Now I'm Cookin'!

OK, everybody, It's time to join Debbie, at Debbiedoos, I Love Livin in the Carolinas for Garage Salen
Where people are encouraged to show off their thrift store/garage sale/estate sale/rummage sale/junk sale/flea market/swap meet finds.


Of course, I like to be different, so while everyone else shows off the cool thing they got for a nickle, I am going to show some of my neat freebie finds.

NOTE:

I just discovered that Debbie is on vacation this week. We could have a party at her place without her I suppose, that way when she gets back she would find empty pizza boxes all over the furniture, but I suppose that wouldn't be very nice.

So, don't head over to her party, but I already posted this before I realized it, so it satays.

I have mentioned before that I am not above a bit of Dumpster Diving, Curb Crawling, or Pile Picking if I see something that catches my eye, and I have shown off a few treasures in the past. They aren't truly garage sale bargains, because I never pay a cent, but they are treasures none the less, and you can't beat free when it comes to a good deal!

So here is another great Find!

Recently, while tossing our trash in the dumpster, I noticed a sleeping bag, all rolled up. Now, generally, even though I know it can be cleaned, bedding is kind of a creepy thing to pull from a dumpster, at least in my book, so I was just going to ignore it, but a little voice told me to look closer. I did and lo and behold, it was rolled up around this beauty:

The sleeping bag stayed in the dumpster, it was in pretty rough shape anyway, so I didn't feel too bad, but this came home with me.

Right now they are selling brand new for anywhere from $59.99 at WalMart, to $109.00 at the big dollar special sportsman stores.

This one looks like it has been used once or twice at the most.



Be sure and join me each Tuesday for Tuesday Trivia Tie-in, where readers are invited to share trivia and show off their treasures. Read all about it here

Debbiedoos -- Dumpster Diving Delights.

OK, everybody, It's time to join

Debbie, at Debbiedoos, Loves Livin in the Carolinas for Garage Salen
Where people are encouraged to show off their thrift store/garage sale/estate sale/rummage sale/junk sale/flea market/swap meet finds.


Of course, I like to be different, so while everyone else shows off the cool thing they got for a nickle, I am going to show some of my neat freebie finds.

I have mentioned before that I am not above a bit of Dumpster Diving, Curb Crawling, or Pile Picking if I see something that catches my eye, and I have shown off a few treasures in the past. They aren't truly garage sale bargains, because I never pay a cent, but they are treasures none the less, and you can't beat free when it comes to a good deal!

So here is another great Find!

Any trip to the dumpster is an adventure around here. I often take the Little Princess witrh me, in fact, if she knows where I am going, she asks to come along. Her reasons are generally different than mine. She likes it when we see raccoons or cats, or even the occasional skunk, skulking around the dumpster, I on the other hand am always amazed at the things people will throw away.

Living in a townhouse complex, means that people will often come in on the weekends after cleaning out their garage, or after a yard sdale, and dump their unwanted things in our dumpster. It cleverly saves them the $10 fee they charge at the landfill.

Before I tell this story, I have to tell you about "Bingo."

Our little Princess, loves the song about Bingo. In fact she will sing it over and over again for hours, long enough to make Diann and I seriously insane. But at least she sings the whole song now. At first it was just "Bingo was his name oh" over and over.

Well, a few months back, we were at a restaurant and the waitress asked our little darling what her name was. With a straight face, she looked right at her and said "My name's Bingo." We laughed about it, but since that time, when anyone asks her name, that's what she answers.

So, From now on, when I talk about her on my blog, I am just going to call her Bingo. It's easier to type.

Anyway, a recent trip to the dumpster made both my eyes and Bingo's eyes light up.

Someone had thrown a perfectly good red wagon into the dumpster.

These pics were taken right after I pulled it from the dumpster, so it was still a bit dirty, but that was all that was wrong with it.

It has seating and seat belts for two, but Bingo calls the fold down portion of the front seat her "trunk" and she hides things under there.




Bargains are bargains, but free is always a good price!

Be sure and watch this space, because I have a whole bunch of other dumpster dive delights to share in upcoming weeks!

Please and join me each Tuesday for Tuesday Trivia Tie-in, where readers are invited to share trivia and show off their treasures. Read all about it here