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Tonight was the opening night for the much anticipated Little Treasures consignment sale. It's this ginormous baby/kids sale that only happens twice a year. I think something like 700 local families consign their stuff at this one event. I have been pre-registered for the sale for the past two months and was super excited about going! I went to the bank today and got a huge load of cash because I wasn't sure if they would take credit cards or whatnot. Plus, I thought I'd end up buying tons of stuff. Amazingly enough, I was there for an hour and just couldn't take the madness anymore. I got exactly what I went for-- nothing more, nothing less and spent $44 total. The place was a zoo-- there were pregnant ladies everywhere I turned. The line was a mile long just to get in the door! It was seriously crazy. But, once I got in there I realized why-- the place was a gold mine. There was literally everything there you could possibly need for your child and the prices were KILLER! I got a like-new Baby Bjorn carrier, Baby Trend Snap-n-Go stroller, Boppy nursing pillow w/extra cover, and a bottle drying rack for $44. The only things I wanted that I couldn't find were an extra Chicco carseat base and a decent umbrella stroller. Also, I just didn't have the patience to sort through all the clothes and toys, but I plan on going to the next sale in February when Greenlee will be here and I'll have a better idea of what she needs. All in all, if you love consignment sales, flea markets, etc-- you would LOVE Little Treasures. It's the mecca of consignment sales. The best part is that it is well organized, everything is in great condition, the prices are incredible, and they take cash/check/or credit! It will be open to the public for the rest of the week I think and is taking place at Hoops off Blankenbaker Pkwy. Happy Shopping!
For those of you who don't know, I have been agonizing over which stroller to buy for baby Greenlee since I first found out I was pregnant. I have changed my mind at least 3 or 4 times-- constantly adding and deleting travel systems and strollers from our registry. We never really thought anyone would buy us a stroller or a carseat because those are such expensive items, so we've been saving for a while now. I finally decided I wanted a travel system combo but the one we wanted was only available online so I was hesitant to buy it without trying it out first. Well, a few weeks ago I found a carseat at Babies-R-Us that I really liked-- unfortunately no stroller to match-- but it was going to be discontinued so there were only a few left. I knew I had to make a decision fast, so Josiah and I finally decided that we would just buy the carseat and worry about a stroller later-- it was on clearance so it was a super good deal. Anyways, so tonight I went to Babies-R-Us ready to buy this carseat, but then I saw a Chicco travel system on clearance as well. I wanted the Chicco from the very beginning of my stroller search but decided early on that it was just too expensive. The clearance price said $259.99 (usually these travel systems run about $300). I had a 20% off coupon with me and a couple gift cards so I thought I would at least take it to the register to see what the final price would be. I also had the other carseat in my hand as well to check that price too. First, the carseat rang up as $71 and I thought that was a great deal because it had originally been $150. Then, the lady rang up the travel system and it came up as $155 with my coupon!!! I seriously couldn't believe the steal this was and quickly opted for the travel system versus the carseat. With my gift cards I ended up paying even less and was so thrilled that I walked out with a high quality stroller AND carseat for my sweet baby girl. Josiah was happy too because we couldn't have even bought a cheapie stroller/carseat for the price I paid. Lesson learned-- always double check the clearance price on items even if the sale price tag says "final price." The picture above is of my "prize"...the pattern is called Luna and I just love it. It's very gender neutral and I think Greenlee will love it too :)
