You’ll never guess what this used to be…

This post is about one of my favorite things- bargain hunting!  I love going to garage sales, where I can get the best, sometimes unused stuff for a great price. After all, as they say, “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” and my house is filled with non-trashy treasures!

One of my favorite ones is this piece, mostly because is has such a fascinating story!!

This is an antique card catalog that has a date in it from the late 1800’s. I asked the guy where he got it (I love to know the stories behind the things at garage sales!) and he said he couldn’t tell me. Uh, okay?

When I pressed him he said that it was in a drug dealers house– his policeman friend brought it out in a raid and he bought it at the auction afterwards.

Wow. I totally thought he was kidding at first!! I guess it’s a long way from an old library to a crack house!

Anyway, I got it for $20– what a steal!!

What is your favorite thing you have gotten second-hand?