Goodwill Goody from Spain

While on an excursion to a Goodwill Store to help a friend find some needed items for a new apartment,  I spotted it. 

It was a wonderfully made primarily blue and white decorative plate. It also had touches of bright yellow and tiny bits of green and red.

Displayed on a table right inside the front door, I picked it up.  The plate's pattern was very pleasing to the eye.

Turning it over,  I read that it was from Spain.  It even had a wire attached, so it was ready to hang on the wall!

While the plate appealed tremendously, I didn't need another decorative plate for our home. You know that old argument of "want" versus "need,"  right?

Returning to that table a half dozen times,  I kept looking at and picking up the plate from Spain. The usual questions popped into my brain.

"Did someone bring this plate back to the USA while on vacation in Spain?"

"Why did someone finally give away such a lovely item?"

"How much would this cost in the country where it was made?"

"Who hand painted it?"

Finally, I placed the decorative plate in my shopping cart. It was quite a bargain at  $6.50.

When I got to the register, the girl rang up my purchase at $3.25.

"What?" I gasped. 

"Oh, everything on that front table is half-price," the clerk said.

It would have been easy to dance all the way out to the parking lot! 

And so,  I found the perfect spot on the kitchen wall for the lovely plate from Spain.

Today we are joining Thrifty Things Friday on Diann's blog, The Thrifty Groove and Show and Tell Friday on Cindy's blog, My Romantic Home.

WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT "WANT" VERSUS "NEED"  ITEMS?