REI Garage Sale

This was the first year Kirk and I went to the garage sale, and maybe we really should have stayed home..

We got there about a half hour before they opened, and there were already about 70 people in line.  (I didn't count..they gave us tags that said what number we were.)

They herded us around the back, and let us free.  

It. Was. a Madhouse.

We were there for a couple hours, and managed to pick up a few very awesome, slightly used items.

Kirk and I both got hiking backpacks, originally $239 & 179 for $167 & $90.  Kirk's was still a little expensive, but mine was almost exactly half off! They're super nice and you can't even tell they were ever used.

We both also got hiking boots.  Kirk and I went a couple weeks ago to find a pair for me, and there was a pair of Merrills I had decided on.  As luck would have it, I Kirk found the EXACT same pair! Only instead of paying $130, we paid $50!!! Kirk got a pair of Keens for $36 instead of $100.

Kirk was browsing and found a hiking tent, that weights a whopping 5lbs 8oz that usually goes for $219 repriced to $90!!!!! All because of a tiny rip in the mesh that I can fix in about 60 seconds on a sewing machine. 

We were also able to find a spray skirt for my kayak, which we've been wanting to get for a while. It went from $50 down to $20.

While I was looking I found a camp chair that matches the 3 we got for our wedding, and we decided it would be nice to have 4, so we got it for $17, instead of $35. Now when we go camping with another couple, we'll all be able to have chairs.

Kirk also got a pair of hiking pants and a NorthFace sweater, and I got a 3 dollar pair of tevas!

I thankfully!  remembered to bring the store credits we had, and we were able to use Kirks dividend from this past year which helped some.

For those of you doing the math in your head, good for you (it won't really add up though because I didn't put the price of the pants and sweater).  For those of  you like me, who are to lazy to do the math in your head, our total should have been about $1,057 and we payed a grand total of $436.10!!!  

WOW!

We seriously made off like bandits.  You seriously can hardly tell anythings been used, and nothing (beside the aforementioned rip in the tent) is damaged. 

The only problem now is finding space to store all this stuff..