I have always been a huge fan of yard sales, flea markets and consignment shops. Sure a lot of the stuff you find at these places are just junk, but it’s kind of like treasure hunting. I normally find one great deal of the day.
Twice a year there is a huge children’s consignment sale here in town at the fair grounds. They are very picky about the items they will take. For clothes, they must be in style, clean, no holes, must have all the buttons, ect. As for toys and furniture, it must have been bought within the past 5 years, clean and 100% in-tact. I decided to check the sale out this past weekend to see what I could find for Chloe. I found a lot more than one treasure this time! I wrote a check for $47. For this $47 I got:
- Snoogle Pregnancy Pillow for $10 (the most expensive item I bought. They run between $35-60 new)
- 24 Onesies.
- 4 pairs of cotton pants
- 2 gowns
- 1 bib
- 2 pairs of mittens
- 1 cute little outfit with the tags still on it
- 2 dresses
- 1 skirt (my favorite!)
- 1 denim jumper
- 1 pair of khaki capris
- 1 robe
Most of these items were gap, carters, old navy, ect. I think I did pretty good treasure shopping!
Atomic Bpmnshell 5:48 pm on February 19, 2008 Permalink
Genius! That is an excellent way to cut down on the baby expenses. Mitchell must be impressed.
Steven Trotter 8:04 pm on February 19, 2008 Permalink
I hope they have more boy stuff next time. It’s so hard to find awesome stuff for Daniel. Even Wal-mart tends to keep twice as much girls clothes than boys clothes. But, hey, we did get a never-worn $30 pair of shoes for $6.