain-shopping experience from their homes or wherever they are with cell phone in hand. They will find more than 400 designer brand items to choose from, all at bargain basement prices.

When people donate items to be sold at goodfindscfl.com or purchase the items, that money supports Goodwill’s mission of helping people find jobs and move their careers forward. The nonprofit provides employment tools, job training and placement programs that help people find meaningful work. Goodwill’s vocational training, youth programs, and disability and veterans’ services continue to be especially helpful during the pandemic since many workers have lost their jobs.

“In addition to shopping in our 30 Central Florida retail stores or on ShopGoodwill.com/Orlando, visiting GoodFindsCFL.com provides a unique experience for our customers to find generously donated designer treasures to purchase that directly benefit our local community,” said Kim Praniewicz, vice president of marketing and mission advancement for Goodwill Industries of Central Florida.

What will shoppers find? They won’t even have to click past the home page to find deals on designer bags and purses. They can choose from more than 100 deeply discounted totes, purses and satchels from Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Dooney & Bourke, Coach and other luxury brands.

The site also offers deals on women’s shoes, sandals, necklaces, bracelets, designer eyeglass frames, cosmetic cases, credit card holders, zip wristlets and more. Let’s not leave out the guys. There are also items that empower men to score deals while giving back to the greater good: designer wallets at deep discounts, Coach crossbody bags, backpacks and more.

For shoppers looking to purchase a birthday present, the website has a Gift Ready section with more than 50 items that are brand new with tags still on them, new and in the original boxes, or in pristine condition, all ready to be gifted. Just purchase and plug in the mailing address, and the gift gets mailed to the person being celebrated.

All sales are final unless something in an item’s original online description was inaccurate. Items purchased online before 1 p.m. Monday through Friday are shipped out the same day, and those purchased at later hours are shipped the next business day. Shipping is complimentary

Good Finds Central Florida empowers online bargain hunters to help Goodwill Industries of Central Florida build lives that work, while helping shoppers feel good and look fabulous. ▯

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA launched Good Finds Central Florida in 2018 to showcase brand-name items it receives as donations. The site offers an online boutique shopping experience from the comfort and convenience of home. Shop from a variety of brand-name and designer purses, accessories and jewelry from Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Dooney & Bourke, Coach and many more luxury brands, at up to 60% off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. Sales benefit Goodwill’s job training and placement programs to help people find meaningful work.

Visit www.goodfindscfl.com for more information.

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