Who loves estate sales? That would be me.

Best estate sale EVER! I never find this much stuff in one day! In fact, it's not uncommon for me to come home empty handed, but on Friday the stars aligned and the universe worked in my favor. Everything you're about to see only cost me $29.50:

I can't believe it. Three suitcases, a leather carry-on, five yardsticks, oil pastels, a knickknack shelf, and a retro desk calendar. For $29.50.

First, I have to talk about the luggage. I'm not an expert and I couldn't find a name anywhere on them, but considering the great shape they were in, $5 each seemed pretty low. But hey, if that's all you want to charge me...

And then, because I was buying all of the suitcases, the woman running the sale threw in this vintage Samsonite bag for free(!):

Yes, that's a piece of popcorn on the floor. It was my lunch.

I was planning on giving at least one of the suitcases as a gift, but then Hubsey came home and started drooling all over them. He was like, "Hey, we could actually use those!" Well, technically they were going to be used anyway, but yes, they could also go on vacations and business trips.

As for my smaller items, I've been keeping an eye out for knickknack shelves, because when you lay them flat they make excellent bead storage. This one was $5. The $2 retro calendar was originally for Hubsey, but since he stole the luggage I might have to keep it for myself. The oil pastels were another ridiculously good deal: 24 of them, barely used, for $3.

Finally, we have the yardsticks:

You may recall that I love me some yardstick-y DIYs. And now that I've finally found some good ones that weren't 8 million dollars (seriously, eBay, why do you hate me?), it's on. These were a total of $4.50.

And that's the happy story of my estate sale excursion. It's even better knowing that I went on a whim. I saw a sign and said, "Oh, heck. The post office will still be open in an hour." And apparently I was lucky enough to discover some people who were more concerned about getting rid of their old stuff than making money. (Again, not complaining.)

Have you scored a good deal lately? Or checked out any estate sales? What's the best purchase you've made at one?