Monday, June 11, 2012

The Most Expensive Octopus You Have Ever Seen + Tag Sale Adventures

I don't know about you, but I love tag sales (yard sales or garage sales as some of you may call them). This past weekend, I found some pretty awesome deals! You know me, I love a great deal! Check everything out...


Octopus $5 ($70 on Amazon) This was the biggest shocker of my trip! I really can't believe that this octopus sells for $70! I mean it is nice, but $70? It is basically a big stuffed animal with bean bag legs. As you can see above, each leg has a teether, toy, or other little touchy-feely object. But for $5 bucks I will snag it up for my little guy. 

Leap Frog Wheel $2 ($64 on Amazon) I was amazed at this toy. When I saw it lying at the tag sale, I didn't really think much of it, but my mom said to grab it...another good reason to go with an experienced tag saler! It ended up being a super cute wheel that spins and says the ABC's and animals! I love it, and so does little J.T.

Jumper $5 (Retail $30-$40) This is another great buy. This jumper is made by Graco and was in excellent condition. Score.

InStep Stroller/Backpack $15 ($60-$80 Retail) This contraption is awesome. It is actually a stroller that turns into a back carrier. I did some research, and they don't make it anymore because the company went bankrupt because of bad marketing campaigns. It was actually listed for $25 but my bartering mom got them down to $15! I thought this would be great for trips to the airport or a fair! You can wear baby, and then when your back gets tired, you can transfer it down to the stroller. Even comes with storage bin!

Frog Pool $10 ($50 at Walmart) I am going to use this as a pool and then a sandbox when he gets a little older. It is the perfect size pool for a 9 month old baby.

Homedics Noise Machine $1 ($20 Walmart) I have one of these, and little J.T. uses it every night on the ocean setting before he goes to bed! I bought this one to have on hand just in case something happens to it! My back-up!)

Blue Bumbo $5 in box ($39.99) This is the cheapest I have seen a bumbo anywhere! It was barely used in the box! 


Do you tag/garage/yard sale? 
What has been your best tag sale find?

7 comments:

  1. Those are some sweet scores! I dont yard sale a lot but I do like the go to thrift stores. I have found some great stuff including a brand new bumGenius pocket shell for $.99.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. What??? That is awesome!!!!! I gotta keep my eyes open for cloth diapers!!

      Delete
  2. Wow, you found some great deals! I'd love that backpack/stroller thing! Very cool. The yard sales around here never have anything great like what you found.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Aww that stinks:-( We went to an area where my mom grew up and knows the in's and out's of tag sales!

      Delete
  3. Nice! We found some bikes for the big boys (one was $1, other was $20) and Pokemon cards. Still looking for some other stuff, though (nice umbrella stroller and shopping cart cover).

    ReplyDelete
  4. With our first child expected to arrive in Sept. I have been spending free time shopping online sales (ebay, kijiji) and have found some great savings. My favourite find was a organic baby clothes stash for $40. One item alone in the stash I have seen online for $70 and this item was never used (baby grew too fast!)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Those are some amazing finds! I don't garage sale because I find it frustrating to hunt through other people's junk to find the good stuff. I do like to buy used off of local online trading groups though.

    ReplyDelete