Bargain shopping

So we went garage sale shopping on Saturday. We've been a bit more regular at it these days, mostly because we're up at 6am with Sally anyway. We haven't had a great deal of success in recent weeks (we almost got a beautiful piano but the seller reneged a few days later and would NOT be swayed - very disappointing) but we've picked up a few things here and there.

But Saturday produced some spectacular purchases, as evidenced below:

The first house yielded the following items.



Suitcase - $4



Toy for Sally - $2



Enormous hiking pack - $15

But we were on the lookout for a bookcase, so we continued on. The next house had a beautiful bookcase for only $40 but it had already sold (sigh) so we bought these cushions for $1 each. Don't worry, they will be recovered in much nicer colours.



And then we struck upon a house where the owners were moving to a much smaller place and and wanted to get rid of everything. No bookcases (alas) but check this out:

3 piece lounge setting, really comfortable - $200. We'll get it recovered because there are a few stains but we're pretty pleased with it.



Bar stools for our kitchen bench - $10 each.



And Katrina's personal favourite, an absolute mountain of Tupperware - $50. There must be hundreds of dollars worth of stuff there, all with a lifetime guarantee. Woo hoo!