This morning we headed off to the zoo. It was a big day for the zoo since so many families had an extra day to spend together. There were long lines to get in, and just as you stepped inside, employees were taking your picture (in the hopes that you would buy it). All of the food stands were open and the amusement park rides inside were ready to go for anyone who bought tickets to ride on them (at our zoo, these things only happen on peak days).
The zoo is a really fun place to visit, and it is also a place where it can be very easy to spend A LOT of money. So imagine my surprise when the main zoo gift shop was having a huge sidewalk sale! Many of the items were only marked down 25%, which is not enough to tempt a thrifty gal like me. 
But then I saw them….piles of cute stuffed animals marked down to $2.99! SCORE! I had already mentioned to Tim that I wanted to maybe get Darah a toy from the zoo today, and I was mentally prepared to fork over $10.00. So $2.99 was the deal of the century…or at least the deal of the day, I suppose.
Darah got to choose between a stuffed llama
Have you recently found a good deal at an unexpected place? I’d love to hear about it!
(pictures not my own, but from the world wide web!)
I found mini Crayola Color Explosion packs for 50% off at the Dollar General a few days ago, making them $1.75 each. My daughter loves to use these when we got to restaurants, and since they only require one marker (a rainbow of colors is revealed when you color the black paper with the special marker) I don't have a ton of stuff to keep up with.
That's a great deal! I love it when I find those. I'd have to say the best and most unexpected deal would have to be our new learning tower. I honestly didn't think anyone around here knew what one was, so finding it in a local thrift shop for $10 was stunning.