I'm Fast Becoming A CraigsListaholic!

Last June I decided that it was time that I splurge a little and buy a new LCD HDTV. I checked out all the models at Frye's, CostCo, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart and Target. There were plenty of 26" sized ones for less that $400 (which is what I wanted to spend), however, all the 32" sized ones were all above $500. I pondered my dilemma, "How to get a 32" LCD HDTV for less than $400," for a few days and then I remembered that a number of friends had highly recommended looking through the ads on CraigsList (San Diego). I am very happy that I did because I bought a 32" Envision LCD HDTV that had been purchased in March for $375!

The Sunday before last I decided to check out the "Free" stuff and found an Ikea butcher block cart that had been posted only half an hour before. The ad said that it could be picked up in Hillcrest which is only a few miles from Sherman Heights, where I live. I responded to the email link for the ad giving my name and phone number and within half an hour I got a call from the lady who was giving it away. It turned out that she lives in Golden Hills which is a few blocks away from my house. When I saw the cart standing at the location that she said that she would leave it I couldn't believe that if was free! Once I got it home I oiled it down with vegetable cooking oil and it is a valuable addition to my kitchen which has zero counter space!

Today, I was trying to locate a battery for a female friend of mine's car. Kragan didn't have that particular style, AutoZone had one for $90.00, and before I went to CostCo to see if they had one, I decided to check CraigsList (San Diego), once again. Wow! There was a brand new Energizer bought from Pep Boys which was for a Ford LTD. The pictures with the ad verified that it was the correct size. I quickly called Joe, the seller, got his address in Chula Vista and within 20 minutes the battery was mine for $50.00! He gave me the receipt along with it showing that he had paid $92.00 for it on August 29, 2008.

I'm seriously considering shelving Google and making CraigsList (San Diego) my home page!