Summer bargains

I am all about the bargain, and this summer I spent quite a few weekends on the hunt. I visited a lot of yard sales and came home with several great finds. I tried to carefully choose, because the last thing we need is more "stuff."
We had been talking about a new backyard grill. The one we have is really for camping, and when we try to cook for a large group it doesn't quite do the job.
So we started looking and what we found just wasn't to our liking. They seemed flimsy and cheap, but the price tag told a different story.
I was at a yard sale and spotted this one.

I barely noticed it, and then remembered we were looking for one. The price was kinda high. I called Chuck and he wasn't so sure. That evening we took a trip to Costco for some stuff and happened to walk through the area where they had some really nice grills. They were all over $1,000!

Suddenly the price tag on this one didn't seem so high. I went back the next day to see if it had sold yet and it was still there. They threw in the heavy duty utensils, some oven mits and trays and we have a Vermont Castings grill! For $250! It has a rotisserie and a separate area for smoking chips. We used it a lot this summer, and we're getting ready to use it one more time before the season closes down.

I love yard sales!