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Yarn & Sheets

Two more of my minimal bid lots arrived after the eclectic fabric stash landed, and the first was this 7.34 lbs. yarn collection that I'm goi ng to share with a friend who also crochets.

There are 31 skeins, 2 balls and 2 unfinished projects in the lot. The yarn is older but clean with no odor, so I'd be okay with pricing it at $3.00 per skein for resale. Add another five bucks for everything else and the lot is worth $98.00. I paid $9.99 for everything. Savings: $88.01.

I also thrifted a brand new set of white bamboo sheets for our bed; these linens are very cooling, which we need for summer. Now you can buy the exact same set on eBay for $23.00, while I paid $25.00 for my thrifted set. This time it was the total cost that sold me: ShopGoodwill.com offered it for only one penny for shipping the sheet set with the buy it now option. You'd have to pay $20.50 in shipping for the same item on eBay. By thrifting I saved $20.49.

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