Sorority Girls Tired of Needy Families Taking the Good Date Party Costumes at Goodwill
Last Tuesday, sorority sisters Amber Pruitte and Candice Jennings stopped by Goodwill to shop for costumes for their date party later that night. The date party theme was “Shrek at the Rec,” and they hoped a successful trip to their favorite thrift store would draw all eyes to on them and their respective dates.
During the entire hour-long shopping excursion, Pruitte and Jennings had little luck in finding their ideal costumes. “All I wanted was an ugly green dress! I’m tired of needy families taking the good date party costumes at Goodwill!” Jennings told The Mugdown.
The girls, upset that many of their intended wardrobe options were picked over, were appalled when they noticed an older lady in front of them had a pair of red gloves in her basket. “That would’ve been perfect for Chad’s Lord Farquaad costume!” Pruitte said. “Doesn’t that lady realize how important this date party is for me?!”
Goodwill, among other local thrift stores, has long provided inexpensive, secondhand clothing and accessories to individuals and families in the Bryan/College Station area. However, these shops have grown in popularity with college students who rummage through thrift stores for clothing related to Halloween, date parties, and various student organization events.
Despite a costume shopping “failure” at Goodwill, the girls picked dresses that fit and decided to let their dates fend for their own.
The Mugdown later followed up with Jennings the day after the date party to ask what she had done with the dress that was purchased. “My closet at the sorority house is so big, so I can’t remember. I’m sure it’s tucked away in a box with my other costumes. Who cares?”
—Good Bullogna
Editor’s Note: The following are different locations around Bryan/College Station where you can conveniently donate clothes and other household goods for the benefit of those who need it most:
A: Second Chance Resale: 2041 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S, College Station, TX 77840
B: Alice’s Attic: 424 N Main St, Bryan, TX 77803
C: Second Chance II: 3808 Old College Rd, Bryan, TX 77801
D: Goodwill (College Station): 2704 Texas Ave #3, College Station, TX 77840
E: Goodwill (Bryan): 2600 Texas Ave, Bryan, TX 77802
F: Charity Clothing Pickup – drop box: 2232 Texas Ave, S College Station, TX 77840
G: Charity Clothing Pickup – drop box: 2400 Earl Rudder Frwy, College Station, TX 77840
H: Charity Clothing Pickup – drop box: 700 University Dr E, College Station, TX 77840
I: Charity Clothing Pickup – drop box: 3300 State Highway 6 S College Station, TX 77840
Her ascent to the highest social class began in first grade, when she consistently brought the coolest lunch—Lunchables—to school each day, toting them in her Vera Bradley lunchbox. Never mind the fact that she only had Lunchables because her parents were too busy working high-stress careers to make her anything else, and she only had a Vera Bradley lunchbox because her parents bought her name-brand items to distract from their lack of engagement in her everyday life; Good Bullonga turned out just fine, if you ignore her crippling abandonment issues.