one persons junk is another persons treasure! Great finds!!!!!
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one persons junk is another persons treasure! Great finds!!!!!
Great finds! Good for you!
Good shopping and you can't beat the price and bonus no tax!!! I wish we had that here instead it seems like yard sales is our alternative. We go alley shopping occasionally for gardening pots it can be rewarding.
I was walking to the park with my kids earlier this week when I noticed some Pampers boxes on the side of the road. I wanted the UPCs for a fellow SCer. So, I looked at the house and noticed the front door was open. I decided to knock on the door and explain myself just so the owner wouldn't think I was weird if he looked outside. It turns out that my neighbour is a police man! He said that technically, I could have taken the boxes without asking because they were at the curb but he was happy I introduced myself. I'm so glad I did too - what a nice guy! Also, it doesn't hurt to know someone in law enforcement is living in my neighbourhood! ;)
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Originally Posted by purpleniny
I read somewhere that if you spread cat litter with silica on the item it will kill the bedbugs. You need to let it sit for a while and then vacuum it away.
It has to be cat litter with silica, I think it is the silica that does the job.
Way to go, we also have those days here in Guelph, we had one not that long ago. We have put things out and they are gone with hours. And i am proud to say that all our furniture is free, off of freecycle or kijiji. Gotta love it. Good for you.
Nice finds the best thing I have found free was two boxes of books for kids some where chapter books and the rest were math books from pre-school to grade 5 which is great
omg you just reminded me, there was the cutest flower cart with a little horse pulling it up the street at the curb and I meant to go back and see if it was still there when I got back from my walmart trip yesterday,I'm sure it's gone by now, but I'm taking doggie for a walk right now..... I put stuff at the road all the time and it gets picked up pretty quick and I got a great 9 drawer dresser 2 doors down from me last year. My daughter doesn't mind curb shopping with me lol but my son says "MOM STOP DOING THAT" THAT'S GROSS!!!! lol
Oh and the rocker i have to sit outside on was from 3 doors away, I asked if it was broken when she was throwing it out she said no, she was just making some room.....
What great finds!! So glad you could get all those things - you must have felt like it was XMAS! :)
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Originally Posted by orv
I agree :cheesygrin::biggrin::lol:
very well done - keep it up. Good for you and good for the environment. WIN - WIN.
Check out your local Freecycle too:
http://groups.freecycle.org/freecycleBarrie/description
I see no shame at all in putting to use what other can't :) Kudo's to you for saving $$ on items you needed anyway :)
Need a new computer chair cause the one I had well two wheels came off so one day my husband brought me home a computer chair he was delivering windows to a work place and they were throwing out chairs cause they got new ones .