Bargain Shopping

I have to brag here a little bit about my husband.  He has this insane talent for being the best bargain shopper I know.  Seriously.  It seems that whenever we need something, he's able to go online and do some searching and find it for a ridiculous price.  And I love him for this!

We registered for china for our wedding.  We found a pattern that we both like and is interesting and would make one think of India.  We got three place settings as gifts.  I was ecstatic to receive them.  Stewart and I talked about how we were looking forward to receiving china as gifts and would be sure to use it often.  We also received monetary gifts and talked about using this towards purchasing 1) a nice digital camera and 2) finishing off our china collection.  The downside is that because we wanted to make sure that the china could travel with us, we registered for bone china.  Bone china = more expensive.

Here's where my husband's talent has really paid off.  We talked about slowly adding to our collection over the years to come but then worried that our china pattern might not be available in the coming years.  Stewart scoured the internet and found someone who was selling it on eBay.  They exchanged emails back and forth and we're now going to be the proud owners of an almost complete collection of china!  We'll have place settings for eight (we already have three), five platters (why I don't know), four serving bowls (two different sizes), gravy boat and stand, and sugar and creamer bowls.  The only things we'll need to buy on our own are the soup bowls, accent plates, and teapot.  And Stewart was able to get it for 1/3 of it's value!  We're so thankful for the gifts that have made having this possible.  We will treasure this china over all our years together as we celebrate special days and times.