I love getting a good deal on things, but I have never been the type of person who could wake up very early on a Saturday morning and hit the local yard sales. I suppose I just love my sleep too much, and also getting a small child up and going that early is another obstacle. Every once in a while, people in our town have garage sales on Fridays, so I can sometimes hit those up if I have the day off.
I did have the day off yesterday and a friend of my mom was having a yard sale. I really didn’t want to brave the extreme heat, but my mom told me she had BOOKS, so I was excited. I vowed this year not to buy any books and just check them out from the library, but at 25 cents a book, this was a deal I couldn’t pass up. My mom’s friend also has a granddaughter and she had tons of her toys and books in the sale. This is what I found:
A box of books and workbooks for E.B. The workbooks were never used and there were even some old 1960’s school readers.
I also found a great lot of books. Most of the were Oprah Book Club books that I have never had a chance to read. I’m really excited about these and have already started on Angela’s Ashes.
And then E.B. also scored this Little Tykes writing desk and a toy laptop computer. They were both in perfect condition.
Grand total for all of this? $6.00. Yes, I am serious. I think we got a great deal.
I enjoy finding and reading new books. Wow, you scored!…and all at a great price.
Jealous of all those books you found!
I love Richard Russo. Let me know what you think of Empire Falls.
Amazing deals 🙂
We don't have yard/garage sales at individual homes but have communal car boot sales.
Not a huge fan of Angelas Ashes – maybe better read in your heat than in the rain in Ireland! Found reading about the poverty tough going. Keen to hear how you get on with it.
Wow! Now that's my kinda yard sale!!!!
Great scores!!! 🙂