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Yesterday we discussed how to ensure eBay items arrived safely. I also noted on Gretchen’s blog that she had posted the link to craigslist’s safety tips. Take care in all you do, readers: Renovating… buying online… picking up purchases from folks….
UPDATE (Oct 2011): Click over to –> this story to get an update on all three sources for boomerang laminate. Here is a third selection of boomerang laminates to consider for your retro kitchen renovation. Wilsonart has informed me that residential buyers can buy from this “Indie” line …. it is just a special order placed [...]
Formica last month introduced several new laminate designs that I think could be great for a Retro Renovation kitchen countertop or even a bathroom vanity. In particular — I’m loving the new “dogbone” design, and the new Warp and Weft designs. Dogbones are a classic midcentury motif — as in “dogbone sofa” … and Warp [...]
In my recent story about authentic 1950s 1960s and 1970s kitchen remodeling products still made today, I spotlighted Elkay Lustertone stainless steel drainboard sinks — made back in the day and still available today. Over the past year, I’ve been in touch with a reader who was preparing to install a new Elkay sink top [...]
I am updating this Retro Renovation “Classic” post for Tiel, her husband, and all readers looking for classic 50s and 60s metal countertop edging. Trust me – this is the real deal: My husband hunted down the only place left — in Astoria, Queens — that still made the exact stainless steel edging on 50s [...]
UPDATE (Oct 2011): Click over to –> this story to get an update on all three sources for boomerang laminate. If you are planning Formica Boomerang countertop in aqua for your kitchen renovation, you’d better order now. Alas, if you were planning the skylark (light blue) or coral, it’s already too late. Following up on [...]
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Yes!! Safety first! We’ve had about 99 postive transactions w/craigslist, but it took just one creepy encounter for me to STOP for a while. I posted about it last week..
Thanks for posting these tips! Never, ever let someone come to your home unless it’s an absolute necessity – and if it is a necessity perhaps due to the size of the item that you are selling, move the item outside if possible.
If possible, meet them in a highly visible public place with the item and never go alone. Oh, and don’t go to their home alone.
In our neighborhood, we’ve recently had a rash of people coming to look at items posted on Craigslist but instead, their motive was to case homes. Each time, the homes were broken into within the next couple of days.
Also, don’t give out lots of personal information in your ad – i.e. “We just had a new baby and need to make space” or “Please bring someone with you to pick up the couch. I live alone and am not that strong.” (both ads that I have seen) We need to remember the “Stranger Danger” rules that we teach children.