I can certainly identify with Patricia.
I’m thrifty, too — I always get a small thrill when I find a great bargain, especially if it’s something I’ve saved to my Amazon wish list but find it for pennies on the dollar. And, I’m a big believer in “meant to be”: for example, some of the books I’ve bought for just a dollar have turned out to be some of my absolute favorites.
Some of my favorite finds have included not only books, but clothing, a small cubby cabinet, clear glass jars with lids that I use to store grocery staples, and a small settee that I’ve carted around with me for years that I will one day re-upholster with a pretty fabric.
How about you? What bargain buys do you treasure?
P.S. If you’re wondering, I pulled the quote from an Old Country Home magazine (dated November 2005) and the photograph is one of my “found” photos. (I’ve started a collection.)
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I’m linking to these parties:
Friday’s Five Features @ Vintage Chic
Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life
Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things and Meet Our Life
Vintage Charm @ Adirondack Girl at Heart, My Thrift Store Addiction, Our Hopeful Home, and The Blue Willow House
Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes
Share Your Style @ 21 Rosemary Lane, The Vintage Nest, The Essence Of Home, Feathering My Empty Nest, Kingsbury Brook Farm, and The Red Painted Cottage
Silver Pennies Sundays @ Silver Pennies
Simple Saturdays Blog Link Party @ Born Again Farm Girl, Better Hens and Gardens, Pasture Deficit Disorder, Cottage Making Mommy, Sunny Simple Life, and The Rustic Elk
Talk of the Town @ My Repurposed Life, Knick of Time, Beyond the Picket Fence, Love My Simple Home, and Sadie Seasongoods
Wildly Original Party @ I Gotta Create!
Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style
Haha, I love that quote. Me, too. Some of my favorites? The step stool chair that reminds me of my childhood, my cubby shelf in the art room (that one was a great find!), and my small red bench. I do love the hunt! You never know just what you’ll find. 🙂
Yes, I think that’s why I like it so much. Most of the time, it’s a dud to go shopping in these places … BUT the time you do find a treasure, it’s a special thrill.
A couple of old handmade quilts, a collection of amateur floral paintings & a perfectly fitting pair of Habitual jeans ( no way I could ever afford these brand new). Every Wednesday the Salvation Army in my area has clothes for 50% off. The jeans were less than $5.
I collect small prints and paintings too (mainly of trees), and I LOVE to find clothing at absurdly low prices!
I love that picture fits my daughter and I perfectly. Would you mind if I printed it and hung it in my home?
I have no problem at all with that, Brenda. 🙂
Fun picture and quote…. 🙂 It is an adventure to shop for those bargains…
Indeed it is. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 🙂
Ha, ha–I can relate, Kim! Love your vintage photo; it reminds me of a store down the street from my grandmother’s called the “Variety Shop.” We’d ride our bikes down when we were kids and buy comic books. Those were the days 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up with Vintage Charm!