The plan was to hit a whole bunch of rummage sales and end the day with a stop at one of our local Goodwill stores. We struck out bigtime on the rummage front; apparently, most rummage sales are run by moms. And as it so happens, most moms don't want to be running a rummage sale on Mother's day. Huh. Go figure.
Goodwill, on the other hand, operates under no such sentimental restrictions. Wheeeee!
So, with Sweetie Babe in her stroller (just chillin' cause that's how she rolls) and Wunderkind bouncing maniacally from toy bin to toy bin like some sort of demented American Pickers devotee, The Mr. and I combed the racks of Goodwill in search of kick-butt deals.
Oh my-lanta did we ever hit it big.
We picked up a $200 2-kid bike trailer in near-mint condition for $9.99 (can I get a what-what for The Mr. and his eagle eye for deals???)
Wunderkind hunted and gathered (all the while delightedly trilling, "Lookit what I found! Lookit this! Lookit over here! Wooooah, tha'ss-a good deal!") at least $150 worth of toys for about $10 all together.
I came away at least $250 worth of clothes for me and Wunderkind for just under $20
Sweetie Babe scored a brand-new, still-in-its-packaging sippy cup (which she luuuuuuuurrrrrves, by the way... it sounded like she was making out with it. Sloppily.) for $0.49 and a super-killer baby auto mirror that retails for over $20 (and I know because I've been trying to justify going out and purchasing a new one from our local Target store for months and months) for $2.
The Mr. even scored some supercool
It was one of those thrift-tacular days where around every corner, on every rack, something just stellar was waiting just for us. The Gods of Thrifting smiled upon us today, my friends. Nay, they beamed at us, and perhaps even patted us upon our stingy little heads, thus blessing us with boatloads of affordable awesome.
Re-retail therapy. Ahhhh... Feels good.
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