Thrifting with Mom

Well I broke down and spent this weekend.  My parents live an hour away from us,  so I don’t usually see them all that often.  Probably about once a month  usually.  Up until last year my mom worked full time.  Now because of a bad back she can’t do the drive back and forth in one day.  However last month my dad had a stroke.  So now I am traveling up there three days a week.  Mostly to see and spend time with my dad at the hospital, but my mom is lonely so I am spending time with her as well.  Well this week she asked me if I could come up and spend Saturday with her and then we would go see my dad.  So after my husband came home from work I traveled up to spend time with my mom.  We had a wonderful time.  We passed a couple of garage sales and stopped and we went to the thrift store.  She also made me a fantastic dinner.  If that wasn’t enough she gifted me a box of groceries!  We then sat and talked for hours.  I finally left at 11:00 pm.  We always talk on the phone each day ( always have) and she is already plotting when we will be able to do this again.

 

So here is what I splurged on.

This was the end of a three day sale and they wanted the stuff gone.  The lady said if I was interested in these I could have them all for a quarter.

At this sale they had bunches of interesting things, but you  could tell that the wife didn’t want to part with anything.  She originally wanted $5.00 a piece for the beaded greenery and the candelabra.  I walked away from the greenery and her husband said “three dollars”.  With the candelabra there is a small chip on it so I pointed it out and she said “you make me an offer”  mind you it was after three by this time.  I said “ how about $1.00”  Yes I low balled her, she kinda got on my nerves by this point.  She said how “about two”  “ok two”.

 

Then I thought that the thrift store was going to be a bust too.  We went down several aisles, and I found nothing.  Finally in the back of the store I found a few things.

It seemed like they had really marked up their prices since the last time I had been there.  I think that I found stuff that had been priced before.  Most of the purses were $4.99. This one is an Ann Taylor Loft and it was $1.99. The Thermos mug was .99 cents.  The milk glass compote was also .99 cents.

Then I found this Gymboree jacket for my baby for $4.99.

Perfect for fall.

The best find of the day.

This adorable little seersucker Gymboree jacket. It was on clearance for $1.59!

 

But that’s not all folks.  Our Rescue Mission Thrifty Shopper in my town is part of the same company as the one near my mom.  They have a frequent shopper card.  I had $5.15 cents on my card, so I got all this stuff for $5.99 including tax!

 

Linking up to:

http://southernhospitalityblog.com/another-thrifty-treasures/