Category: Thrifty Thursday

Yippee!  Warm weather and spring means yard sales.

Even the fire hydrant is for sale

Those outhouses won’t give you gas, or a seat either, instead they were built around the fuel pumps.  Skyline hasn’t sold gas in a couple years and the building has been sold.  So they had a yard sale.

The owners collected many interesting items, amongst them this old ceramic pitcher for $10.

I collect more than just jewelry you know.  But I try not to get carried away with this heavy stuff and now I’m out of room.

What treasures have you collected lately?

Meet Beauford, or Bea for short, the furry, four-legged assistant at Yavapai Human Society Thrift Shop.  He even has his own volunteer name tag, but left it home that day.

I did get a few good deals last week.  These brand new 100% cotton flannel sheets from Portugal still had the original price tag of $112 marked down to $29.99, and I paid $10.  Do people really pay over $100 for sheets?  Geez.

Also bought this full box of fantastical wizardy greeting cards, blank inside, for $2.

Yet my best buy of that day was not at a thrift store, nor was it cheap.

Not only do I like thrift stores and yard sales, they save me money for other things I like as well, like a camera and traveling.

 What kind of deals have you gotten lately?

Sometimes I think practical.  Besides a few weeks ago when the power went out for hours and my 12v didn’t seem to be working (put on the list), no candles could be found.  Living in an RV I don’t burn candles too often as these little boxes go up in smoke almost faster than you can get to the door, and that’s no more than 20 feet from anywhere.  Have you bought candles in a while?  It’s like all designer at $3-4 each.  These five, brand new, still packaged, tapered candles cost $1.25, for all five.  Sweet.

Of course, I also found some jewelry. Just something about the shine of sterling silver that catches my eye.  Seems the Yavapai Humane Society Thrift Shop has become a must stop when in Prescott.

And I couldn’t say no to a $5 sterling and turquoise pinky ring either.

What wonderful treasures have you found this week?