Thrifty Finds!

I just love a good bargain!  Recently the community where we live had a "Cash and Carry" sale.  People donate all kinds of things and every few months a sale called Cash and Carry is held in one of the building auditoriums.  Everything is very reasonably priced for the first day...then items go on sale for 50% on the second day of the sale. The sale closes down for several minutes... and then...for the last hour there is a bag sale!  There is usually a line formed to get into this part of the sale.

Here is how it works - you purchase a shopping bag for 2 dollars...and you can put as much as you want in that bag. 

Larger items like lamps, or suitcases - they are 2 dollars each.  But I always go during the bag sale and usually come home with some great treasures. 

Now, being retired, downsized, and after getting rid of lots of stuff before we moved several years ago - well, I don't NEED anything.  But this is such a great sale and for a good cause.  All proceeds go to the community benevolent fund that helps people facing some financial challenges. 

So...here is what I stuffed into my bag at the most recent sale - 

This great tissue box cover!  I had one on this side table that was very pretty, but kind of light - and every time you pulled a tissue it moved a little.  This one is a great color, nice and heavy...and I had been looking at new boxes in the stores and online and they are rather pricey.  In the bag with this!

These two large and very nice quality linen napkins.  We use a cloth napkin each meal - and use the same napkin for a few days.  I found some tan linen napkins the last sale, but these are nice and big.  I have two napkin rings with our names on them and we use them each day.

This was a "just in case" item.  We have our cell phones and a landline with cordless phones...but if the power goes out the landline would not work.  This plugs into the phone jack and works when there is not power. A similar model on Amazon - same AT&T brand- is $18.95. So this was a real bargain.

This was too cute to pass up...I can use it for candy next Easter.  And remember...everything is going in the bag that cost 2 dollars.

This item caught my eye - I loved the colors for summer entertaining.  Everyone loves deviled eggs and though I have a simple white egg dish, I usually make more than that dish can hold.  I brought this home and checked the information on the back...

It looked like it was very good quality, so I snapped a photo in Google Lens to find out more about it.

WOW!

I found it for sale on a few sites, but this amazed me - 

The exact same item...$94.95 on sale!!!

So, it was a good day at Cash and Carry! 

Do you like to shop at Thrift Stores or events like Cash and Carry?

Have you found some great items?

I would love to hear about your experiences.

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It's going to turn to November weather here in PA tomorrow - I am ready for cold weather and comfort food!

Have a great day!