Eye Opener: Photo Essay

I went back home to Plymouth over this Thanksgiving break and was trying to come up with a theme for this photo essay post.  My mom and I came up with the idea of going around the house and posting pictures of everything my dad has gotten from Craig's List.  I knew my dad was a big fan of sales off of Craig's List, but I didn't realize how much stuff he has bought or gotten for free off there!

Craig's List offers local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services, local community, and events through an online website.















Here are some items my dad purchased (or got for free) off Craig's List...

My dad found a posting of free brand-new carpet.  He went to go pick it up, not knowing what to expect, and luckily it was in mint condition.  I guess the guy ordered too much when he was building his new house and wanted to get rid of it fast.  My dad put this carpet all throughout the first level of my parent's house, saving close to $1000!

A working dishwasher purchased for $50 dollars! 

When my dad went to go pick up the dishwasher, I guess the lady was in the process of remodeling and my dad saw this towel-holder in her trash.  He brought it home and my mom added the dragon fly designs and blue dots.  And I always thought it was from Target or something!

My mom found this really expensive mirror that she wanted to buy and hang over the couch, but my dad said it'd be a waste of money and that he can find something just as good, on the one and only, Craig's List.  This mirror was only $15 bucks, rather than the $200 mirror my mom wanted to buy!

Chair off Craig's List for $30 bucks

Four snow tires for $75 bucks...if purchased from a tire store it would have been around $320.  Sure, they aren't brand spanking new, but they work!

Found and bought on Craig's List.  Spent $5,100 on this 2002 Subaru Impreza wrx, instead of a new 2009 Subaru Impreza wrx anywhere from $24,995-27,995.

This post shows that "one man's junk is another man's treasure."  Sure, all of these items have been used before, but why not use them again? By doing so you are helping our planet and your wallet.  It is so important to reuse items instead of buying them new, because you are keeping useable goods and materials out of the dump, you are lessening the waste that is piling up on Earth, decreasing the number of fossil fuels produced when the new products are made, lowering air and water pollution,  and you are saving your money!