Update Sept24 new finds/New Pics of house,stash and binder: "I love our Kijiji house!

[Prairie girl]

Great finds! I sold something through kijiji, found my daughter's daycare through it but now I am definitely inspired to look for stuff to buy. LOL

[Sally888]

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[caroman]

kijiji, here I come!!
your finds are amazing, thanks for the inspiration!

[Abby5]

Now 18 members and 113 guests!!!!

[watergirl73]

Now 18 members and 113 guests!!!!

I'm impressed yes just looked and 140 people viewing 119 are guests.... right on SC!!!!

[zeejee1]

lovely...........
Can u plz give us some tips of negociating prices and bargaining
it seems all the good stuff has high prices

[Ceren]

I am totally speachless. I am browsing some home furnishing on kijiji right now!!

[divya]

Thats amazing watergirl!! We bought some furniture on Kijiji , but found bed bugs on them later on ....that scared us off..How dyu make sure u dont wind up with those?

[abfab]

wow! i was excited when i found someone selling a discontinued ikea cabinet a while ago. i guess I'll be checking kijiji more often now!

[tsertic]

My husband and I furnished an entire rental cottage by Kijiji and Craigslist. Great finds like a stackable washer/dryer, fire pit, bunk beds, L shaped couch (never used), rugs, dining table, tv, tv stand, 2 queen beds, dressers, armoires etc....

We figure we saved over $20,000 in the end with the 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and outdoor furniture.

Check out Craigslist in your area!

PS. I'm expecting a boy in December, and did his entire room from Criagslist, all Pottery Barn kids. My daughter's big girl bedroom cost us a fortune a year ago before my sister told me about Craigslist.

Tash

[watergirl73]

I would probably suggest:
Email them straight away if you are remotely interested in order to get yourself in the door per say.
1. Ask alot of questions ie: age of product, any damage; is it an easy fix, why they are selling, mfg of product, year of purchase etc.

2. Research the product you potentially are purchasing and reply asap if you are interested before someone else gets it!

3. Plan to visit the product and seller

4. Chat to the seller when you meet them, get to know them, look at their surroundings, area of living, are they downsizing, do they just want it gone, is it a divorce sale.. essentially I think "what will make this seller happy"

5. Make an offer but don't low ball them to make them feel upset, I meet in the middle from their asking price. Most often they take my first offer or we bargain sort of like buying a home.

6. Start the car if you get an amazing deal!

7. If you don't own a truck make friends with someone who does and be prepared to go, go, go.

8. Don't be afraid to drive to a different town to pick something up especially if the price is right.

9. Try to envision the piece in your home , it may not look great when you see it but the potential to fix or restore it is not as costly as you may think in most cases.

10.Set a budget, set goals, envision what you would like the decor in your home to look like and start looking for pieces to compliment this vision to keep a theme throughout. Don't be in a rush to finish as if the price is too high keep looking you will find it at the price you are prepared to pay! Items you can't find on Kijiji wait until a great sale comes on and they buy what you need at the store. Ie: we picked up 3 sets of curtains last week at Homesense reg: $160.00 for $45.00 total. We also found tie backs for the curtains reg $39.99 on sale for $10.00- discount coupons for the store... take advantage of these great deals when they surface.

Hope that helps!

lovely...........
Can u plz give us some tips of negociating prices and bargaining
it seems all the good stuff has high prices

[watergirl73]

That's just it and I commend you on finding the time to save all this money. I wish I knew this years ago!!!

My husband and I furnished an entire rental cottage by Kijiji and Craigslist. Great finds like a stackable washer/dryer, fire pit, bunk beds, L shaped couch (never used), rugs, dining table, tv, tv stand, 2 queen beds, dressers, armoires etc....

We figure we saved over $20,000 in the end with the 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and outdoor furniture.

Check out Craigslist in your area!

PS. I'm expecting a boy in December, and did his entire room from Criagslist, all Pottery Barn kids. My daughter's big girl bedroom cost us a fortune a year ago before my sister told me about Craigslist.

Tash

[macfsh]

very cool! Nice job!

[filza]

I have no words.....totally adore your house....and loved the pile up of majesta.

[calgarymama]

WOW!!!!! I love your bed frame