First, one of our neighbors was about to take this stroller to the Goodwill. Instead she gave it to us! It's barely used! We've used it 3 times already :) It's perfect for going to the mall or the library - I have a double jogging stroller, but it's not exactly portable, like this one is. (Graco DuoGlider - ours is gray/black)
Secondly, the Women of the Chapel hold something called "Families Helping Families" every spring/fall here on-base. It's like a consignment sale (people drop stuff off) - but it's all FREE! First-come, first-serve....my neighbor and I went at 7:30am Saturday morning, and here's what I came home with:
One pile is all maternity stuff - name-brand tops like Liz Lange, Motherhood, Pea in a Pod (again, no, not trying to tell you anything ;)
Second pile is clothes for now (minus the shirt I wore yesterday and one I'm wearing today :)
The rest is clothes for the boys! Pjs, shirts, a few bottoms, and a cute 6-9 mo. elephant outfit from Gymboree...all name brand stuff that is in good to great condition.
All in all, we came away from the weekend with probably around $500 worth (full-price) of stuff that we can use immediately. And it was FREE!!! What a blessing!
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7 comments:
Oh was it like a clothes swap? I'm trying to arrange one of those for my friends. No one has extra cash for new clothes but everyone has old-but-goodies in their closet they are tired of!
YAY! Totally awesome! I just offered a big box of my son's things to my neighbor who has a little boy not quite 2 mos old. A new friend took a bag of things that were my daughter's as well. I've gotten tons of hand-me-downs from friends for my kids - it's just as fun to be able to pass them along as it is to get 'em.
The stroller - YAY!!!! That is a seriously great pass along. enjoy!!! :-)
Michelle - no, it wasn't quite a clothes swap...you didn't have to bring anything in order to shop. It was like a consignment sale in that people dropped off clothes Friday evening (whoever wanted to) and then whoever wanted to shop came on Saturday morning. Does that make sense? So, I didn't bring anything - but I still got all this stuff :) As my husband says, now we have to pass on the "luv" whenever we have an opportunity!
Our church in Bolingbrook did a twice-annual clothing swap, very popular. Pastor did not want to do it originally, but now he is stuck because people love it and it is such a blessing. Some expanded it to include toys and homeschool peripherals, the source of many of the grandboys "toy stash." I'm so happy for you!
That's wonderful! I would love to host a similar swap, but our church already has a thrift store, so people aren't keen on the idea. Maybe we can do a modified version of the idea.
Nice! I can't believe you got that stroller for free!
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