yard sale finds

[miss_thrifty]

* a i spy challege book, looks like it was never used , shows it was bough for kid at Christmas--.50 c
* computer headphones 1.00
*3 pairs of pants for me-(it's hard to get plus sizes)- 1.00 a piece
*hunny got black n decker glue gun-2.00 its one that u recharge and lasts for 15min(thats all we need it for)
*my teddy bear collection(ceramics) 3 of them 10 c a piece

[summer breeze]

I agree it is hard to find plus size clothes but when I do I sometimes go overboard.


great finds btw.

[PrairieRose]

I went on Fri. and Sat. for the first big garage-saling foray of the summer for me.
I got:
~an evening wear type skirt and top set new with tags-.50
~a denimn skirt-.50
~a Cherokee brand burgundy sweater-.50
~a red, white and blue (really cute) broomstick skirt-.50
~2 purses-.50
~new pink flip flops-.50
~really cute dress-.50
This was all at a church sponsored sale, had the best prices of the day.
At other sales I got:
~a new yogurt maker (-minus the instruction booklet will contact manufacturer for one, fingers crossed) $4
~4 collectable beer steins for $1 for the larger ones, .25 for the small avon one
~books, nice hardback ones for an average of .50 ea. (got about 10-12)
~a plastic bin with drawers (small) for my jewelry organization
~a lampshade for a candle jar, with a rooster on it and it looks a lot like my canisters
~a cute square copper box which I'm using to hold napkins on my bar, $2 (I overpaid for that....oh well)
~Bath and bodyworks "Holiday shimmer gel" .75 (has a 10.50 price tag on it)
~birdhouse to replace the delapadated one on my hanger out front $3 (it's a nice big one)
~small, cosmetic bag .25
~small tube of handcream .05 ( for the car)
~med. size, cut glass bowl .50
~nice, brass light fixture (new in box) for mom and dad's new house $5
~smoker for Gripey (he'd been wanting one for ages) $10 (new they are $89)
~a very nice Mikasa lead crystal bowl (fairly large) $10 (I overpaid for garage sale prices but got a good buy on a beautiful bowl to use at parties and showers)
Wow, I had a great time! Looking forward to next weekend.

[Daisygirl]

I had a great shopping trip on Saturday:

A little Tykes nursery set with cradle, high chair and baby swing, hot pink and purple, absolutely impeccable $5
A compact stereo w. a 3 disc changer and remote for Chloe's birthday (she'll flip)
A little purple alarm clock (free)
a pile of kids books (free)
A couple of dolls with the tags still on (free)
A basket of stuffed golden retriever puppies (free - another b-day present for Chloe)
A blue denim beanbag chair for the play room $2

[MOMMYDEAREST]

i love garage sales!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Early Bird]

You might check the mfgr's web site for the instruciton manual on that yogurt maker. Or google something like 'salton yogurt instructions'.

[PrairieRose]

Thanks Early Bird, I'll do that. (and how did you know it was a Salton...? )

[miss_thrifty]

wow lisa u did awesome!!! lots of great finds.
karen love all the fress stuff u found.
1 tried to find stuff for kids xmas but nothing worthwhile, maybe next week.