The Bargain of the Century:

Two weekends ago was the semi-annual Villa Rosa Garage Sale. We’ve participated a few times, but because our street is some what off the beaten path, we don’t get a lot of hits. So, we didn’t sell anything this time around, but DH and I got up early and put our walking shoes on to walk around the neighborhood to see what is going around.

The first house we ran into (next door to MIL’s old house), we found some good deals. One of our VCR’s died, and considering how rarely we use it, we didn’t feel like buying a new one. Well, they had one here for $1!!! Wowzers. But that wasn’t the best deal.

I got THIS:



Look familiar? But wait until you hear how much I paid for it. Are you sitting down?

$ 3!!! Yes, that’s $3 not $30! The story they told us was kids bought coffee maker for Grandpa for Christmas. Grandpa (being a cantankerous cuss, I imagine) didn’t like it. Said he didn’t want it if it only made one cup. So, Grandpa gave it to son, and son sold it for said $3 to yours truly.

We also picked up a few little odds and ends, DH got a couple shirts, I found some wrapping paper for a quarter. But then, I was off to BB&B to get some cups for our new treasure. Also, got the little K-Cup adapter, as DH has to have his Dunkin Donuts coffee. He was actually shocked at the price of the thing itself ($149). He says on the way home “You could have paid $20 for it, and still had gotten a bargain”. Then I felt guilty. For about half a second. Hehe!

Well, did you make it to Tax Day? Did you get everything filed on time or extended? Looks like we survived. Luckily most of my clients are corporate files, so by March 15th, everyone’s either filed or on extension. Talk to me around Sept. 15th, when things get crazy again with the extension deadline. 31 days until vacation. Woo-hoo!