The first sale was just down the road and I got there as they were setting up since it had been raining. I bought a bunch of Happy Meal toys that I regretted soon after, but at least it was only a few dollars. I thought Lego ones would sell well and my son loves Cars, so if they don't, I'd let him have those, but it looks like the Cars one are the better sellers. Oh, well! I also got a brand new pair of girl's cowboy boots and a bunch of clothes for $.50 each.
Next stop was the community sale where only 2 out of the 5 advertised were open (grr), but the 2 that were open... good stuff! The first had several pairs of Stride Rite WIDE shoes. They had both sneakers and dress shoes in the size I needed for my son - woo hoo! (I'd already put these in my son's room and he was in bed when I took the picture.) The other shoes were not in the best condition, so I only got an additional pair of sandals. The 2nd of the 2 was an interesting mix - jewelry and shoes and new in package Pixar Cars. (This was when I was regretting buying those Happy Meal Cars toys!). She was asking $1 a car and a set of 3 was $2.
Stop #4, I bought a bag of cookie cutters for $1. They didn't make it to the picture.
Stop #5, two older ladies with an eclectic mix - some toys, some Christmas decor, a few kitchen gadgets, and some romance novels. Oh, and some CDs... I saw 2 that I wanted ($.50 each), but both were missing the discs - glad I checked! While I was looking at CDs, I heard a lady tell the women running the sale that they'd priced their bottles way too low (of course, my ears pricked!). As I slyly glanced around, I saw there were some larger Avent bottles marked with $.10 each. I grabbed those and also picked up a coffee grinder for us to keep for $2 - it didn't look like it had ever been used. I'm officially addicted to Trader Joe's Smooth and Mellow coffee and now we won't have to grind it at the store!
Stop #6 was an impromptu sale on the way to my next scheduled stop. It was a fund raising sale, so a wide variety, but nothing great. Kids clothes were a quarter, but I wasn't in the mood to dig, so I only grabbed an Old Navy fleece, which will probably go in the consignment bin.
Stop #7 didn't have a whole lot, but was where I found my treasure for the week! A My Twinn doll with My Twinn clothes and shoes for $2! I'd seen one at the thrift store before but didn't know anything about them. That always leads to research which led me to know if I ever saw another one cheap, buy it! Although, I have to admit, I find them very creepy-looking. That's probably why I got her listed last night as an auction - so I can get her out of my house as quickly as possible! No bids, yet, but she has a ton of watchers, so I'm taking that as a good sign!
Oh, and I made it back by 10:30am, too.
I am going to a consignment sale tomorrow morning, but my expectations are low :). We'll see if I find any treasure!
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