After Denver, I decided to start browsing Craig's List to find some local treasures. Also known as JUNK. I have been blown away by the finds:
1. Three Dresser Drawer for Colby's Room. $10. I promise, the one I bought is not nearly as pretty and needs a new coat of paint and some decoupage-ing.
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2. 8 cans of baby formula from a local mom. At $5 per can (normally $11-12 at Wal-Mart), we fed Colby for half-price last month. I'll admit, this was the sketchiest purchase but the mom was totally normal and had a 13-month old who had transitioned to milk.
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3. Double Jogger. I've been wanting to get out and walk (maybe run, ha) with the kids so I've been dreaming about a double jogger, where the kids sit side-by-side. Found it. Burleson for $40. This is a STEAL, for anyone who tracts these. Now, please keep in mind that ours is USED, slightly faded and the brake doesn't work.
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4. We sold our dining room table & chairs for $225 to a guy who lives in north Dallas. He picked up and hauled away the first piece of furniture the Thompsons bought four years ago.
5. Two-drawer filing cabinets for $5 each! They are rusted but work great so with a can of metal primer & aqua blue spray paint, I'll have a very shabby-chic home filing system!
6. This week, I came across a 12-bin toy organizer shelf thingy. The bins on ours are light blue, dark blue, green, and red so it's perfect for Colby's room or maybe the playroom. We'll see!
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Craig's List allows you to avoid the following:
1. eBay shipping, auctioning, etc.
2. Sales Tax!
3. The whole consumer-driven economy of mass-produced everything!
At the worth-while cost of:
1. Driving sometimes long distances.
2. The risk of seeing it in person but not liking it (hasn't happened yet).
3. Finding something online that's already been sold.
I'm a JUNKIE and I'm LOVING it!