Resale SCORE

I think I've mentioned it before, but I've been really bad about preparing for baby girl. I'm almost 25 weeks and we haven't done a thing in the nursery, gotten any baby items out or cleaned, and even worse; I've bought like 2 onesies. I realize I could still have 15 weeks of incubating left, but there have been two people I know recently who had their babies around 25 weeks so I'm officially starting to freak out.

Anyway, back to the post.

I had never gone to a baby/kids resale, but have 3 planned for April with this past Saturday being my first. I went with my girlfriend, Lana, and had my bag stocked with $1 bills ready to be spent. With our starbucks in hand, we were there right when the doors opened and headed in to find some gems. She's got two kiddos and I had several items I was in search of for both Drew and Deuce.

Here was my fear walking in; I'm super stingy when it comes to used items. I refuse to buy used shoes, socks, undies and won't buy anything that looks worn or beat up. I've never had any luck at consignment stores and garage sales have only been good for basic, plastic toys. After a few minutes browsing the selection at the first sale, I noticed that a lot of the boys items looked very worn, but it was quite the opposite with the girls. There were tons of Janie and Jackie and Baby Gap pieces that were just darling and in awesome condition. Knowing I was heading to two more of these in the coming weeks, I didn't go crazy, but feel like I scored BIG for less than $40!

I got a TON of pajamas and onesies, but was SUPER excited to find so many adorable outfits not centered around pink! Sure she might only be in a swimsuit one time at the very end of this summer, but hey, it was only a $1 so you can't pass that up right? And that yellow two piece below is for next summer. Isn't it just adorable? We might not have a single diaper, but at least she'll have a swimsuit. 

And now, I'll leave you with my tips for shopping resales:

A) Sniff out the good stuff, literally. The booths that smelled like moth balls or dirty diapers generally didn't have the best stuff. Avoid at all costs.
B) Grab fast. If you see something you like, just pick it up and then make your decision. Then you won't miss out on a pair of baby Uggs in awesome condition for $10 like I did.
C) Jackpots are best. As you are perusing outfits and see a booth with tons of high end clothing, make sure you check out everything they offer. That's where you'll find awesome accessories and adorable shoes for the baby.
D) Go with a pro. My girlfriend had been to several of these and was so helpful in finding adorable gems for Deuce.
E) Load up on dolla billz. Sellers don't like $20 bills so bring those $1 bills and make it rain.

Cheers for thrifty shopping ya'll!