Craig's List Wack-o

So today was the day that I finally bought a new high chair for Parker. His bit the dust a few weeks ago and meal time has not been the same since. I do have a booster chair with a tray but it sucks and even if he has a bib on food still gets dropped in his lap.

So I have been looking on Craigslist everyday trying to find a good deal. Well.... I found one. A really nice Combi brand one. The lady was asking $20. Which was my first red flag. But hey, I wanted a good deal. I emailed her asking for pictures and she declined. Her Internet wasn't working properly and blah, blah, blah.... She assured me that it was only 6 months old and in perfect, working condition.

So I agreed to meet her in the Toys R Us parking lot because she lived in QC and no way was I driving out there for a high chair that I hadn't even seen.

As I pulled into the parking lot, I spyed her (beat up) mini van already waiting for me. I wanted to just keep driving but she already knew what kind of car I had and was waiting for me.

She opened her trunk and there it was.... the most filthy, dirty highchair I have ever seen. I wanted to vomit. Still not sure if it was the stench of old spit up crusted into the chair or the smell of bacon coming from the old lady????

I was absolutely repulsed at the dishonesty of this stranger of a lady. Who in their right mind would actually think they could sell something so dirty and get away with it?

I just wanted to leave empty handed but what a waste of time.

In a nice manner, I told her how dirty it was. I also questioned her about it being 6 months old....

Needless to say, she knocked down the price and I drove away with a raunchy smelling high chair from a bacon smelling lady.

As soon as we got home, I stripped that thing down and bleached it to death and put every piece I could into the washing machine.

As of now, the high chair looks and smells brand NEW and I couldn't be happier with my cheap purchase of the day.

I guess the moral of the story is.... always look at a picture of the product you are going to buy off Craigslist because some people don't think it is necessary to clean a product before selling!