101 - #44 - Go to a flea market.
Apr. 23rd, 2007 08:39 am
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technogreek and I decided to make a day of flea markets and yard sales. We started out in Bellevue at the Vasa Park Market. It was pretty much a grange hall full of tables with mostly retirees. Some had super fancy antiques, some were practically begging us to take their junk away. FleaI got a little thermos (I've been looking for one for ages...and the Starbucks logo on the top will be easy to color in with a sharpie) for a quarter. A black beret for a quarter. An ulu and chopping bowl for $1.50. A little pan for melting butter for popcorn for $1 (my old one broke). And a bicycle pump for $3.
Next, it was off to Greenwood, and a flea market at the Phinney Ridge Community Center. Here I got a new black fake fur coat to replace the one I got relined and never fit right again for $3 (has a small seam repair needed, but I can do it). Also got some incense (quarter) and a Bjork cd ($2) I'm pretty sure I don't already own.
Then we started walking through the neighborhood. They advertise that there are over 200 yard sales, and I believe it. We personally probably hit a good 40 of them, getting some good exercise and lots of quality hand holding time. Plus, I picked up a like new waffle maker (something I've been thinking of getting for ages...$3), a fairly rare Mercer Mayer book ($1...minimum $27 on amazon.com), a fondue cookbook with great illustrations ($1, cause all I had was a 10 and a 1 and the kid minding the yard sale was too lazy to make change), hiking pants in a bag ($2), a karaoke cd (free), pajama pants ($1), and just for arasay Kenny Rogers the Gambler on vinyl (together with John Denver and the Muppets x-mas album - $1).
But the best score of the day was the painting we found:It was a real struggle to get it in the car, and I'm going to have to rearrange much of my living room to make a place for it, but for $1...totally worth it!
And, as a nice bonus, this morning as I unpacked everything, I found a great postcard from a free box, someone super sweet had dropped in the bag to surprise me :)
