Category: household

  • YSaC, Vol. 392: If you act now, we’ll throw in these lead paint chips for the kids to chew on.

    REDUCED!!!!PROTECTIVE Pad for 42″ table – RETRO 1950’S – $40


    Protective pad for dining table. $40 OBO Make me an offer!
    46″ round; with leaf pad, 46″ wide X 62″ long. Was on my mother’s kitchen table for 50 years, table still looks perfect! It will definitely protect you tabletop! Even from cigarettes! The pad has a few, slight burns on it from my daddy smoking for 30 years!
    My son has the table now that they (my parents) are both deceased. He likes the look of the maple tabletop (that never saw the light of day while mama had it!) The leaf pad has only been used very rarely when we extended the table for holidays, it looks brand new!
    Backing is felt, it’s the brown side in the pic. If not the same as “THE STAR”, it’s very similar!
    The cats in the picture do not come with it, they just like their picture taken!
    So if you want a table pad that is (a) made of asbestos, (b) smells of 30 years worth of smoke, (c) has cigarette burns on it (good thing asbestos doesn’t catch fire!), and (d) may or may not have been used as a cat playground, here you go.
    JenB sent in this ad, saying, “It makes you wonder if the poster’s parents, now both deceased, died from the asbestos exposure or from her Daddy’s 30 years of  smoking.”
  • YSaC, Vol. 390: The peeler / lincoln log set didn’t take off, though.

    Some things just shouldn’t be advertised together:

    Child Gate & knife Set


    Pressure type Child safety Gate. Works well. – $25
    Ronco 25 piece Knife Set with Injector. Comes with holding block. Never been used, still in original box. – $25

    When I read “Child gate & knife set”, I imagine a child’s gate that has slots for knives all across the top of it. It’s the ultimate space saver for the kitchen! Keep your child out of the kitchen and store your cutlery all in one useful multi-tasking tool!

    It’s almost as useful as the Dutch oven and baby bath combo I got as a wedding present. Or the electric child’s swing with built-in cattle prod. Or the child’s swimming pool / jumbo washing machine. Or the … [insert your own idea here … and by here I mean in the comments below!]

    Thanks to Kris for sending this in!

  • YSaC, Vol. 371: She’s Lump, she’s Lump, she’s Lump …

    Reading Lump – $7


    Reading Lump without a bulbPlease call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx or e-mail me.
    First come, First serve!!

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    Reading. If it hurts, ur doin’ it wrong.

    What is it about lamps that makes people laconic?

    Antique-ish brassy lamp – $5 (downtown)


    I love lamp.

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    There isn’t even any good reflectoporn in the listing. I’m terribly disappointed.

    Lamp, meet table.

    Edited to add: Ah-ha, it’s an Anchorman reference. Still, not the best way to sell your grandmother’s ugly lamp, is it?

    Submitted by Katie and Julie — thanks!

  • YSaC, Vol. 282: This one is spongworthy.

    Decritive spong holder – $2


    Has a rase patter on it[pink] big pink roaes on front holds sponges and other things.2 left call:xxx755xxxx
    businesses hours:
    Mon.:9am-5pm
    Tues.:9am-5pm
    Wed.:9am-5pm
    Thru.:9am-5pm
    Fri.:9am-5pm
    Sat.10am-2pm
    Sun:closed

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    Heather sends this in, saying, “I was looking for a place to hold my spongs! There is actually a group of three posts from the same person; this one isn’t even the worst one.  I selected it for the spong factor.”

    She’s right. The other two ads are below the cut. I’ve cut out the “businesses” hours, but they are also open on Thrusday.

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  • YSaC, Vol. 231: Would that be a jedusa? Or a Mester?

    **beautiful gester protiat – $95


    beautiful gester protait, new!! $95 obo

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    I prefer the amateur tiats myself. The professional ones charge too much.

    This looks more like a cross between a jester and Medusa. The gold things on the left are definitely jester tassels, but the things on the right sure look like snakes to me.

    And it’s tough to tell, since they don’t include important things like dimensions in their post, but it looks pretty big. I’m not sure I’d want something that creepy hanging in my house.

    Submitted by Dee — thanks!

  • YSaC, Vol. CXXVII

    Anthic white ceiling fan – $30


    This ceiling fan has 4 lamps and it it is very good condition.

    Nothing says “good condition antique white ceiling fan” like a picture of someone holding up the fan to the ceiling in their garage.