How could I forget about Ross? I found Audrey there!

Aside from Pawn shops, yard sales, estate sales, and the Goodwill.  I find a lot of fabulous deals at this place:

ROSS!

*this isn't my exact Ross, but it looks a lot like it!*

I love this place: it can be hit or miss though.

  I find the best deals on

1. clothes

a. dressy shirts

b.  jeans

c. occasionally they have 20 dollar Converse shoes in my size

2. Gourmet Cookware

3. Expensive shampoo 

4. Bedding, especially sheets!

5. Designer purses (I will blog later about a Betsey Johnson I got there for $10.00)

and

6. Art work.   Sounds a little silly, but I have made some killer art finds at Ross. 

 Here is one of my favorites:

A 24 x 36 inch painting of Audrey Hepburn. 

 It is an actual gel textured (not giclee) wood framed heavy picture (it really looks like a painting up close)

Right now it sells at Linens and Things for $89.99

I got it at Ross for $19.99.  Amazing!  

DVD SHOWS I heart Robot Chicken

Scored the first two seasons of Robot Chicken at the Goodwill for under yes UNDER $5.00.  They have already provided me with hours of laughs and entertainment.  

7.98 for all of this

My friend and fellow blogger recently found these amazing deals at her local Minnesota goodwill.  In Minnesota they are fancy and actually put labels on things. Here in Nevada there are just color coded lists all over the stores!   Anyways, look at this cookware!

Looks like casserole dishes, a soup dish, a ladle of some sort, a bewitching loaf pan and metal measuring cups.  Yowza.   Great finds Beckah.

Follow her blog about ferrenting here:   http://www.ferrenting101.com/  It is strangely addicting.  Last week I didn't even know what a ferrent was and this week, I'm following the tribulations of 11 fuzzy friends.

Gourmet Gourmet Oh My~!

I have found a few diamonds at the Goodwill before (mind you I only go once per month).   My most recent "proud" find was this:

The tiny manufacturer stock photo is not much to brag about, but this pan is amazing.  I found a 14 inch stir fry pan...  Not excited yet?  Ok let's try again, I found a 14" PAMPERED CHEF stir fry pan at the Goodwill for a mere $9.99.  

It is amazing, and I cook nearly everything in it.  It is the perfect size for any meal, and it is beyond easy to clean.  To date, it is my best kitchen find.

Item:  14" Pampered Chef stir fry pan

Place: Goodwill

Price: $9.00

Price on Amazon.com:  $149.99

Wowza, that is all I can say!

Walmart returns!

In honor of New Years Resolutions, I found this swell  digital scale at the Goodwill.  It was 3.99.  While the box was was a little beat up, the scale was wrapped in plastic still with a new lithium battery already loaded into it.  I of course tried it out in the store before I bought it.  Upon seeing a disappointing number, I decided this was too good of a deal to pass up.  Here's to seeing those numbers go down down down.  Happy 2012!

Item: Digital Scale

Place:  Goodwill

Price: $3.99  

Same scale at Walmart sells for:  $14.99

a giant fuzzy catterpillar!

what could be better?  Someone  I know will love this!  And for only $1.99!

Books

Books are expensive unless you buy them second hand!  With the advent of online readers like Kindle, I don't buy many books for myself anymore, but I do buy a lot of children's books.   It's one activity you just cannot replace with computers when it comes to learning and quality time.  Here is my fabulous book deal of the week!~

Item:  Golden Books

Place: Goodwill

Price:  .59 cents! each

Yes!  Books for 59 cents. (the same golden books sell at Walmart for $4.50 and they are paperback, egads!)  I love golden books for early readers because they are hard covered and extremely durable. That one on the top: There is a Monster at the End of this Book, that was MY FAVORITE book growing up.  I absolutely loved it!  I cannot wait to share it with a young reader someday!