July 1, 2007
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Garage Sale Score!
Today we went garage sale shopping. “We” meaning Steve, John and myself in the morning and then Jessi, my Sister in Law Steph and myself in the afternoon. Found some fantastic bargains!
Steve and I found two very nice infant car seat bases with the matching seat for $5. We have been trying to find another base for the car seat we currently have for Noelle but it was going to cost quite a bit just for the extra base at Wal Mart and I hadn’t been able to find one used. This way we get the whole system for five bucks and the extra base is going to come in VERY handy as far as convenience in using both the car and the truck.
Two of my treasured hand made stoneware baking/mixing dishes from New Mexico didn’t survive the move leaving me one mixing bowl short. I found two lovely white, heavy duty stoneware mixing/baking bowls today for $3.
The happiest find of the day though was just amazing! I have been looking for a crib for Noelle. Right now she is sleeping in a bassinet by our bed but that will only work for a couple more months before she out grows it. We had found a really nice changing table at a yard sale in Albuquerque before we moved and I had been kind of hoping to find a used crib to match the changing table. Even found one on Craigslist one day for $50 but someone bought it before I got a chance to. One of the sales we stopped at today was a church sale held in their basement. Since I got there in the afternoon everything left was half price. Low and behold there was a crib! Not just ANY crib but a crib that matched the changing table. Wondering if it was reasonably priced and noticing that it was in excellent condition I checked the price tag. $15. Wow. Asked if this too was half price? Yes, it was. So that is totally my score of the day. A beautiful, matching crib in excellent condition for $7.50.
I found out that a man had done the prices for all the baby stuff at this sale which ended up being a HUUUUGE savings because he obviously had no idea what reasonable re sale prices were on many of the items and went way, way under what they were actually worth. <happy sigh> I truly love a great bargain.
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I just have a slight word of caution. Be careful about using used car seats. If they’ve been involved in any type of accident or misuse they may not be up to standard and may be possibly unsafe. Also you might want to do a search of the brand you bought to make sure it isn’t on some recall list. Not trying to worry you
just want to make sure the little gal is safe.
Faye.
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