When it comes to yard sales, I guess my wife and I are a bit picky. We are lucky to live in NW Arkansas, where the economic crash was felt, but not like in other areas. We go to the sales in middle class and upper class neighborhoods...there are several in the Bentonville area, home to the home office of Wal Mart and all the Wal Mart vendor companies. Plenty of money in those neighborhoods, and in some of the surrounding towns, so they sell off good stuff at relatively cheap prices. My wife and I got a $200 chair (new price) for $50, and it was less than a year old and in excellent condition. Of course, I really look hard for the SDC and Branson related material, and as I posted here, I found a half dozen refillable mugs in great shape and bought them all for fifty cents to a buck each. Gotta brag on my wife, she found a day bed in great shape and bought it with a mattress for $20. She also found a nice queen anne chair for $20 in good, clean shape. She has a good eye for stuff like that.