This weekend marked one of the
biggest community yard sale events in my area, but with the rain
pouring down on Friday night, no one knew if it would actually
happen. Woke up Saturday morning to a few clouds, but those clouds
gave way to temperatures in the 90s and sunshine the rest of the day.
My and my boyfriend's brand new matching sunburns prove it!
We went out with my dad and managed
to find some good stuff. The boyfriend snagged two brand new looking
pairs of jeans for 50 cents, a video game that came out a few months
ago for $8, and some other random stuff. We also found eight dog toys
for 25 cents each, cat treats for 50 cents each, and other stuff we
actually needed.
I did have a few complaints though.
First of all, we came across a lot (a lot) of yard sales where people
were selling toilet paper, canned goods, bread, and other stuff from
local food pantries. My dad said that people set up at one of the
flea markets where he goes every weekend to sell the same stuff. It
just seems to me like that's taking from people who actually need it.
My other complaint was from an eBay
sale. Everything in the "yard sale" was price according to
eBay prices. The wife of the couple was actually on her smartphone
and looking at prices while pricing new stuff they put out. They had
a used chainsaw that someone priced at $179 on eBay brand new, and
they were literally putting the same price on it. They also had a
Huffy bike the boyfriend loved that they wanted $200 for. He checked
on his phone and found it going for half that currently online. Oh,
and a not-at-all-vintage Coca-Cola table and chairs from the 1990s
that they priced at $240 with a note that it was vintage from the
50s. Sure. Now that I've finished my whining, let's just get to the
good stuff!
Some of my pictures are slanted, so
I apologize. I've loved Eyeore since I was a kid, so this mug for $1
was a no brainer. I think it's funny to see expensive stuff from the
Disney Store show up at sales. The little Snoopy was actually a kids'
meal toy from Wendy's when I worked there in 98-99. It was a quarter
for my Snoopy loving boyfriend.
I had this exact same caterpillar
when I was a kid. The lady running the sale gave her to me for 50
cents and asked if I wanted the similar orange one. The orange one
belonged to her son, and her daughter had the pink one. It's worth
noting that the orange caterpillar was in near mint condition, while
this one definitely shows some love.
This was a boyfriend buy for $1 or
something. He bought a glass, an ashtray, and something else from one
of those donation sales that I hate. Even their bake sale was
donation only, which left me wondering how much to pay for two itty
bitty brownie slices and a rice krispie treat.
This came from one of those
I-don't-want-to-get-out-of-the-car-sales. It was five tables of kids
clothes with some toys underneath. My dad wanted to ask about a car
they had up for sale. Knowing my love of owls, the boyfriend got this
for me for a dollar and the seller threw in a light up pumpkin. This
is actually a Hallmark product with its $14.95 tag still attached. It
sings and dances and still works!
Who can pass up a vintage ice
crusher for 50 cents? It actually has a dial on the front that lets
you turn it to change the size of the cubes. We also got a barely
used cat condo for $5 from the same sale that our cats refuse to get
in but like standing on top of to watch television. I also got this
fantastic vintage looking popcorn popper for $5 that I forgot to
photograph. I nearly paid $100+ for one last year, so it was a great
steal. We even used it last night while watching The Duff.
I love The Muppets, have since I
was a kid, and got this same set when I was younger. Unfortunately,
each one in my original set is missing hats or something. I know we
bought a few of these in the past, but I won't complain about
spending $1.50 for another set LOL.
The boyfriend grabbed the Peanuts
books from a sale where all books were 25 cents. He then decided to
just get a few other vintage books. The seller was so excited to sell
some books that she only charged him 50 cents for all of them.
Who could pass up Pound Puppies and
one Pound Kitty? These were the kids' meal toys from when I was a
kid. We paid 25 cents a piece for each one plus the Snoopy.
This is the pumpkin that the seller
threw in for free with the Halloween owl. I think he looks pretty
sinister sitting on the top of the car!
I thought this was super cute but
probably overpaid for it. It had Pete's Dragon and a few other Disney
books in it. Each one comes with a record so you can read along with
the books. The seller said it was hers when she was a kid but her
husband had the same one so they decided to get rid of one. When I
got it home though, it's mainly random stories, missing The Pokie
Little Puppy shown on the front, and is probably not worth the $5 I
paid considering that I find these book/record sets individually
pretty cheap.
This will probably be a purchase I
end up regretting. I love Halloween and $3 really isn't too bad, but
I have so much Halloween stuff that this will probably end up in a
box somewhere.
One of my only Pyrex purchases of
the day! The boyfriend spotted it way before me. Not only is it my
favorite pattern, but it was only $1. The seller and I then had fun
talking about vintage Pyrex, Corningware, and Vision Ware.
My other Pyrex find came from a
sale filled with guy stuff, lots of oil cans, car parts, and hats. It
does have some marks on the front that I haven't tried to get off
yet, but it was only $1. I came thisclose to buying both jars from a
thrift store that thinks it's an antique mall for $10 each last
summer, so I'm glad I found this one!
We already have this one, but
couldn't pass up another one for 50 cents. The boyfriend and I both
love tiki stuff, but the roommate is not a fan.
The other big find of the day was
this working vacuum sealer with a nearly brand new roll of bags for a
buck. I was so obsessed with these when I was a kid that I would
actually watch the infomercial over and over again. It was kind of
nice to find one so cheap that I can play with without making a real
investment.
Believe it or not, this isn't
everything I bought this weekend. The roommate and I found one of
those get in the car before they catch us sales on Friday. I got the
mother load of blow molds for an amazing price. I'll post pictures as
soon as we get his car cleaned out...
