Today The Shopping Sherpa and I indulged in a Frugalling Fiesta TM, kicking off at 8am at the YMCA biannual garage sale, followed by 6 op-shops and a market. We collapsed into a cafe (Chocolate Olive, Colbee Court, Phillip - highly recommended) at about 2 pm, dehydrated, hungry, broke and very happy.
Video cassettes courtesy of The Shopping Sherpa who got them from a friend who was chucking out her videos. Three taped from TV (Henry V, The Committments and some episodes of Drop the Dead Donkey), and the set of The Life of Birds and The Planets. All to be watched, binned or handed on as the case may be. The documentaries will go to my brother who loves documentaries, too.
FREE - Glass of wine added in celebration.
1 SIGG bottle to replace the nasty plastic water bottle I keep in the car for the dogs. Much classier, much more hygenic.
$1 YMCA
4 cassettes. Tom Jones, Shakespeare's Sister, Nat King Cole and 10CC for the car.
10c each Vinnies, Phillip.
Set vintage heavy cotton sheets to be shared with TSS.$6 SALVOS Weston
Three part reels knitting-in-elastic and 3 pairs sock equivalent of vintage Patonyle. There's enough for one full pair, and some odds and ends of a colourway I already have odds and ends of, and other bits but it's essentially 3 pairs by intention.$5 YMCA garage sale
Vintage cotton hanky
$1 YMCA garage sale
Funky glasses case. A replacement for the one currently being held together with a rubber band.
50c Vinnies, Tuggeranong
Bone handled fish fork and set pewter buttons
35c OP SHOP, Chapman
2 knitting/spinning books
$5 YMCA garage sale
2 novels
$5 Vinnies Weston and Salvos Tuggeranong
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1 pair bamboo knitting needles -$1 Vinnies, Tuggeranong
27 vintage knitting patterns - $12 YMCA garage sale, Op Shop, Chapman
and my favourite item of the day
Vintage fine cotton hanky with lipstick print
$1 YMCA garage sale
9 comments:
Hey - just as well for you that I was busy today... or I may have wanted to know why I wasn't invited...
Sounds like you had a wonderful day. I see TSS got some "stuff" too - just to make up for the pile she gave me yesterday.
Janet McK
now thats a GOOD day!!
Great haul! I love that hanky best too!
You're still the Queen of Op Shopping! Great haul :)
Good to know that Chocolate Olive is worth visiting, I'd been wondering...
OOooh, Shakespeare's Sister, I used to love them!
What a great shopping day. Those are my favorite kind. I love second hand stores and thrift stores but I am keeping myself out of them. I do like to indulge in a local flea market but they are closed until the spring. Better for my pocketbook.
Congratulations!!!. A fine haul.
Mind you it's well deserved if you started at 8am.
Cheers Gillian
I'm still grinning from ear to ear :-)
I *think* it's because I had such a good time yesterday but it could also be cause I'm drinking a cup of tea made with my lovely new teapot...
You bought so many lovely items. It is nice to see the actual goodies you got. You must have been exhausted after all that shopping too.
Ooh! Your Frugal Fiesta sounds like fun.
I must shop in the wrong places; none of the op shops at home or when I've been on hols have any decent yarn! *sigh*
Congratulations to you and TSS for a very successful day.
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