She wears a black leather hat, coat, and purse a matching set, symbolic of a life of luxury. The woman, however, is not above shopping in The Goodwill Store. She purchases a fashionable silk blouse and a pair of unfaded blue jeans that will sufficiently obscure the franchise from which they were purchased. The woman pays with a personal check, shocking the other customers with the sophistication of her mode of payment. As she gathers her things and walks confidently out the door, one can t help but wonder if appearances can be deceptive.
Many shoppers frequent the shop alone.
Whether this is by choice or due to lack of options is difficult to tell. Occasionally an older couple will enter, the one following the other around the treacherous aisles of goods, loudly conversing about a possible purchase. Their persistent arguing is drowned out by the constant gossip taking place between the worker and various customers. Sidney s son is going off to college. Wants to teach in Detroit.