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Bargain Thrifting

I needed a couple more colors of yarn for future projects, but bidding on yarn lots at the thrift auction has been fierce lately. So I looked around for a lot that I was pretty sure none of the other bidders wanted, and found this one:

"Large Lot Of Unsorted Yarn + - Tote Not Included ~ Condition: Good - shows some sign of wear- Has surface dirt, a musty smell and other possible imperfections. Unsorted, tote not included."

It was over eight pounds of yarn, and the opening bid was $7.99, which is quite cheap. I counted at least fourteen skeins, with possibly more buried under the front yarns. Of course dirt and smell are never desirable qualities when it comes to yarn, and some of the yarn was obviously in a tangle, so no one had bid on it since it had been listed. Because I know how to launder skeins of yarn before I use them, and untangling yarn is something I like to do as physical therapy, and it had the colors I wanted, I put in a max bid of $8.00.

As you can see I won the lot for $7.99.

What else made me bid on this lot in particular? Some of the skeins are bargain quality, but others look expensive to me. There's a granny square in the back that looks interesting; I wanted to see how big it is. One of the skeins is on a cardboard cone, which is usually a sign of good quality, too. These days one skein of new yarn can cost what I paid for this entire lot. Thrifting it of course means I'm keeping it out of a landfill, too.

Finally fourteen is my lucky number, and that's how many skeins I can see. :)

When the lot arrives I'll post pics and tell you if I got the bargain I wanted.

Image credit: all of the pics in this post came from the original auction listing at ShopGoodwill.com.

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