Best Scrapbooking/Paper Crafting "Score"-what did you get???

I got an XXL Navigator for $35. They were $129 originally. It was marked $49.99 on the shelf. I took it to the front counter to make sure the price was right and she said it wasn't. Storage was an extra 30% off that week. Oh boy. I said fine and bought it. This is also the store that sold me a fully loaded 4 foot decorated tree for $75. It had over 100 glass blown ornaments on it. It was after Christmas and they were selling all of their small display trees for that amount. I heard later that the employees who sold it and undecorated it to sent it home with me got an earful. At the time, I just thought I got a great deal.

In terms of craziest deals, two things come to mind:

1) The Lifestyle Crafts letterpress bundle at JoAnn (it included the letterpress platform, some plates, some inks, some tools AND the Epic 6 die cutting machine). I think the original price was $200 and I got it for $40. I don't do much letterpress anymore but it was my "gateway drug" to manual die cutting at a great price!

2) Last year, I found the Tonic Luxury storage bundle (the rolling tote and shoulder bag) on sale at Simon Says Stamp for $20, down from $200. I bought it immediately because I've always wanted one of those rolling totes, even though I don't currently have a need for it. I just couldn't pass up that deal!

In terms of most use:

1) Chickaniddy 12x12 foil paper. Years ago, I was browsing Amazon and I found that they had the 25-pack of Chickaniddy 12x12 solid foil paper on sale for $15. I bought three packs each of gold and silver. It is such a beautiful foil paper and die cuts like a dream. I have used it on so many different projects and still have a decent amount left, but if I could go back in time, I'd order 10 packs each! Chickaniddy is no longer around but man, that paper is amazing.

2) My Fiskars ProCision trimmer. I got it years ago from JoAnn when it was 65% off on Black Friday. Last year, it started to leave ragged edges when I cut paper. The blade is supposed to be self-sharpening and isn't replaceable, so I emailed Fiskars asking if I could somehow buy/install a replacement since I loved my trimmer. I knew they had a lifetime warranty on their products but I was happy to buy a new blade if it meant I could keep using my trimmer. They sent me a BRAND NEW trimmer, free of charge. This trimmer is $120 without a sale, so not only did I get the first one at a steal, I got a replacement when the first one didn't cut as cleanly.

Probably the Zipemate diecut machine at a yardsale for $10.00. My original Sizzix worked fine, but I got sick of the constant up and down lever action. I sold it and have no regrets.

Oh god I loved that sale. I was playing the put things in and out of my cart to see what it did to shipping and the shipping somehow froze so I ended up buying a couple of kits and some Jen Hadfield gold glitter scalloped washi tape for like 13 cents delivered to Australia.

Fuse! Yes. Good grief, I'm losing it, lol

Me, too - the full-size Minc. Including shipping, I paid $25 for it. The best part - I accidentally ordered some 10 mil laminating pouches and the Minc works on those! Most consumer-grade laminators can't handle that thickness.

Oh, I forgot my best buy ever. My friend had an account at WRMK. She found the $29.99-$39.99 albums on sale for $2.43. They showed up regular price, but when she put them in her wholesale account cart, they went to the sale price. Together we bought over 80 of them. The shipping was about 4 bucks an album, but at that price, who cared. I still have a bunch of them.

One day I was at Michael's and they had a sign 10 for $1 at the specialty paper. I was really surprised because usually its 1 for $1. So I got all the $1.99 specialty paper for $.10. They changed the sign right away 😆.

My best score isn’t necessarily a scrapbook item, but I use it in my scrapbook room so I am going to count it.
It is my 72 drawer card catalog from a local college that was 150.00.

It was crazy getting it, the guy was hell bent on getting rid of it right away and was being  kind of cagey.  It was December 23rd when he listed it on Craig’s List and we picked it up Christmas Eve.  I was worried he had another buyer who was offering more, but I knew I had been the first to contact him, so I kept on him.  We borrowed my uncle’s truck,  dropped the food I had made for our family dinner off at my mom’s and off my husband and I went.  It was 1.5 hours out of town in the boonies.  My husband had to get two of my brother in laws to get it out of the truck and into our house!  

The guy actually had two and was going to turn the other into a wine rack (!).  He let me check all the drawers to make sure they were all perfect and let me swap the one or two that had minor damage.  He was a custodian at the college and they were just going to ditch them.  

It is a beautiful dark wood with the brushed nickel metal.  It makes me happy every time I look at it.