Before it started hitting 90 degrees by 9am here, LilZ, Nikki and I would take walks through the neighborhood early Saturday morning. One time, we were a few houses down and saw a yard sale. They had that table in the picture above marked for one dollar. ONE DOLLAR. I thought my heart was going to stop. My body went on Good Deal Alert Red meaning I had to buy that table NOW! But, we had no money on us. I just quickly mumbled to LilZ that we were going to run home and grab four quarters out of the change jar to come buy it.
On our way back there was one couple eyeballing it and another family with a baby getting out of their car. We sped up so we could claim our property. Just as we got there, one woman said, “I’m going to get this table.” You would have think she had said, “I’m going to steal the soul of that woman who just walked up.” I felt so defeated and sad over the loss of that damn table. I turned to LilZ and said, “Oh well.” Then…THEN!…the homeowner was all, “This woman was going to buy it…” and she started looking around. I was all, “Here I am!” She had heard me tell LilZ we were going to come back and get it! She was saving it for us. We gave her our four quarters and LilZ carried it home. I was so DAMN PROUD.
NikkiZ played on it for the first time this weekend and she loved it.
I so would have sent LilZ home for the money and stayed at the yard sale and peed on the table to mark it as mine or something like that. You cant let a bargain like that slip away!
Threre isn’t a whole lot that tops getting a really good deal. And the table looks new from here!
Totally awesome bargain hunting, lady!
Wow, that’s awesome! You can’t beat that deal!
Bargains always make my day too. Love this set of photos.
i LOVE the token falling shot! kinda like the token “falling-in-the-freezing-cold-water-help-me-mom-don’t -just-take-my-picture” shot. 🙂
HAHAHAH at Lisa’s comment ROFLMAO!
Great pics! Why on earth would someone sell Little Tykes “anything” for $1?? I’m always scouring around looking for things for our Special Needs Preschool. Never found a bargain like that!! 🙂
Oh my goodness. That kid of yours just gets cuter and cuter!!!
Great deal. What cute pics.
What Lisa said about peeing on the table to mark it Property of Zoot! LOL
I never have good luck like that at yard sales! Your yard sale karma was on overdrive that morning.
Congratulations! That was quite a find.
Cute pics, too!
Aww the garage sale lady is proof that all people don’t suck. That’s grand.
I am scared of my daughter choking too – she is 10 months old today (have 2 other girls too). Anyway, I started giving her steamed rice and those small baby peas – she loves them. She also likes field peas, and mashed potatoes.
I have a question for Shala (commenter) – how do you prepare the tofu?? My kids love it in miso soup but I don’t know what to buy at the grocery store or how to “make it”.
I am scared of my daughter choking too – she is 10 months old today (have 2 other girls too). Anyway, I started giving her steamed rice and those small baby peas – she loves them. She also likes field peas and mashed potatoes.
I have a question for Shala (commenter) or anyone really – how do you prepare the tofu?? My kids love it in miso soup but I don’t know what to buy at the grocery store or how to “make it”.