Goodwill Hunting

If you know me at all, you know I love going to garage sales and thrift stores. One of my favorite thrift stores is Goodwill. I've found a few stamps and stamping items over the years, but last Saturday I found a super bargain! We had went to garage sales early and only found a couple of things for the granddaughters. We were a bit disappointed so we decided to hit a couple of Goodwill stores on the way home.

At the first Goodwill store I found several handmade SU cards for sale that were probably left over from a craft fair. I bought them all at 49-cents each. The next Goodwill store had a basket of dimensional stickers for 25-cents a pack, so I bought a few of those. As I was walking around I looked up and found myself saying (out loud), "You have got to be kidding!" There, perched up on a shelf, was a Cuttlebug box. Okay, I thought, surely there isn't a Cuttlebug in the box. It was all taped up so I couldn't look inside. Upon lifting it I realized that maybe there was a Cuttlebug machine in the box because it was heavy. I quickly carried the box over to where my husband was and asked him to cut the tape with his knife so I could see what was inside. When he opened the lid he says, "There's a lot of stuff in here." I made him hold the box so I could see what 'stuff' he was talking about.

My pulse began to race as I saw a complete Cuttlebug machine with all the cutting plates, 6 embossing folders (still in package) and 5 die sets (in sealed packages). All of it was stuffed into this one box! It all looked new. Then I noticed the price of $19.99 and looked at him and said "I HAVE to buy this!" He just laughed and we headed to the checkout. This is what makes Goodwill hunting worth it.