Thrift Find of the Day

Found a really cool clock at Goodwill for only $3! It's a Verichron mantle clock with a neat math/science themed grid design. Verichron has been making clocks for quite a while, but I haven't been able to find much information on this particular model. Still, an excellent find for the price!

Moai is not amused.

These were found at the Goodwill on Warm Springs for $1 a while back. Since arriving at the house, they have protected the sensitive ears of our silent guardian from the sounds of countless annoying visitors. I'll just have to assume he's thankful; lord knows I would be.

Pew Pew Pew! Those ducks better hide.

Found a cool 1985 Nintendo Zapper this morning for only $1 at Goodwill! It's in perfect condition as well. I love these things.

Thrift Find of the Day: Golf Edition!

The Masters begins today, and everyone is interested in seeing Tiger Woods play again.  I'll probably be at Savers and Goodwill instead.  Interestingly enough, I did come across a golf themed bar mirror last weekend and another pretty cool bar mirror yesterday.

Thrift Find of the Day: Creature Edition!

I'm always on the lookout for cool animal figures. Lately I've been able to find a few interesting items extremely cheap. First up are a couple finds from Armstrong's Emporium II on Commerce St.  A pair of carved donkeys and a nice carved wood shark! $7 total for all 3.

Next up I found some stuffed creatures at the Goodwill on Sahara. Some of you may recognize them, even though they are in costumes. $1 each

Thrift Finds of Yesterday

Sundays are usually a pretty good day for thrifting here in Las Vegas.  Goodwill has their .99 cent sticker specials, where any item with a certain color of sticker will only be .99 cents for that item, no matter the original cost.  My first 4 stops yielded nothing.  They were the Goodwills on Eastern, Warm Springs and Tropicana, along with the Savers on Warm Springs.  On my 5th and final stop, I found some fun stuff.  First up was a brass Bull figure.  It's pretty sweet, as it's more of an modern take on the shape of a bull.  $5.99 and then 50% off.

Next up I found a couple really cool vintage electronic items.  The first was a Cybernet Mini Concert cassette player/recorder.  Nearly perfect condition, with the leather case showing hardly any wear.  It's was only $2.99, with another 20% off.

My final find was vintage Honeywell Elmo 8mm camera.  It's in excellent condition, and even included the original leather camera bag!  It was priced at $14.99, with 50% off.

So there you have it!  3 excellent finds from this past weekend.

Thrift Finds of the Day

Made 3 stops today in search of thrifting gold with Jose going along with me. First up was Salvation Army on Durango. Nothing of interest there. Like usual, Salvation Army had most items over priced. On to stop #2, the Goodwill on Sahara. We had much better luck at this location. Electronics and furniture were both 25% off, so we were hoping to find something nice. After an initial walk-through, nothing. Then some employees starting bring out additional furniture pieces, and suddenly Jose spotted these:

A pair of Danish-style dining chairs!  Each was marked at $9.99, so they cost us $19.98 - 25% off = $14.98 total.

Next up was Savers on Spring Mountain.  They had 50% off purple tags, and .99 cent blue tags.  We found nothing of interest with those tags attached, but we did find something else:

A very old coal iron.  I believe they are called Sad Irons, but I'm not sure.  I need to do a bit more research on it.  Best part, it was only $4.99.  Overall, a very solid find.

So that's it for today!  3 stops, 2 great finds, all for $20.