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Great Goodwill Find - Snowed In

Posted: Feb 05, 2010

Just had to share my Goodwill find. Yesterday I found a split-key clackety key ergonomic keyboard for $1.65!! I love it. It is made by Belkin (I didn't know they made keyboards). I think it's older because it has the PS/2 connector. I cleaned it up, and it works just beautifully. Just had to share.

Good for you! - Old part-timer

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There's nothing better than a good keyboard! (And nothing worse than a bad one)

Right now, I'm not happy with mine. It's a USB one and I think it's sluggish.

Thanks - Snowed In

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It is great to find a good keyboard, and at that price it made it even sweeter. One thing I've noticed is the 6 key is on the right hand side of the split. My other ergo keyboard had the 6 on the left. I'm getting used to it though, still loving it!

You did better than I did! - OHMT

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I found an ergo keyboard for $3.00 at the thrift store. I was so thrilled until I got it home and realized it was for Windows 98.

I donate all my old keyboards to Goodwill. They are still very usable - recycler

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but just a little sticky for me so I turn them in when I buy new ones.

Goodwill - good job with your great deal - Vikefantam

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Oh, I just love Goodwill and thrift stores. The high school I went to was a rich high school, filled with doctors' and lawyers' kids. Unfortunately, I was one of the misfits because we were only middle class. You just were not cool if you didn't have designer jeans or if you shopped at K-mart for your clothes. They made fun of those of us who could not afford better clothing.

Now, I work from home. I have a few nice dress outfits for church and special events. Otherwise, I just adore going to the clothing thrift store and picking up jeans for a couple dollars, sweaters, shirts, etc. - all cheap. I could spend hours looking around at that place.

Glad you like your keyboard. I've never tried an ergonomic keyboard and I think I'm just too old and have been using a regular keyboard too long to change my ways now. I've already had De Quervain's surgery. If I get carpal tunnel, I get it. I do use a wrist rest at all times, though.

Oh, I found a great jean jacket for a few bucks at one of our thrift stores. It's really nice.

Goodwill/Great Finds - Snowed In

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Keyboard is still holding up! I love Goodwill and my other local thrift store. I usuall try to take one day a week to get out of the house and go and browse. I could probably spend all day in there if I had the time. I had the same high-school experience as you, only my family was even poorer. I couldn't even begin to keep up with the rest of the kids, and unfortunately that is what mattered--what tag was sewn in your sweater. These days I love finding a bargain and proudly wear my Goodwill finds. I not only look pretty but smart! Not only do I find clothes, but I've found a humidifier, a never-used printer/scanner/copier machine, a paper shredder, and a fax machine. If I hadn't been snowed in for a week, I would have already been this week. Somebody else is getting my bargains!

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