Friend gave me buckets of tomatoes. I cooked some down to reduce and dried some. Will come in handy this winter.

I decided to get a handheld vacuum for our second floor so I wouldn't have to carry the heavy Dyson vac up. Hemmed and hawed over quality vs price and finally went for the $69 Shark cordless. At check out, the scan showed $18. Hmmm. What to do? I told the folks monitoring the self-service area. They rescanned and still $18. (It was not on sale, btw.) So I paid and left. Yay!

Tomotoes....yes! Yum!

That vacuum was almost free! Similar thing happened to me when buying side trim for my truck, $30. The price didn't come up when scanned, sooooooooooooooo.....he shrugged his shoulders, rescanned it, then just threw it in the bag......gave it to me. :0) I was buying several things, my total was still about $60. I had to look at the receipt to catch it. That's when the shoulder shrug made sense. lol

Last night I picked up a FREE piece of santa-cecilia granite, off CL. It will be fashioned into a counter for my mud room sink. Took 3 of us to lift it. lol

funny thing raven. i am now getting notices from them. so i guess they signed me up anyway. unfortunately there are not a lot of people on mine. but maybe will get better soon.

hanes.com has free shipping now for Columbus day.

I bought summer sausage that was regular price for 10.69. It was on sale for 5,99. They had 1.50 off coupons for it, so I got 10 of them for 4.45 each. 5 cans of vegetables for 95 cents, real good grapes for 99 cents a pound, pails of ice cream for 3,99 so I thought I did good.

I just read the reviews for this clock I purchased from Bed Bath & Beyond......it says "Look at the numeral 4. Where's the quality control?" I'm still laughing...

Really it seems like it should be like this to read properly.

Actually the use of IIII was quite acceptable when I learned Roman numerals. Of course, I learned that during the tablet carving course in early Rome.

Artistic license. :0) It is weird.....luckily I look at decorating as a collection of interesting objects and weird is interesting. It works!

I like the clock, I almost bought a similar one.

I had been looking for either tall rectangular mirrors or two pairs of square, beveled mirrors to put above the mirrored bedside tables from Pottery Barn in our master bedroom. Pottery Barn carries the type of square, beveled mirror I was looking for, but at $150 per mirror, the price was too high. The other night I started looking around for more reasonably priced alternatives and found the Erelina Decorative Square Wall Mirror set of 4 for $125.99 by Zipcode Design on Wayfair pictured below. Because Wayfair has a 30 day return policy, I went ahead and ordered the set. The mirrors arrived the next day and they're exactly what I was looking for, at a fraction of the cost. We have a lot of things from Pottery Barn already and these mirrors look identical to the set of beveled mirrors I saw in their showroom.

Framing costs are unreal! I will at a later date put one of my camera shots in this frame. For now....it's the perfect size for over the bed! $18.50.

charity thrift

Because she was telling people about deals on windows "I needed window covering for an entire house. Lowes has close outs in every department. hint hint They may have something you want in your area. The biggest and most common size was 58". The prices ran from $5 - $10(regardless of what was marked)." Who doesn't need a deal on a window? Seems like helpful information to me!

Found a great deal at Costco....serious deal....a pack of underwear for under $5. wasn't sure I'd even like them and figured if I didn't who cares, it was only $5. UGH...I really like them and went back to get more....ALL GONE!!! Instead of thinking if I liked them I'd come back and get more I should have bought a couple packs and returned the extra packs if I didn't end up liking them. Lesson learned :-)

I got a crazy good deal today. Brand new leather boots with tags still on. Gianna bini brand, found them online at Dillard's for $170. I paid $7!!

Very nice quality product.

OMG Raven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's a deal!

Today, I purchased a little owl oil painting. 10" x 14", $6.

Thanks yes I couldn't believe it. And my size!

Very cute owls!

Raven your very good at footwear deals. Didnt you find a killer deal on boots in another of Nicoles deal threads...great deal Raven.

Nicole your owl oil painting is super nice and a great price. Love it.

Only good deal I've found is a jersey nighty for Rosy (dog) I found it at Rite Aid pharmacy for a buck. Only one there in xx small so it was ment to be. With fall weather hitting us Amiee is concerned about Rosy getting cold at night. Shes now 8 months old but struggles yet to get herself under her blanket. I tell Amiee Rosy will get herself under the blanket if she's cold but Amiee worries at just over 3 pounds Rosy will get a chill and end up sick. Anyway this was a very good price.

Yes you are correct! I now own 2 pair of boots. The other pair is black and more like motorcycle style.

Oh I also got a brand new never used Joy Of Cooking cookbook for 99 cents! Price inside is $35.

And a new basket type sewing basket, inside was a big zip lock bag of all kinds of sewing accessories, like pins and needles, elastic, ribbon, tape measure, a few pin cushions. A lot of stuff. It was $5.

Today was half off most tags @ The ARC. Keurig coffee maker.......$8.50.....it's a B70 Platinum....retails for $299.99 on Amazon.......whoah......! I need to be able to offer someone a cup of coffee when they come over....not make a whole pot. :0) The K-cups were Free @ Safeway.

the black boots i got a while back.

well, certainly NOT in the order of $7 gorgeous leather boots, but at Costco I bought a packable Eddie Bauer down jacket (with hood, longer jacket comes to mid thigh length) in plum for $39.99. Not a killer deal, but a good one.

this is about good deals period. right? i seem to find a lot of time lost lately.

I scored a free meal today by using coupons from the local grocery store. One was for a free large pepperoni, sausage and olive take and bake pizza. I had mushrooms at home and added them to the pizza. The other coupon was for a bagged salad kit that contained various greens, carrots, broccoli, green onions, smoked bacon and candied almonds. I added cucumber and tomato to round it out a bit.

The pizza sells for $9.99 and the salad for $4.99. We'll get at least three meals plus some snacks out of it - feeling pretty good about this deal!

P.S. I was very pleasantly surprised at how good the pizza was...yum, yum!

I've been looking for a gas heater to use for back-up heat when the power goes off. On a facebook yardsale site, I found a used Buck Stove for $200. It needs some touch-up paint & a new set of logs ($185). This model sells new online for around $1100-1300. I am thrilled with my find.

Buck Stove Townsend Ii Vent Free Steel Stove, Almond - LP, Black · More Info

Pretty sure there was a more recent thread, but I do find houzz search function to be a bit lacking.

Anyway, saw this - Amazon kindle paper white today 89.99

Hey Nicole, I'm glad this thread came back up. I wanted to share something with you that I just got. It's a Tang horse!!! I have admired yours since back in the day and this one came up last week. A woman in the neighborhood was selling it for $7. I really like it. It isn't valuable in any way but I think it's really neat. I asked her about it's background and she said she hoped I wouldn't be disappointed to learn that she thought she got it at Home Goods. I really don't care where she got it. I like it. It's big and really heavy. It also was broken at one time and was fixed. I like that about it too. I like things that have a history.

murraysmom....WOW! I LOVE IT!!!!! You have a good eye. That's the same ....almost EXACT mold as my tang horse. White with the rough spots is a B E A U T I F U L.....designer look....and clay....da bomb gurl! I found my oriental wood stand for $2.50 @ The ARC Thrift store. A black stand & white horse....NICE!

I found another tang horse, @ Goodwill, $7.99 & purchased it a few weeks ago.

Notice: the tail on the new one/on the left...is all wrong.

Won't sound like a deal to most, but I just bought a Hyundai engine for $3800 with warranty. Only has 80,000 miles on it is the deal. These cars make it to 300,000 miles easily. That's like an entirely band new car. Awesome!

Rob...your a gearhead, so I know...you know...your stuff. You bought the whole car for that price ....right?

I didn't realize that Hyundai was that good of a vehicle. I'd always thought of them as a disposable vehicle. So my perception was all wrong! GAH! At what year did they become a dependable vehicle? I'm curious because I may need to buy a used vehicle some times in the near future. I had never considered a Hyundai!!!!!

At least a decade ARgirl ;) article

It was half off day at the thrift store yesterday.

I got a brand new roasting pan with rack for $2.50 and a brand new Misty Harbor rain slicker/coat for $5. They sell for $50 retail. Boscovs has them on sale at the moment for $40, so I'm feeling pretty good about my coat and I've been looking for a good raincoat forever. I also got a bunch of new picture frames with mats for $1 each. I have several photos I want to frame and new frames and mats are ridiculously expensive.

After the thrift store shopping, I headed over to a casino for gambling and lunch. Put $20 into a slot machine and came out with $50. Overall, a very good day!

Thanks, Nicole! I do like your new horse even if his tail is not "correct".

I have been hearing good things about Hyundai for awhile now too. They have some nice SUV models I would like. I just sold my 2008 125,000 miles Honda Civic (with a defective paint job that Honda would not cover - it didn't show up until 2 months after the recall expired) and I bought a 2009 VW Passat with 82,000 miles on it. I feel like I just got a Mercedes Benz!! It's that nice of a car. I'm thrilled.

I need to revisit the thrift stores. It's been a little while for me. And Dawn, congrats on your win on the slots! I'm going tomorrow with my friend, so I hope I do as well!!

Hyundais are great cars, you won't be disappointed, Rob!!

I bought my first one new in 2002, Sonata and had over 330K km on it when I sold it in 2015. Bought a 2011 Sonata that's loaded, had only 88,000 km on it and love it.

Ok I know there was a newer thread but at least the search turned up something relevant and not too distant in the past (what's a year???)

I just saw this - good lookin' single handle pull down kitchen faucet - a reputable brand for $14.40.

I did not buy but it's a deal for sure.

Mirabelle at Build

That's a BEAUTIFUL faucet! I don't use that brand....but...DANG!

Actually I am not familiar with the brand either, but when I googled it, there were hits from reputable stores such as Ferguson which I know does not carry junk.

Being the cautious me, I will look into warranty etc and then if I decide to get it I am certain the deal will be gone. hahahaha

salvona....I opened "chat", I was going to order a few, try them out....THEY are out of stock @ their warehouse. The hot & cold valves wear out @ a cost of $8each....Geez....I could just replace the whole faucet at THAT price! lol Anyway, I placed an order. Says it has to be "ordered" and should ship by February 12. So......we shall see......no harm in trying.

I love a good revived thread. :-)

My good deals are all from eBay this time. My desktop computer is not quite four years old, but since it gets a lot of use and we believe in "lifecycling" electronics I've been casually looking for a good deal on a somewhat high-end refurbished PC to replace it. Before I found anything, my computer quit. Just refused to turn on. I researched possible causes, and called in my expert: my son. The power supply was a common source of the problem, so I bought one on eBay for $20. Nope, that didn't do it, but we kept the replacement in the computer and held onto the old one as a spare. Next we replaced the motherboard ($70 on eBay). Yes! The computer works fine at this point, but we figured since the hard drive has been spinning all these years, why not replace it--or add another, which is what we did--rather than wait for it to fail? So I bought a 1TB SSD drive on Amazon ($100), and now have a "new computer" for under $200.

Also, I've been wanting an L.L. Bean tan canvas "barn jacket" for a long time but was unwilling to pay over $100 for it. Even eBay prices on them aren't usually tempting, but this time I found one for under $20 including shipping. I love it! It really is "like new," and I look forward to wearing it when spring starts to make an appearance. All I need now are olive green "wellies" for our muddy season.

These are mine. Not exactly cheap by Craigslist standards, but I'm very happy as they are higher quality pieces. The first was a smaller Henredon leather sofa, in practically new condition for $500. The previous owners had apparently bought it for a charity house, but it's been in storage for the last 6 years so that explains the condition. The 2nd purchase was a pair of these custom silk velvet armchairs and an ottoman also for $500 total. The 2nd photo of the sofa is against my rug that I bought last summer off eBay. I need to take some final photos once I get the room all together. I'm trying to do the furniture on a budget so I'll have more left for some remodeling on the back part of the house.

I had an accident last year, and would love to be able to move my laundry room up to the 1st floor somehow now that I walk with a cane.

Wow, katmu, those pieces are beautiful!! They look great!! I'm sorry to hear about your accident and I hope you are able to get your laundry upstairs. I would love to have that too, but my house wouldn't work for that, so the basement it is.

Something I received recently are 3 dish towels that my friend wove. They are so soft and so beautifully made. She knits, weaves, crochets lots of beautiful things. She has a loom so she can make whatever she wants. Such talent. :)

Alisande.....Nice! You'll be comfortable "and" styling! And a cheap computer!

Katmu....Dang! You got a GREAT deal! That rug is gorgeous! Love everything!

Murraysmom....Beautiful towels! They look pretty good in YOUR kitchen too. :0)

Half off (or more) on Christmas candies at the check out counter. Oh, dear.