Garage Sale Scores

Today we went to check out some Garage Sales because Ethan has been saving for a bike all summer. So we all hopped into the mini van at 8:30 this morning and started driving around. Our first score of the morning was a kids snowboard. Still a little too big for Ethan, but it was an absolute deal, and he will be snowboarding with his dad and need his own board. Plus he's got cousins that can use it in the meantime. Second score was a Kelty Kids Hiking Backpack. I personally think it was the best deal of the day. Those suckers are expensive! I know, I've been looking at them since we had our first baby. Brian said he can't wait for our baby to be born so he can take him hiking. Cute! And last but not least we found a great little garage sale that had all sorts of awesome stuff... We really used restraint. We got a Camelbak in Ethan's size (he is always hiking with Brian). And after looking at every garage sale in town, we found a 16 inch boys bike!!!!! It was marked $30, then $20 and Ethan only had $13 in his jar of money. He talked to the boy who was selling it and the boy (6 years old) said he'd take $13. Sweet! Ethan worked really hard doing chores, selling lemonade, and earning etiquette quarters at dinner to earn that money. It was so great to see him be able to pay for the bike all by himself, and even do a little bartering in the process. Here is the merchandise and the market price, and how much we paid:

Range $30-$70 We Paid $3

Selling for around $140 We Paid $10

Retail $230 We Paid $20

At WalMart $50 Ethan Paid $13

That's right, $450 dollars worth of stuff for $46 dollars. I feel so thrifty!