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[KayMMIV]

post about those awesome finds or great job saving on groceries or whatever here.

[KayMMIV]

I Got +100pc 3T Name-Brand Fall/Winter Wardrobe $50 Thrift!!!

 

 

This is a remember to shop thrift post. Look what we got for $50!
 

WOW!!!

My son recently switched up sizes on me, from 2t to 3t; so we went thrift hunting this weekend- and boy did we make out like bandits! We got a fall/winter wardrobe of more then 100 pieces, all in GREAT wearable condition, some even still had tags, many of these are name brand clothes, although there are some Walmart and Target brands too- but all for $50 total by shopping thrift!

Here's the shopping and cost breakdown: We went to a Children's Orchard stuff a bag for $7 sale, where I averaged 13 items a bag in 4 bags (just under 54¢ an item for 52 items) plus 4 sleep outfits for $1 each outfit (50¢ an item for 8 items) then we went to 2 different Salvation Army's half off kids clothes school sale and bought 27 items for $8.50 total (~31.5¢ an item for 27 items). Then we stopped at a few yard sales on the way to the park, then on the way home for ~35¢ an item for another couple dozen items. Total we spent just around $50 (sans a few cents) for the day.

Here's pics of what we got and the brands breakdown:

Long Sleeves: dirt camo is John Deere, maroon train is Gymboree, orange is Children's Place, blue and yellow is Nike, red and grey truck is Gymboree, grey snowboard is Old Navy, maroon is Indy Knit, orange and grey is Baby Gap, red and blue stripe is Baby Gap, blue and grey is Class Club, orange and blue bull dog is Athletic Works, blue turtleneck is Baby Gap, maroon stripe is Children's Place, red stripe is Baby Gap, and the red collared is Arizona Jean Co.
 

Onsies, Vests and Pullover: green onsie is Children's Place, blue onsie is Oshkosh, red collared onsie is Children's Place as is the red turtleneck onsie, blue fleece pullover is Children's Place, dino vest is V.T. Kids, blue stripe vest is Good Lad as is the maroon dog vest.
 

Cold Outfits: red dress shirt Gymboree, blue plaid dress shirt is Children's Place, blue turtleneck is Okie-Dokie, white pants are McKids, blue cargos are Children's Place, and the tan pants are Oshkosh.
 

Jeans+: Top left to right; VF Jeanswear Inc, Oshkosh, Children's Place, and VF Jeanswear Inc again :). Bottom left to right; Children's Place, Wrangler, Cherokee, and Gymboree.
 

Long Pants: Top left to right; Old Navy, Carters, Baby Gap, and Arizona Jean Co. Bottom left to right; Faded Glory, Carhartt, Route 66 Li'l 66, and Oshkosh.
 

 

Odds and Ends: The long overalls are Baby Gap, the blue long pants are Gymboree, the green long pants are Disney, the green shorts are Carters- they have a matching shirt in the laundry, the blue and orange shorts have a matching shirt in the laundry and are Athletic Works as are the blue, white and red matching outfit, the Thomas shirts are both Thomas & Friends and both have matching bottoms in the laundry.
 

 

Coat and Zip Up Hoodies: Green Coat is Oshkosh, black hoodie is Old Navy, little dozer hoddie (back pictured) is Gymboree, and dino hoodie (back pictured) is Oshkosh.
 

Warmer Weather: Nemo overalls are Disney, green plaid overalls are Baby Gap, orange tank is Oshkosh, tropical shorts are Garanimals, plaid dress shirt is Oshkosh, blue tank is Carters, green tank is Old Navy, green stripe is Carters, orange stripe is Old Navy, red plaid is Arizona Jean Co, red collar is Oshkosh, yellow stripe is Wonder Kids, surf's up is Children's Place, grey stripe is Old Navy, and blue collar is Gymboree.
 

 

Warm Weather Outfits: blue and grey stripe Tshirt w/ grey shorts are both Circo, polo shirt is Ralph Lauren, blue shorts are Christopher Rand, camo bugs shirt is Buster Brown, cargo shorts are Baby Gap, blue stripe shirt is Circo, tan shorts are Baby Gap, green stripe shirt is Baby Gap, blue shorts are Okie-Dokie, red white and blue shirt is Tommy Hilfiger, cargo blue shorts are Gymboree, orange bug shirt is Gymboree, jean shorts are Faded Glory, preserve the future T is 100% Organic Cotton, blue swim shorts are Baby Gap, and he had on blue Oshkosh shorts today with a Gymboree Tshirt.
 

Sleepwear: Cars shorts and Tshirt (and the only short sleeve/shorts jammies in this pic) is Disney as is the Cars jammies directly below, blue/maroon train outfit is Sonoma, dino on a bike is Okie-Dokie, yellow/blue fix-it is Gymboree as is the light blue/red firetrucks outfit, camo dinos is Carters, the last on is a full body suit with the legs flipped up and is TKS Basics.
 

 

4t: I grabbed these cause they are cute so why not, they'll still be cute when he's in 4t :) The orange and blue is Children's Place and the yellow board outfit is Carters.
 

So remember to shop thrift and save TONS!

[KayMMIV]

Why I got $100 running shoes for $35!

 

So my old running shoes really were cupputs. So yesterday I went in search of new running
shoes, which is normally a frustrating and expensive ordeal for my size 5 :( which no one ever seems to have my size in anything!

We started at mc sports and really thought that was going to be the first of many many stops. Especially when I asked the guy helping in shoes if they went down to size 5 in womens running shoes? He said they did but that the selection was very very limited. I told him I needed a good comfortable running shoe with good high arch support. He thought for a second and said... "do you mind if it's technically a youth shoe? it's cheaper for the same thing in womens and is in your size." no of course i don't mind that. So he took me over to youth shoes and measured my size there, size 4. Then he went and got a gel insert running shoe with great arch support I tried on and walked around in, did a few jogs and jumps, just made sure there was no rubbing and a nice fit and then asked the price. He said, "actually that shoe is on clearance right now for $35 and is normally $60" SOLD he took me back by the womens shoes on the way to the register and showed me an almost identicle shoe in womens priced at $100

this is the shoe I got:

and this is the adult version

both have the same support system and gel cushioning.

I just thought I'd mention it here, if you are looking for a good running shoe and have size 8 feet or smaller (youth shoes go up to size 7 in youth and seem to be a size below your adult size) take a look at the same shoes in the youth section, much cheaper.

I went running last night to try them out on top of this morning and they felt great both times!

[tabbykat6802]

Here's to finding comfortable and frugal shoes in the kiddie dept. I bought my bridal shoes from payless in the kiddie side, a pair of sparkly mary janes. size 5-adult are so non-existent. i always look in the kiddie section.

tabbykat

[KayMMIV]

I Won Designer Organic Capri's For FREE!!! YAY!!!

I was pretty shocked I actually had enough to win these, I expected the bidding to go much higher then it did.

For those who are confused now because I'm talking about bidding AND getting them free. I won these off Listis. Listia is a pretty cool site- sorta like freecycle meets ebay sans the money part (it's all free on Listia and you use point you get for signing up, participation and auctioning your own free stuff to bid on other free stuff you want). CLICK HERE to check it out/join.

Ok, so for what I won :) Here was the discription-

These are brand new ALice and Oliva designer capris, they are known designers for their classic style and their use of organic fabric. Their clothes DO not go out of style. These run big, and have 2% lycra for a bit of squatting stretch. It is a beige pin stripe that can be worn dressy and with a blazer and heels to a slob look for cleaning the house~LOL(NOT) they retail for $229 SIZE 6


I'm pretty stoked, granted I won't be able to wear them much til after I have baby, if it wasn't winter i might have gotten some use out of them with a belly band for a few weeks or month or so, but instead this will be a nice post baby clothing item to look forward to :)

anyways, I'm excited about it! I figure this counts a frugal/thrifty find too :) Anyways, I just wanted to share my excitement!

[kingdavidsheart]

Kay, How much time do you spend online searching for deals? Where do you find them all? I try to enter contests and find deals. WHen all I ever find is junk scams. DRIVES ME NUTSO

[KayMMIV]

Quoting kingdavidsheart:

Kay, How much time do you spend online searching for deals? Where do you find them all? I try to enter contests and find deals. WHen all I ever find is junk scams. DRIVES ME NUTSO

most my deals are from brick and mortar stores and yard sales (as you can see from what i've posted) then you have sites that you can check out on a regular bases like rebate or swapping type sites to get the most bang for you buck, you can find the ones I use the most here- Swapping, Cashback/Rebate and Other Helpful Sites For Saving & Earning Money  but as far as searching for deals, I haven't found that beneficial. if you are looking for something specific then by all means do search for the best deal on that item, but as far as just scouring for a deals, that doesn't seem to bring up much- as you have found.

[ggd5663]

I am looking for the best price on crocks for my 10 year old. Any one have a suggestion?

[KayMMIV]

Quoting ggd5663:

I am looking for the best price on crocks for my 10 year old. Any one have a suggestion?

have you checked out your local thrift stores? ebay?

[MARYLEYVA]

Wow! You really got a lot of good clothing. What a great deal also!!

[2010bc]

I LOVE THRIFT STORES!!!! Here are the links to several of mine that I post on my blog:

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-favorite-thrift-store-find.html

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/09/thrift-store-finds.html

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/09/thrift-store-finds-paid-357-for-these.html

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/08/thrift-store-finds_29.html

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/08/thrift-store-finds.html

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/08/thrift-store-finds_23.html

http://frugalfreegal.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-saturday-thrift-store-finds.html