I love a good bargain!

I love yard sale season-hubby...not so much! But, I did go with our daughter today to a neighborhood sale, and found a few treasures. It's so interesting to see what people have for sale at yard sales, and what's even more interesting is the variation in pricing. Some people think a lot of their "junk" while others are ready to get rid of it. We stopped at about 4 houses before we found these treasures:

tabletop Christmas tree in cute, ceramic, red pot=$1

4 new pumpkin carving kits=$1; 2 new pumpkin scoops with serrated edges=$2--Christy--I'm ready for pumpkin carving with the buddy class next school year!

I did pick up a few advertising ideas today to use at our upcoming neighborhood yard sale. #1 Get about a dozen balloons-have 3 tied on the mailbox and tie the others to bricks-1 balloon per brick--then scatter around the front yard. I said..."Man...they must have something we need with all those fun balloons at their house." Turned out...they didn't have anything for us--but I was impressed that the man said everything was 1/2 off (it was only noon).

#2 The house where I found the treasures above had a purple, blow-up alien tied on their mailbox with a sign around his neck that said "yard sale." Again...we HAD to stop there...they must have something we need! Turned out they had a lot of party-store-type stuff, but I tried to keep it under $5 for our adventure.