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Another exciting busy and fun day!
Well we were off again this morning a girl friend and I and we went
in pursuit of treasures only to be found at rummage/yard/garage sales... Even though I thought I hit the mother load yesterday with my fabric discoveries... Well I have to tell you I did almost as well as yesterday. Today I came home with 21 yards of fabric (all quilting fabrics) for the grand total price of $1.75. It all just came out of the dryer and so I think tomorrow I will spend a part of the day pressing the 50+ yards of fabric that I have purchased in the last 2 days. So for a bit over $5.00 I am the proud owner of a bit over 50 yards of new fabrics!!! Of course I found a couple of other small treasures... 2 King Size Sheet sets for $2.00 and a cheese shredder. The rest of the afternoon I have spent right here working on getting this darn puter working right. Some things are now right on the money while others still have a bit of a problem. As long as I can get on RCTQ I am a happy woman! Well I am going to keep on working on perfecting the system here and touch in an out through out the evening... I will be playing catch up with some of the messages here... but looking forward. juliasb |
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Julia,
You realize, of course, that you are now going to be responsible for introducing the newer members of the group to the wonders of squishies......well, with all that fabric, surely you won't miss a little here adn there...lol Larisa juliasb(nospam) wrote: Well we were off again this morning a girl friend and I and we went in pursuit of treasures only to be found at rummage/yard/garage sales... Even though I thought I hit the mother load yesterday with my fabric discoveries... Well I have to tell you I did almost as well as yesterday. Today I came home with 21 yards of fabric (all quilting fabrics) for the grand total price of $1.75. It all just came out of the dryer and so I think tomorrow I will spend a part of the day pressing the 50+ yards of fabric that I have purchased in the last 2 days. So for a bit over $5.00 I am the proud owner of a bit over 50 yards of new fabrics!!! Of course I found a couple of other small treasures... 2 King Size Sheet sets for $2.00 and a cheese shredder. The rest of the afternoon I have spent right here working on getting this darn puter working right. Some things are now right on the money while others still have a bit of a problem. As long as I can get on RCTQ I am a happy woman! Well I am going to keep on working on perfecting the system here and touch in an out through out the evening... I will be playing catch up with some of the messages here... but looking forward. juliasb |
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I'm already thinking of just what to do with some of the goodies... and
I know that much of it may well find its way to another RCTQ'er. juliasb CNYstitcher wrote: Julia, You realize, of course, that you are now going to be responsible for introducing the newer members of the group to the wonders of squishies......well, with all that fabric, surely you won't miss a little here adn there...lol Larisa juliasb(nospam) wrote: Well we were off again this morning a girl friend and I and we went in pursuit of treasures only to be found at rummage/yard/garage sales... Even though I thought I hit the mother load yesterday with my fabric discoveries... Well I have to tell you I did almost as well as yesterday. Today I came home with 21 yards of fabric (all quilting fabrics) for the grand total price of $1.75. It all just came out of the dryer and so I think tomorrow I will spend a part of the day pressing the 50+ yards of fabric that I have purchased in the last 2 days. So for a bit over $5.00 I am the proud owner of a bit over 50 yards of new fabrics!!! Of course I found a couple of other small treasures... 2 King Size Sheet sets for $2.00 and a cheese shredder. The rest of the afternoon I have spent right here working on getting this darn puter working right. Some things are now right on the money while others still have a bit of a problem. As long as I can get on RCTQ I am a happy woman! Well I am going to keep on working on perfecting the system here and touch in an out through out the evening... I will be playing catch up with some of the messages here... but looking forward. juliasb -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com |
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How do you find these sales? Every garage sale I manage to drag my DH to
has a few dented pots and pans, old shoes, odd ashtrays and old children's toys, etc. bleh. kitty the grinch. Bah humbug! -- http://community.webshots.com/user/kittykatchee |
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I was thinking the same thing!
-- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals "KittyG" wrote in message news:nCX1b.17528$cj1.5090@fed1read06... How do you find these sales? Every garage sale I manage to drag my DH to has a few dented pots and pans, old shoes, odd ashtrays and old children's toys, etc. bleh. kitty the grinch. Bah humbug! -- http://community.webshots.com/user/kittykatchee |
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In the area where I live there are any number of garage sales on any
given weekend... usually just a small sign posted at the end of a main road that leads into a subdivision or such. On Saturday we hit a 'subdivision' sale where there were about 50 homes in the subdivision that were having garage sales... those are the best IMHO because you can do a lot with little travel. Of course there are any number that are like you have experienced, but then there are the ones that seem to have so many goodies that it is hard to pull away from. And I always offer less that what something is marked for. Usually people are willing to take less if their real intention is to sell it. If not they I figure they either want to keep it or throw it away. Estate sales are the best with moving sales running in a close second. I picked up a couple things over the weekend, like the pressure cooker and (new) king size sheet sets, the the seller had no idea of the value of these items. I will usually leave the house with about $20 and come home most of the time with treasure that are worth hundreds. I suppose you will just have to come out this way and spend a day doing garage sales with me. Oh yeah, and Thursday is always the best day. juliasb KittyG wrote: How do you find these sales? Every garage sale I manage to drag my DH to has a few dented pots and pans, old shoes, odd ashtrays and old children's toys, etc. bleh. kitty the grinch. Bah humbug! -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com |
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Congrats on all the good finds Julia. I do the same thing - ask for fabric
first then take a quick scan of the rest. Our big day in Missouri are Wednesdays. Haven't really had a chance to hit many sales this year at all. Didn't realize how much I was missing them till I read your post. Cindy from MO "juliasb(nospam)" wrote in message ... In the area where I live there are any number of garage sales on any given weekend... usually just a small sign posted at the end of a main road that leads into a subdivision or such. On Saturday we hit a 'subdivision' sale where there were about 50 homes in the subdivision that were having garage sales... those are the best IMHO because you can do a lot with little travel. Of course there are any number that are like you have experienced, but then there are the ones that seem to have so many goodies that it is hard to pull away from. And I always offer less that what something is marked for. Usually people are willing to take less if their real intention is to sell it. If not they I figure they either want to keep it or throw it away. Estate sales are the best with moving sales running in a close second. I picked up a couple things over the weekend, like the pressure cooker and (new) king size sheet sets, the the seller had no idea of the value of these items. I will usually leave the house with about $20 and come home most of the time with treasure that are worth hundreds. I suppose you will just have to come out this way and spend a day doing garage sales with me. Oh yeah, and Thursday is always the best day. juliasb KittyG wrote: How do you find these sales? Every garage sale I manage to drag my DH to has a few dented pots and pans, old shoes, odd ashtrays and old children's toys, etc. bleh. kitty the grinch. Bah humbug! -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com |
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When my kids were little I did garage sales all the time. Best way to
get nice clothes for almost nothing. I was fussy about what I bought for them and they always wore the best. Our entire home could be consider a garage sale special. juliasb Cindy S. wrote: Congrats on all the good finds Julia. I do the same thing - ask for fabric first then take a quick scan of the rest. Our big day in Missouri are Wednesdays. Haven't really had a chance to hit many sales this year at all. Didn't realize how much I was missing them till I read your post. Cindy from MO "juliasb(nospam)" wrote in message ... In the area where I live there are any number of garage sales on any given weekend... usually just a small sign posted at the end of a main road that leads into a subdivision or such. On Saturday we hit a 'subdivision' sale where there were about 50 homes in the subdivision that were having garage sales... those are the best IMHO because you can do a lot with little travel. Of course there are any number that are like you have experienced, but then there are the ones that seem to have so many goodies that it is hard to pull away from. And I always offer less that what something is marked for. Usually people are willing to take less if their real intention is to sell it. If not they I figure they either want to keep it or throw it away. Estate sales are the best with moving sales running in a close second. I picked up a couple things over the weekend, like the pressure cooker and (new) king size sheet sets, the the seller had no idea of the value of these items. I will usually leave the house with about $20 and come home most of the time with treasure that are worth hundreds. I suppose you will just have to come out this way and spend a day doing garage sales with me. Oh yeah, and Thursday is always the best day. juliasb KittyG wrote: How do you find these sales? Every garage sale I manage to drag my DH to has a few dented pots and pans, old shoes, odd ashtrays and old children's toys, etc. bleh. kitty the grinch. Bah humbug! -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com |
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Please - next time you're going to a garage sale - can I come too?
(Metaphorically speaking of course... but I want some of this!!) Suzie B -- "From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK http://community.webshots.com/user/suziekga |
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Well no garage sales today. Today I have started to iron all these
goodies and get them ready to join the other members of my humble stash. For now I thought a break was in order, so the iron is turned off and I have order out for a pizza so I won't have to cook. I think however it is going to take me a day or so to get all of this pressed only because I tire out so easily. Regardless of getting tired I am still more than thrilled. You can come with me anytime you like. Just have to be careful that I don't trample over you to get to the fabric finds first... I am pretty good at sniffing out the good stuff. juliasb Paul & Suzie Beckwith wrote: Please - next time you're going to a garage sale - can I come too? (Metaphorically speaking of course... but I want some of this!!) Suzie B -- "From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK http://community.webshots.com/user/suziekga -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com |
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