Estate Sale Finds - November 30

The pickings were really slim this week for estate sales. On Friday we drove about 15 miles away to an ADVERTISED estate sale and when we got there, nobody was there.  I double checked the dates and times and it was scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  What's up with that?   I was more than a little miffed at that.  Talk about a waste of time and gas.  We drove back towards home and I found another estate sale that had amazing prices but not a lot to choose from.  Here's what we got....

A wooden tool carrier that Chablis has already claimed as her own.  8 pewter napkin holders that are headed for my shop.  The coat rack that I'll paint and also re-sell.  I have no idea what the other thing is, but Louie wanted me to buy it.  It's tin and the lid opens.  I'm thinking of painting it white and distressing it, but I have no idea what it's supposed to be.  That's it!

I hope everyone had a nice holiday.  We sure did.  Then on Saturday we drove to Iowa with my parents.  It was an 11 hour round trip day, what with the drive back and forth, breakfast and lunch, plus 17 geocaches.  More on all that in an upcoming post.

Also, if you missed my post on using Square Up, go back and check it out here.  It's a great feature for anyone who is self employed and wants to process credit card payments for their clients while on the go or at a craft show .

And don't forget to sign up for Ebates and get money back on your on-line purchases.  Catch my link here and sign up.  It's free!

Square Up - Processing Credit Card Orders is SUPER Easy

Have you heard about Square Up?  If you're self employed or do any kind of craft/jewelry selling, especially at craft shows, you are going to want to read this post.

Square Up allows you to take credit card payments from your customers and run them thru your
 I phone or Android.  You can process them using either the clients card itself, or by just manually inputting their credit card information.  Signing up is a breeze.  Using the program is fast and easy.

Square Up takes most credit cards, including American Express.  Swiped payments cost 2.75 % and manually inputting a payment costs 3.5%.  In most cases you will see the payments in your bank account within 2 business days.  You can also send invoices for free through the program.  There are no monthly, listing or set up fees either.

Press this link to take you to the Square Up page and check it out.  I'll be honest, I get an incentive if you sign up through their Refer a Friend Program....

PROCESS $1,000 FREE FOR EACH FRIEND YOU REFER TO SQUARE

1. Send your invitation link below to friends.
2. When your friend activates a Square account through your link, they can process up to $1,000 in credit card sales for free during their first 180 days.
3. For each friend who successfully activates a Square account, you get free processing on your next $1,000 in sales over the next 180 days.

You can't beat that deal.  I've been using Square Up for our snow plow accounts and it's both convenient and effective.  No more checks from customers - that's what I like about it best, as well as the quick deposit to my account.  Who wouldn't love that?

So go sign up.  And don't forget - press my link!