Hi Everyone: please share your all-time BEST bargain!! The one you will never, ever forget! It should be a fun read. 1|1|my garage sale "best bargain"|20yrrefunder|tradernikki@yahoo.com|09:42:08|06/22/2010|
We all have gotten free things at the store - so don't know if that is what you are talking about or not. But, my best garage sale bargain is this:
Went into a garage and saw that the "lady of the house" was just going into the house - leaving the garage to her "man of the house". I saw a very puffed, full, comforter and I could not find a price on it or did not want to open it up to find the size, etc. - BUT, I was 100% sure that it was a feather/down comforter - beige in color. You could feel the feathers inside it and I even pulled a little feather out of one of the seams. I asked the "Mr" - How much is your feather comforter? - to which he snottily answered - That is not a feather comforter - to which I asked - How much is your comforter? - to which he answers - Oh, I guess it is $3 - so I whipped out $3 and gave it to him and ran all the way to my car with it - because I KNEW that it was a feather comforter. When I got home I put it on my queen size bed and it went almost to the floor on all sides - IT WAS A KING SIZE DOWN COMFORTER - looked like new. So, my guess that the Mr. may have gotten in trouble when his Mrs. came out and he told her that he sold that comforter for just $3.
Nikki
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/feedback/366.html 7|2|Good for you!! Keep up the great bargain hunting!!|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|16:04:11|06/23/2010|
:) 2|1|My greatest Bargain was|kandywolf|kandywolf@gmail.com|09:48:23|06/22/2010|
All the free Pantene Ice Shine and Kotex pads from CVS 2 years ago.. I made killer money on them and I still have pads to this day lol
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3|2|i had gotten a bunch|iagirl|josa76@hotmail.com|10:04:04|06/22/2010|
of free shampoo and conditioner (i think sunsilk) at walgreens a yr or 2 ago! also last yr i got my boyfriend's little boy a toddler race car bed with a mattress that was in GREAT shape at a garage sale for $20!! 8|3|I LOVE Garage Sale finds!! Anyone else??|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|16:05:16|06/23/2010|
:) 4|1|My mom need a brand new set of pots/pans. I read on another website that there was a|jilda|vze4gj4m@verizon.net|21:48:10|06/22/2010|
great 10 piece calphalon set clearanced at Target with the sku number. It was advertised as clearanced at the store. But I knew the sku. So I walked in with mom and showed her the set. It was her birthday. She loved the set..there was one. I marched it over to the register. It was originally $350 I paid $35 and made my mom's day. That was great!
Of course there are tons of stuff I have gotten for free but that was THE best bargain! 9|2|Oh WOW! Kohls sometimes has the most incredible deals with discounts AND coupons!|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|16:06:42|06/23/2010|
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I have never ever seen any deal like that at a Target though. You were definitely in the right place at the right time!!
5|1|There have been so many!|sunriver|sunriver@gmail.com|23:30:06|06/22/2010|
One of the best was a thrift store find. The store was about to close and we were standing at the cash register when my eyes fell upon this print that was across the room. Much to the dismay of the poor store clerk I asked to look at it. It was a print of a photograph of a carousel and was just wonderful. I think I paid $3-4 for it and it was in a professional frame. Took it home and looked up the artist and discovered I had a print that was worth $400-500 because they had only printed a couple hundred copies of it and it was desirable. I sold it for around $400, so that was a nice profit AND I got to enjoy it for a little while first. When I get money wealthy (I am already wealthy in other ways) I hope to buy it back someday.
Another find was a little toy what was ten cents and I sold for about $40. There was an Alice in Wonderland cut out that I bought for $1 and sold for about $75. And there are a lot more. I seem to have a good eye for "stuff".
10|2|Wow, I wish I lived closer so you could teach me your tricks! LOL|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|16:09:58|06/23/2010|
:) 6|1|My very BEST bargain, the one I will never forget is:|Mackiesmudder|Mackiesmudder@aol.com|01:56:46|06/23/2010|
we weren't going to buy a dog, but there he was, just waiting for me, Mackie was 50% off because he was in a pet shop and almost 6 months old. Lucky, lucky, lucky me! Stopping in a pet store, an hour from home, no plans of getting a dog, oh yeah, I was lucky! : )
Cathie
11|2|AWW, that is so nice. I love my pets that I got at the SPCA for a GREAT price, including spaying/neutering, shots, microchips etc.|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|16:13:22|06/23/2010|
The oldest, an all black cat that I adopted at 10 weeks of age, is now 13 years old, and she still plays like a kitten! I named her after the little black dog that I had as a child, Tammy. 14|2|Awww! Mackie was a super good deal!|sunriver|sunriver@gmail.com|17:45:16|06/23/2010|
:0) 12|1|And now for MY favorite unforgettable deal|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|16:20:53|06/23/2010|
Last year I stopped into a furniture store in upstate NY, just to look around. Much to my surprise, this store also sold Hallmark cards, and had a whole section, just like a small card shoppe would have! BEST OF ALL there were signs everywhere that all cards were now 10 CENTS each! OMG!!!!! The selection was already somewhat picked over, but for 10 cents, I found piles! I think my original total was over $3.00, less than what just one of the nicer cards would normally cost!! When I got home and told some friends, everyone wanted some, so we went back, and got EVERY card that we could ever have a use for! Then the owner asked if I would like some extra FREE envelopes that he would be tossing!!! Now I just need someone to live to the age of 100, so I can send that card! LOL
It's a wonder I am still alive to tell this story, after all the excitement of going there twice!!!!
Kathryn 15|2|I love finding cards! That was a great one!|sunriver|sunriver@gmail.com|17:46:48|06/23/2010|
. 13|1|my best bargsin-- the used mobile home i now live in|ppe1952|MATWELL3@ROCHESTER.RR.COM|17:15:23|06/23/2010|
i bought it last summer for $6500 . paid cash- it was totally furnished!!1 right down to pots ,pans, some dishes, cleaning supplies etc. couch with matching love seat, washer, dryer, stove, frige. front scrreened in porch, shed with al sorts of stuff in it. i was 6 months using up all the laundry soap. the only thing i bought new was a double bed9 because there were 2 twin beds) and a recliner. i have had to buy a dryer since then but this place was awesome. it had better furniture and drapes then i had.
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16|2|WOW, that beats all for sure!!!|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|07:46:51|06/25/2010|
I wish you much happiness in your new home!
Kathryn 17|1|I met my wife in a grocery store|tollman62|thebossatnight@yahoo.com|16:40:46|06/25/2010|
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you always hear noises in the dark when you work at night 18|2|Awwww...that is the sweetest thing! You win the best deal award, Steve! :D|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|17:10:40|06/25/2010|
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19|2|Steve wins hands down. That's awesome Steve.|Kristy|mi3zons1@yahoo.com|17:21:37|06/25/2010|
"Women should not have children after 35. Thirty-five children are enough." - anonymous (Only 28 to GO!) 20|1|Ok, Steve wins, but I just scored big. I got a plastic outdoor playhouse in near mint condition for my grandson's at a garage sale today for $20.00!! The boys are going to love it :)|Ranalt|ainebailey@gmail.com|20:39:19|06/26/2010|
My best online bargain was a Kitchenaid Dishwasher from Lowe's that I got for $36.00 brand spanking new.
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21|2|Pull ups - using the $2 coupons from each pack on them and getting them for free :) I had so many. I used the blue ones on my daughter for overnight :) :) I went all over to snag these. Buy some, go to the car, take coupons out, go back in, get more.... LOL|Sara_s_Mom|IClipCoupons@gmail.com|10:28:34|06/27/2010|
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26|2|There's nothing like getting GREAT DEALS on kids' stuff!!!|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|11:01:27|06/28/2010|
Especially when they are young enough to appreciate it! We all know that as they get older, they often get far too picky! Any one got any Aeropostale (sp??) stuff to sell?? LOL
I did just get soccer cleats and pads etc for two of my grandkids at a garage sale for $3!!! They were like new, and my daughter said that she has had to pay $60+ for them in the past!!!
Kathryn 22|1|Regulator Wall Clock for $4 at WM|Heathsgirl|joyqking@comcast.net|15:25:23|06/27/2010|
I got a beautiful wall clock from WM. It had a swinging pendulum and is a beautiful pine for $4. It was in the clearance room at the front of our store!!! 23|1|not including freebies and such my best bargain was....|pussecat|pu55ecat@aol.com|17:52:58|06/27/2010|
a Single Wide Trailer I purchased for $750.00 (When I was 22 or 23 I think), lived in for 2 years and then sold it for $650.00.
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25|2|Yep, some people have all the luck! LOL|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|10:57:44|06/28/2010|
:) 24|1|my best deal ...|BriansMommy|mommytobrian04@aol.com|18:32:41|06/27/2010|
was on of those toddler bedroom in a box thingies. I got a Spongebob and Dora set. Came with a bed, table, 2 chairs and a toy organizer. Those silly Wal Mart people neglected to change the signs (there was a display in the middle aisle ... on side were wipes, the other side was the beds). I paid $6.88 for the beds ... the price of the wipes :o) 27|2|WOO HOO ~ Way to go!!|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|11:03:41|06/28/2010|
Don't you just love employees who just don't care?!?! Especially at Wal-Mart!! 28|3|I don't know if you call it a bargain?|lovemara|marajake@ctc.net|19:14:07|06/28/2010|
But my best deal was the P&G deal at Walgreens a couple of years ago. I had only been couponing for 6 months but, because of sales and coupons, I was paying $6 for Cover Girl makeup and getting $20 in RR's. HUGE MM!!! I did that all week (I did a couple of transactions per store, but went to alot of different stores ;)- I never cleaned one out). I think I ended up making a few hundred dollars, got tons of "groceries" at Wags.
I also have a girlfriend who looooooves thrifting. She blesses us with her finds and has an awesome eye for legit stuff. She just gave my bff a (probably brand new) Coach purse that she bought for $.99!!!! Yes...less than ONE DOLLAR! I wish I had her eye :D. 29|4|Wow yes there are some awesome deals out there but we all need more TIME to take advantage of them!!!|missy|lovetotrade@hotmail.com|09:29:29|06/29/2010|
This week our Price Chopper has three DOUBLE up to $3. cpns in their ad, but there is only one local store, and I am too well known to go too often! There are several other stores in nearby towns, but I don't have the time to do the rounds, although I do LOVE doing that!