October Tag Sale, Thrift Store, and Bargain Thread

My mom and I went to our local flea market. It's a pretty nice one. We went just to wander. I was good until the very end. Early on I got 12 strawberry buttons for $1 that I got for some dresses I'm working on for my daughter. Then $5 for a teacup to match another one that I have. I was sort of looking for American Girl dolls for my 6-year-old. Previous flea markets multiple people have had them. This time there was only one. She wanted $60 or more per doll, she was selling them for her sister that wasn't there. So I went back at the end and offered $100 for two - Kirsten and Felicity - both retired and hard to find - she said yes. I'll have to take them into the local American Girl store to get their hair fixed, but they are both hard to find so I'm happy with the purchase!

Hi all! So Friday night at my favorite auction I picked up an anchor for my DS's kayak. He goes it weighs too much. I'm like it will buff up your muscles if you row with an extra 15 lbs! Suck it up kid!

I also picked him up a Xbox. Had a couple games, brand new extra controller etc. He thought a good deal. Well naturally a couple days later he sees a posting on Craigslist for someone only $25 more and it came with like 40 games. Ugh. Granted there was no way of knowing it would be posted. I should be glad he was happy.... at first!

Then at my usual auction I only picked up a few things. A HUGE wooden rocking chair for $4. Definitely not your average size chair. I couldn't resist for that price. I also picked up 3 plastic storage bins for $1. One of them is huge. I want to slowly move all my tag sale stuff into the plastic bins, easier to store/stack. Also for $1 I picked up a card table which was in great shape. It came with a 2-piece wooden circle that fits over the table so if you want a round table. Can never have enough tables for tag sales or anything else at home (dessert table etc)

Also picked up a couple glass covered containers in a great orangey/red color. Just something about them appealed to me. They remind you of a canister.

So glad to see you posting again eastcoastpea !  Was beginning to get a bit worried about you.  Hope the computer stays fixed and you are around a bit more now!

I've had a busy month, but have managed to get to my regular thrift stores a couple of times.  Normally I just stick to the craft/fabric and accessories sections, but for some reason I decided to check out the photo album section at one of the stores.  Came home with 3 brand new, handmade photo albums/baby books - for just $3 each!  One is by Kata Golda, while the other two are by Molly West.  Both of those are new in the original boxes.  Such nice albums!  Haven't decided if I will list them on eBay or reserve for baby gifts. They would be very nice gifts.   

There hasn't been much in the crafts areas lately, but did pick up some new felt stocking kits and a needlepoint kit.  Those are listed, but things have been slow on eBay.  One of the reasons I'm trying not to pick up very much at the stores unless it is for myself or my gift drawer.

My biggest find was yesterday - at the grocery store of all places!  They say timing is everything and it sure was in this case.  Had just arrived and noticed a stock boy dumping boxes of things from the kitchen department into a sale bin.  He said they had just reset that department and were clearing out the old stuff.  It was an assortment of stuff, but the biggest deal was Tervis tumblers for just $2 each!     I came home with 8 of the 24 oz. tumblers and 8 of the 16 oz tumblers!  Also got the Microplane Ginger Tools for just $1/each, and a Taylor Pro Digital Thermometer Probe for just $1.  

There was also an assortment of the double walled stainless steel water bottles for just $2/each.  I bought 5 of those.  Also they had some really cute Texas themed cookie cutters for just 10¢ each.  All told, I spent a total of $50 on the sale items.  When I checked out, the cashier (and my receipt) said I had saved $435!!!     My gift drawer now runneth over.  I plan to use my new Silhouette to make some vinyl decals for the water bottles.  The tumblers will be great gifts during the year, especially when a secret sister swap comes up.  They can be filled with treats and make a nice gift, while staying under budget.  To appease DH, I will probably list a few of the tumblers on eBay to cover my costs.  Otherwise, I'm set for gift giving for a while!  

Plan to visit an estate sale a few streets over this afternoon.  Otherwise, things have been slow on the garage sale & estate sale circuit since Hurricane Harvey.  I'm using the lull to go through and list stuff I've been collecting from the stores, as well as from clearing out closets.  I'm hosting an event on Nov 21, so really need to get this stuff cleared out of my study ASAP!

ETA:  I think they wised up on the Tervis cups.  Was at the grocery this week and while they still have a few in the sale bin, they are now marked $8.  Glad I got mine when I did!

I found a 2011 White House ornament at goodwill. For 99 cents.

I bought all 7 seasons of west wing for $30. Never opened.

Now we something watch on sat and Sunday nights.

Recently I found some sizzix dies and stampin up stamps. I only bought what I'd use but it looked like a scrapbooker cleaned out her room and donated!

i recently saw unopened boxes/packages of the sizzix original Serif numbers and punctuation dies.  they were a good deal but i don't even use the alphabets  i already own.