Here's my take:
Spent $193.73.
More then I wanted to spend but still got so many great deals it was hard to pass up. The dinosaur will be a b-day present for Caleb in November and it was just $20 - over Christmas they were somewhere over $100 brand new.
Some of the other new things I'll be putting away for the girls for their birthday as well so I guess I did pretty well.
Favorite find - 3 animal flashlights for the girls - they are going to be soo excited when they see them (they're napping now).
For the big kids I got a good start on their fall wardrobe:
and for the babies I picked up 15 pairs of pajamas. They were all in great condition - sadly this won't even get us from one laundry day to the next!! But it's a great start for those cold nights that are sure to come. Eventually... (with the heat we have now I have doubts but I'm hoping!!)
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I didn't go in with a list though I had a general idea of what I needed and the budget that I had hoped for was shot out of the water but still I thought I got a number of deals.
Wondering how I feel about yard sales in comparison? While I agree they are cheaper the finding of things is much harder. In my area we have one community that I feel is worth it but still you have no idea what you may find. I'd rather pay the slightly higher prices of a consignment sale and know what I'm getting.
I love it! Haven't found a good consignment sale yet, but there' one coming this fall. But I will admit I am addicted to garage sales. We have soo many communities around us that for 2 months straight you can pick and choose where to go. I agree w/ the PJs, can't have too many! And when you can find PJs, shoes, and jeans for $1/max, I have to stock up! It's funny now that I've been spoiled by GS that it's hard to pay more than $3 for anything! Crazy. We did spend $10 on Gymboree outifts w/ pants/tops/socks at a sale and had to keep telling myself what a deal that was! It was my favorite "cupcake" line too! Great shopping! Finding deals is addicting!
ReplyDeleteI have a list as well! I went thru the totes of each size and wrote down what was missing and also w/ shoes. Need to find a good place to buy dressier stuff and matching options. Maybe I'll call our local consignment stores and see if they'll call me if matching stuff comes in...Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteI buy all our matching stuff new and on sale or I use Ebay to try and get some really good deals. If I find something I really like at a consignment sale I head over to Ebay to find the match. Gymbohaven.com can tell you the line and you can look it up on Ebay from there. Enjoy your deals
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