4-15-11

1:00pm

Whew I am tired!  We did about

10 garage sales then accidentally

happened upon a church sale this

morning.  It was a lot of walking!

I got the kids new coats for next Winter

and 2 new pairs of gloves.

Coats $2 each

gloves .50 cents each

I've been wanting a scale.

I've priced them at the thrift store

for $5 for digital ones that didn't

even work.  I found a basic

one for $2.00

 I got myself (or the kids)

2 pair of pants.

.25 cents each

 A new in box reed diffuser

.50 cents

I have been wanting some beadboard

for the bathroom but couldn't afford it.

I even priced the faux beadboard wallpaper

on Ebay for around $30 a 30 foot roll.

Today I found three 50 foot paintable rolls

of wallpaper for $1.00 each.

 I got this exercise mat for Tony

to use while working under cars.

.25 cents

 I got all of the below in

a freebie box at a yard sale.

coffee travel mug,

2 containers of lock de-icer,

hand gel &

3 bubble glasses.

 A Yankee Candle brand

tart warmer $1.00

goes for $27 on YankeeCandle.com

 Just a day or so ago Tony said
that we needed another shower curtain.
Found a new one in package today
at a yard sale for .75 cents.

And lastly, the biggie, lol.

I ran across a side by side refrigerator

at a yard sale of all places.  

It was a bisque color

which would match our other appliances.

We've been wanting a side by side

with ice and water in the door

but after looking at the prices

of even used ones, could not afford one.

The space we have for a fridge

is exactly 33 inches wide which

would be a tight squeeze.  We could not

find any fridges like that any smaller

in width!  We looked everywhere.

This fridge at the yard sale

measured 32.5 inches wide!

It was plugged in, in their garage

and was being used as a pop fridge

because they just remodeled their

kitchen.  This older couple had

a price of $100 on it.  I asked if it

was negotiable and he said yes.

So I asked what their bottom dollar was

and he said $75.  I was like, sold!

Actually I put a $10 deposit on it

and we go pick it up later this evening

once Tony gets off work.

It's up around the Hoover Dam area

in Westerville.

Don't have an actual picture

but I think it looks like this

one below.

I could turn around and possibly

sell our fridge for $50 to $75

and break even on the purchase of this one!!

 

Kendra-

Once we get this fridge

I'll have the water cooler up for

sale for $15 and that will include

the 5 gallon jug on top.

It is only a cold water & room temp. cooler

and works very well.

We used it all last year during the Summer

up until the late Fall when we unplugged it

because we didn't have a use

for it during cooler weather.

A new water cooler could

run $80 to $150.

These here on craigslist
are very similar to the one I have.
$60
$65
So $15 seems like a pretty good price.

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8:30pm


Just returned home with the fridge.
I'm not one who likes to make
decisions on my own when it comes
to purchasing large items.
I usually have my honey around
to consult with and this time
around all I could do when I 
found this fridge was talk to
him over the phone about it.
I'm glad he trusted me with it
as he really likes it and says
I did good with it and the price.
Whew!!  (wiping my brow, lol)
Tomorrow we'll work on getting
it in the house.  I'm just too tired
tonight.  I hope it all works out.
We have to run water lines to
it for the water and ice maker
in the door.  It makes crushed and
cubed ice and has a light for the water.  
That'll be so nice, not
having to make ice cubes!
Which seems to be mostly my
job around here.
Heading to bed soon so
nighty night.