Thursday, November 18, 2010

A Savvy STEAL!

We were in the market for a double stroller of some sort since I have Lilly with me and watch a little one as well.  Walks were tough since both wanted to be in the the stroller so out I went shopping.  Of course, there was no way I was going to the store to spend $100+ dollars for any stroller so I set out to shop in the comfort of my own home on Craigslist! 

I came across a Joovy Caboose stroller (similar to a Sit n' Stand).  The seller was asking for $75 for a stroller that was only used a few times and in 'great' condition.  A brand new stroller retails from $130-200 (more on the 200 side if you don't buy it on-line)

Let's just say one persons 'great' condition is definitely different than another persons 'great' condition.  For me, great condition would be gently used but still in out of the box condition. 

He dropped it off this morning and it was in LESS than 'great' condition.  It had mold all over the handles, cobwebs, crumbs, dirty all over  It was definitely not in great condition and definitely not worth $75.  I got him down to $45 since he did deliver it to me and saved me a 2 hour drive there and back. 

I took some Sol-U-Mel, rubbed it over the handles and the mold was just erased away.  Gave it good vacuum, washed down the rest of the stroller (including wheels) with Tough & Tender and then sprayed Sol-U-Guard disinfectant over the stroller to get rid of the smell and just disinfect the stroller. 

See below the before & after pics and my great buy for today!

You can't see the mold too well on the first handle but you can see it on the second handle.

My 'brand' new stroller all cleaned up and ready to roll!  It is in now 'GREAT' condition and in out of the box condition!


My great 'steal'!

If you have any hard to get stains off and would like to try some new cleaning/household products let me know! 
As you can see they work wonders!

1 comment:

  1. That's AMAZING!!!! I got that stroller for my 2nd baby shower when I was preg. w/ Joel. :) Are you keeping it or flippin it?

    FLIP MY STROLLER!!! hahaha

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