Last weekend was my 6th annual trip with girlfriends for a marathon thrift store session. We assembled at 9a for espresso (we *are* Washingtonians, after all!!) then piled into 1 car with one thought on our collective minds: cheap treasures.
We're not talking Goodwil cheap. We're talking "negotiate for lower prices at Saint Vincent de Paul" cheap. Thrifty lot, we were.
DBF gave me $18. I returned with:
$2 mocha in my tummy
$1 contribution to the driver for the bridge toll
$1 orange/red vintage Descoware trivet (predecessor to le Creuset)
$1.50 music stand
$3.50 14 canning jars, negotiated to $0.25 from $1/each
$1.50 short fleur-de-lys jar
$3 tall matching (!!!) fleur-de-lys jar found at a different store (!!!)
$2 horrid pig head photo album for white elephant gift
$0.50 crochet hook
Couple of bucks infused into my state's economic recovery in the form of 9% state sales tax.
And....
$2.50 change for DBF
I nearly bought a bread machine for $8 but decided to cheap out and see if I can get one at Goodwill for 50% off the colored price tag special. LOL
We're not talking Goodwil cheap. We're talking "negotiate for lower prices at Saint Vincent de Paul" cheap. Thrifty lot, we were.
DBF gave me $18. I returned with:
$2 mocha in my tummy
$1 contribution to the driver for the bridge toll
$1 orange/red vintage Descoware trivet (predecessor to le Creuset)
$1.50 music stand
$3.50 14 canning jars, negotiated to $0.25 from $1/each
$1.50 short fleur-de-lys jar
$3 tall matching (!!!) fleur-de-lys jar found at a different store (!!!)
$2 horrid pig head photo album for white elephant gift
$0.50 crochet hook
Couple of bucks infused into my state's economic recovery in the form of 9% state sales tax.
And....
$2.50 change for DBF
I nearly bought a bread machine for $8 but decided to cheap out and see if I can get one at Goodwill for 50% off the colored price tag special. LOL
