Sunday, October 21, 2012

Huffy Scooter


Found this Huffy Disney Princess Scooter at Goodwill for $16.99. It was brand new in the ripped box, presumably from Target.

Paid: $16.99
Value: $39.99
Savings: 58%

Pottery Barn Kids Racetrack



This Pottery Barn Kids wooden racetrack set was found new in the box at Goodwill for $14.99. It'll make a great Christmas gift for my youngest son who is so into trains and cars. My research shows that this set was made in 2004 and retailed for $129.99.

Paid: $14.99
Value: $129.99
Savings: 89%

J. Crew Sportcoat


I was looking for some sort of dress coat for my youngest son to wear at a fancy dinner we have coming up. I stumbled across this J. Crew sportcoat in his size. Again, I decided to look up it's value and was pretty shocked.

Paid: $4.50
Value: $195.00
Savings: 98%

Coinasaurus


My oldest son saw this bank and had to have it. At $4.99 it was pretty cute. And it solved the issue of him leaving change laying around. I looked up the value once we got home.

Coinasaurus is made by Big Belly Banks, a handmade in the USA company. He retails for $49.99.

Paid: $4.99
Retail: $49.99
Savings: 90%

Intro

My husband and I have enjoyed going thrift store shopping since we first got married six years ago. We love to hunt out new treasures and occasionally we find absolutely amazing deals. This blog will chronicle some of those deals.