Deal of the Year!

I'm so excited to blog about my best deal ever!

Today after my workout, I headed over to my favorite Goodwill. Look what I found for $9.00 dollars. That's right... N-I-N-E dollars!


Here's the price to prove it... although, I didn't realize you can hardly read the tag... but trust me, it was $9.00.


I wondered why it was at Goodwill, figuring something must be wrong with it. So, after double checking the return policy (full refund within 48 hours) I decided to buy it.

I made a quick stop by my local grocery store to buy the k-cup coffee cups that this machine uses and I headed home.

I cleaned it up and everything seemed to work fine. I put the k-cup coffee cup in the holder and hit "brew".

Ummm, something was not right...

After doing some research online, I discovered that the K-cup holder or "funnel" was missing. So, I did some more research and discovered that a Keurig replacement funnel was $40. Argh! My good deal was no longer a good deal.

So, I called up one of my friends who owns a Keurig machine and she said that she owns a "My K-Cup" reusable filter and that is should work for me if I wanted to just use my own ground coffee, etc. (Which is a heck of a lot cheaper than buying the k-cup coffee cups if you ask me!)

I made a bee-line to Walmart, purchased the "My K-Cup" reusable filter and what do you know? It works PERFECTLY! I can even use the k-cup coffee cups (if I punch a hole in the side of it - for you Keurig owners - you know what I mean...) To make the deal even sweeter, I used a $5.00 off coupon from Walmart on the purchase.


In total, for my new machine, etc., I paid approximately $25.00. This machine retails for $149.00 on Amazon. Whoohoo!

Total score for me, as I was just looking at these machines last weekend with Randy.

My New Favorite Store

I have a new favorite store! I've talked about the Salvation Army in the past, but I've had really good luck there over the last month. In fact, it's quickly becoming my new favorite place to shop.

Over the last month, I've purchased about 15 pairs of shorts/capris for my family. (The picture below is from the second trip I made last week.)

Each pair of shorts was 1/2 off the ticketed price which was anywhere from $1.99 for kids and $3.99 up to $4.99 for adults. This particular shopping trip to the Salvation Army cost me roughly $17.00. Can you believe it? And the brand are great brands - J Crew, REI, Express, Old Navy and Nike.

I was particularly excited to find the REI cycling shorts with the padded bottom. They are brand new. I plan to turn them around and sell them on Craigslist for profit. I paid $2.50 for them. Good cycling shorts run anywhere from $40 and up.

I {heart} Cargo Pants!

I love, love, love cargo pants. Maybe because they are reminiscent of parachute pants from the 80's? Not sure...but, I can't get enough of cargo pants!

And, because cargo pants were probably popular the last two years, there is a surplus of cargo pants at thrift/resale stores right now. If I'm lying... well, sorry.

In fact, I tried on a very cute pair of cargos by Aeropostale today, but they were white and I'm just not ready to commit to white pants. Cargo or not.

But, I did commit to these! These are GAP cargos and I love them. They are so comfy and the best part? They are already broken in. I bought these at the Salvation Army and it was my lucky day because every green tag in the store was an additional 50% off. Yep! $2.50. Score.

Specialty Shoes

Seems like every soccer season, be it Spring or Fall, I'm in the market for a new size in soccer shoes for at least one of my girls. Luckily, Kyla has been able to wear her sister's hand-me-down soccer shoes for the past couple of seasons, but this year, Kyla's feet have caught up with her big sister's feet.

Since I began shopping at Goodwill, I noticed a huge collection of specialty shoes for kids, like cleats and tap shoes. So, if you are in the market for kids' specialty shoes, check out Goodwill first!

I bought the pink Nike soccer cleats for Kyla this week. They were $5.00. In fact, all of the shoes shown in this picture were $5.00 or less.

Ew... Shoes?

One of the reasons I began this blog is to not only gab endlessly about my great thrift store finds, but to also show the world, that yes, you can find great brands at a fraction of the cost.

Like most women, I love shoes. However, I don't like to spend over $30.00 for a pair of shoes. Seriously. I think the last time I spend over $30 for a pair of shoes was over a year ago.

When I hit Goodwill, I don't usually go there looking for shoes. Shoes are probably the lowest on the Goodwill resale food chain because let's face it... shoes can be gross. Not only that, but people can be really hard on their shoes.

But, every once in a while, I'll spot a deal that I can't walk away from. I love these boots. When I saw them, I just knew I had to have them. The suede is ultra soft and still has that yummy leather smell. (See rule #6 to the right!) These boots are a size larger than I normally wear, but when I tried them on, they felt great. I figured a little extra room for plush socks would be just about right! I paid $9.99 for these boots. Of course, I could not find an exact match to these boots online, but on the Banana Republic website, their boots retail for around $160.00 - $200.00.
Another great find for me were these super cute Coach Soho flats. These are the most comfortable flats I've had the pleasure to place my foot in. The leather is buttery soft and as you can imagine, the quality in this shoe is outstanding. I bought these shoes several months ago and I wear them all the time. I could not find this shoe online, but at Coach.com, their flats begin at $138.00. I paid only $6.99! Another great deal!