A Sale to Benefit Charity and Thrifty Brides-to-Be

One couple from Brazil bought 11 dresses to sell there, and another couple bought 7 dresses to sell in Africa, Mr. Harder said.

Shoppers learned about the Goodwill sale mostly from radio and newspaper advertisements and at Shecky’s Girls Night Out events, evenings of fashion and beauty product sales that offer to “cure your recession depression.”