What Deals I've Gotten This Week

**foxxyroxie** · 01-17-2008, 04:30 AM

I religiously review craigslist and freecycle daily (or sometimes many times a day if I'm looking for something in particular). I have gotten some really neat stuff from there.... these are my finds for this week:

On Monday, I got a living room set -- sofa and chair. It needs new legs put on, nothing major as far as I'm concerned, but the fabric is in very good shape. The roommate's furniture was almost thread-bare so this really helped out!! Tomorrow I pick up a few picture frames -- 1 collage (multi-picture type frame) and 2 child-themed frames which are going to be baby gifts since two of my neighbors recently had babies.

Tonite I found a used gas clothes dryer on craigslist. It was only $30 (they were selling washer (broken) and dryer for $40 -- I told them they could keep the washer). Roommate's dryer 'bit-the-big-one' right around Christmas and it's been killing our pocket books drying our clothes at the laundry-mat, even when we've been washing them at home and lugging them to the laundry-mat to be dried. I figure the $30 for the 'new' dryer is cheaper than our 2 trips to the laundry-mat.

Also, a few weeks ago we found a guy who installed a custom hitch on our van for $120. We need the hitch so we can haul the U-Haul trailer when we move (hopefully at the end of this month). We thought that was a deal since the parts alone (used from the salvage yard at that) were going to cost us nearly $50.

Anyways.... just thought I'd share. If you've never tried these sites out.... you've got to... it's well worth it.

**Jskell911** · 01-17-2008, 06:22 AM

I check out both daily myself. Me are in the market for a futon for the spare bedroom and a corner hutch for the kitchen, so I'm on those two sites often!

Great deals BTW! Especially on the dryer.

**PrairieRose** · 01-17-2008, 06:52 AM

Sounds like you've really made a haul with Craigslist lately. Good for you! I love the idea of recycling things that still have so much life left in them.

**latierra84** · 01-17-2008, 11:39 AM

ive found really great bookshelves on craigslist, its always surprising how cheap and how close people happen to be when theyre trying to get rid of stuff.

**eofelis** · 01-17-2008, 12:19 PM

I need to find a wooden futon to replace our (curb rescued) couch. I'll check out my local CL.

**sdrjeolsen** · 01-17-2008, 12:51 PM

Wow, you did great!

**HappyMama** · 01-17-2008, 01:00 PM

It sounds like you have gotten some great finds lately. Good job! I love bargain hunting and hearing about others great finds.

**miss_thrifty** · 01-17-2008, 02:04 PM

I'm waiting for the reply back for freecycle for acceptance . Just joined today. I'm going to be looking for chairs and a love seat over the summer. If I cant maybe yard sales.
My basement doesnt have anywheres to sit when company comes.

**StaceyS** · 01-17-2008, 06:52 PM

I LOVE craigslist! I got a BEAUTIFUL dresser that matched my current furniture perfectly for FREE! A lady was clearing out her mother's house and my DBF needed a futon and bookshelf, so we went to see what she had. We ended up getting a very nice futon, perfect size bookshelf and the dresser all for free!