Sunday, July 13, 2008

One mans trash...my treasure!



Do you love it?? Isn't it sweet?? I'm wondering if this was someone's New Years resolution that went wrong cause this thing hasn't seen much, if any, use!! Guess where I got it?? Ok...do I really have to tell you...shhh...Goodwill!!

I'm a huge fan of Goodwill's and thrift shops! I never feel guilty when I come home with a bag full of purchases and they were bought at Goodwill! How can you go wrong with a skirt for a couple bucks...like $4?? And sometimes they still have the original tags on them!! The home decor stuff rocks too!!

My motto is if you can buy used, do so! It might keep our land fields from being overloaded if we would just recycle our things! Plus, Dave Ramsey said to do it! When you need to live on a budget, like most of us do...you must recycle these kinds of things!! Buy used and be a better steward of your money!! Ok...this was not about my soap box...back to the jogger!!

So do you want to guess on the price of this fab baby jogger??

Let me just say first, I've had two before...a single and a double one! Both are no longer with us. Material fell apart, front wheel doesn't turn (you have to pull the jogger back on the rear wheels and pivot...problem when you have heavy kids!!), kids feet begin to hit front wheel (dangerous) and the handle bar was too tall for me. My shoulders would ache something awful after using them because I was constantly pushing down on the bar to maneuver the thing!!

Ok...so now that you can appreciate my trouble in the past with joggers...and my husband has to stay with the baby now while I run, let me tell you about this deal!! This one has a front pivoting wheel!! Sweetness!! The front wheel is also under the foot rest, therefore no sudden and unexpected stops when your kids can reach the tire!! Much safer!! The handle bar... ya, even sweeter...waist high!! At 5'2 1/2 inches...that is too sweet!! Oh, also, plenty of cup holders for mother/runner and baby/rider...and a nice storage spot underneath!!

So you wanna guess?? It is in perfect shape...a tiny bit of beach sand, but nothing was even dirty!! Ready for this??

$14.99!!

Yes, dear friends, I love Goodwill!! Can't wait to take it on a test drive!! Now I don't have to do any strength training, I have an additional 30+ lbs to push instead!! Hurray!! :)

1 comment:

Taryn said...

oh...you know how I love a good deal! That is awesome! Especially the height! It's not often you find one built for shortys :)