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Fab Friday Finds – You Won’t Believe What $6 Buys!

April 20, 2012  I Scored at the Thrift Store | Uncategorized

What does $6 buy nowadays?

6 fly swatters from the Dollar Store,

5 songs for your I-pod,

1 gallon of gas if prices keep rising (hopefully not)!,

1/3 of a tube of Kari’s hand cream,

or

this dresser!

It’s an ugly duckling but I have big plans for her!

See the price still scribbled onto the bird condo?

Sure, $2.92 sounds great.

But Thursday is 25% discount day at the thrift shop!

Oh yeah!

So for the price of a large fry at McDonald’s,

you can throw in this bird condo too – with the cute metal roof!

Wait, you’re thinking (yes, I can read your mind)!

Kelly, didn’t you just get rid of about 10 birdhouses when you cleaned out your scene from Hoarders basement?

Look, if we’re going to be friends, don’t judge!

Can’t wait to share the new and improved dresser!

What’s your best thrift shop steal?

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  1. Kirby

    April 20, 2012 at 7:39 am

    Wow! That dresser is a real find! *jealously scowling* It’s exactly the size I like for my Canadian Flag treatment.

    Reply
  2. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    April 20, 2012 at 7:54 am

    I can’t wait to see what you do with that dresser. $6?!?! I am so jealous. $6 doesn’t even get me a gallon of gas here. I don’t think. They sell gas in liters and charge in guilders and when I multiply by the conversion rate and I’m sure carry the one somewhere I give up and assume gas is, well, to expensive to calculate.

    Now I’m thinking your flamingos can now call your bird condo home and your gnomes are the security guards.

    Reply
  3. thistle

    April 20, 2012 at 7:59 am

    Hmmmmm……a dresser……1/3 tube of hand cream…..6 fly swatters. Decisions, decisions. I wonder how much velvet paintings go for. 🙂

    Have a great day rock star!

    🙂 me

    Reply
  4. cassie

    April 20, 2012 at 8:19 am

    ok, i am a little jealous right now! in a happy for you kind of way though. 😉 LOVE that little chest!

    Reply
  5. Anne

    April 20, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Fantastic! Love that little dresser – how cute! Can’t wait to see how you fix it up.

    Great job with your deals!

    xox

    Reply
  6. Fairfield House

    April 20, 2012 at 10:41 am

    Kelly,
    Thanks for the smile this morning — “didn’t you just get rid of about 10 birdhouses when you cleaned out your scene from Hoarders basement?” I’m NOT judging. Thomas says I drop off a boxes at Good Will and come home with bags.
    That dresser! $6.00? I’m surprised you weren’t arrested on your way out for stealing. 😀 I look forward to seeing what you do to it.
    Your Fellow Jersey Gal,
    Deborah

    Reply
  7. Cristina

    April 20, 2012 at 11:00 am

    Wow! $6?? Amazing!! I guess the thrift stores in my area are now high end places! I cannot find anything quite like that for less than $50! I cannot wait to see how you work your magic on this piece!

    Reply
  8. Linda @ it all started with paint

    April 20, 2012 at 11:37 am

    See, I don’t think that dresser is an ugly duckling. And I’m impressed that it doesn’t require a tetanus shot. Though, you may want to keep the splinter-pulling tweezers close at hand …

    🙂

    Linda

    Reply
  9. ginny

    April 20, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Wow that is a great score !!! you are so lucky, our town is full of “antique stores” the only place to really find second hand stuff is at the reuse center but it always seems to be” picked through” if you know what I mean.

    Reply
  10. Rondell

    April 20, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Wow, what a great price on the dresser! Looks good and can’t wait to see what you do with it!n Love the birdhouse too!

    Reply
  11. Jessica @ Mom 4 Real

    April 20, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    You have got to be kidding me!!! I am supah jealous!

    Jessica @ Mom 4 Real

    Reply
  12. Cindy

    April 20, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    What an unbelievable deal! I love finding items at great prices, which is difficult in our thrift stores. They want ‘antique’ prices for anything that looks like someone can do something with it. Can’t wait to see what you do with your bargain! And the birdhouse just COULDN”T be left behind at that price, besides you got rid of 10 to make room for it!

    Reply
  13. Shannon Fox

    April 20, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    You should be in jail. That was most def a STEAL!! I know it’ll be major fab when you are done with it.

    (I like birdhouses too)

    Reply
  14. Bliss

    April 20, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    I’m late to comment, so I hope by now you are halfway through painting the dresser, cause it’s pretty cute just the way it is so I want to see what you do with it.

    ~Bliss~

    Reply
  15. Laurel Stephens

    April 20, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    Congratulations on some fabulous finds!!!

    Reply
  16. Fresh

    April 20, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    I agree with Bliss, I love it as is!!! You found some awesome pieces at a great price!
    Debbie

    Reply
  17. Karen

    April 20, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    $6? Seriously? Hmm, in my world $6 buys 3 Sees Truffles, 3 Diet Pepsis in a bottle, Ice Cream from the Ice Cream truck for twins, and one Decaf Grande Latte, with some change left over.

    My best thrift store steal? Today!!!!!! I found the COOLEST chair, cannot wait to reupholster it. It was $25, I got it for $19, and every single person was oooing and ahhhing as I proudly put it in my car. (by the way, it is Brown velvet….)

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      April 21, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      Love See’s candies – $6 doesn’t get us far nowadays (I sound like I’m 100)! Can’t wait to see that brown chair – if I was there that day, we probably would have gotten into a serious smack down over it!

      Reply
  18. [email protected]

    April 21, 2012 at 1:08 am

    Are you kidding me??? Six bucks? How in the hello do you get such great deals on furniture, even at the Thrift stores? I find that prices at GW and my local thrift stores have sky rocketed in the last few years. Six dollars is almost as good as free (at least for furniture) in my book! Great score!
    Can’t wait to see what you’ll do with it! And I like the bird condo. I won’t judge. I totally get you, since I have the same disease! 🙂
    xo-Lisa

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      April 21, 2012 at 1:45 pm

      Oh, it’s a sickness – that’s for sure! Glad to have a follower “sufferer”!

      Reply
  19. Judy H.

    April 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Wow! You STOLE that dresser! It’s going to be incredible after your artistic, creative work. Furniture seems to be my downfall. I am always on the look for some and yet, every tag sale, flea market, thrift shop I visit seems to be “out” of furniture the day I’m there! 🙁
    Looking forward to the finished product on your sweet little bird condo!

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      April 21, 2012 at 6:56 pm

      Oh no – the pressure I’m now under to create something fabulous!! Usually, the furniture is overpriced – so I was surprised to find this fab find! Keep on shopping – you’ll find something when you least expect it!

      Reply
  20. sharon hines

    April 22, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Great finds! And so encouraging to know that we can still stretch our dollar. I have a dresser that is very similar. So, I can’t wait to see what you do with this one. No doubt it will be fabulous. Love your style!

    Sharon @ mrs. hines class

    Reply
  21. [email protected] Blue Clear Sky

    April 22, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Love the dresser and that is one awesome deal!

    Reply
  22. amy

    April 23, 2012 at 8:00 am

    what a find! can’t wait to see what you do with her!

    Reply
  23. Glenda

    April 23, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    So totally worth $6.00 bucks. Looking forward to seeing the make-over.

    Reply
  24. Megan

    April 27, 2012 at 8:16 am

    What a beautiful piece!! Can’t wait to see what you end up doing with it. Megan

    Reply
  25. Cynthia Martinez

    April 27, 2012 at 10:38 am

    I think both are fabulous finds. What I love the most is you quote “If we are going to be friends, don’t judge” That is simply perfect.

    Reply
  26. Betty

    April 30, 2012 at 10:04 am

    Hi Kelly, glad to be your new follower. I love thrift shopping and posting mine too.
    [email protected] southern grace

    Reply

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