With spring-cleaning season in full swing, it’s also a good time for bargain hunters and thrifters, whether you’re looking for plants, linens or sports equipment. Check out the list of spring sales we’ve compiled for you as part of our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. These are locally run events where proceeds go back to a good cause, so you can support your community while shopping for great deals. Here's our Top 5 list for April 26 and 27.
1 Get shopping on Saturday, April 26, at the linens and stuff sale to benefit Helping Families in Need Society. The event is at 1679 Gilmore Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The locally run society provides free furniture for low-income families or people who have lost everything in a fire. The society receives tons of donations, often more than the volunteers can give out, so they sell some of the items to help cover the rent. This Saturday’s sale will feature sheets sets, pillows and blankets at ridiculously low prices. There will also be kitchen appliances. (You know those Magic Bullet juicers that normally sell for around $100? They will be on sale for $20; just get there early before they sell out.) The items are donated from stores and were used as demos or display products. One-hundred per cent of the proceeds go to the society. Items are cheap, and it’s all for a good cause, so you can’t go wrong.
2 Get hunting for treasures at Maywood Community School’s massive flea market on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be bargains galore, and admission is only 50 cents. Maywood is at 4567 Imperial St.
3 Get digging for bargains at the Burnaby Minor Softball Association, parking lot sale, at 1679 Gilmore Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bargain hunters can find bases, bats, balls, gloves and catching equipment at great prices.
4 Get perusing at the South Burnaby Garden Club’s plant sale on Sunday, April 27, from 10 to 2 p.m. in the Buy-Low parking lot at Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street. The sale features perennials, bedding plants, herbs, garden tools, birdhouses and more. The plants come from club members, who divide their own specimens and sell them at low prices.
5 Get swinging at the Burnaby Golf Festival on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. Besides the free golf clinics, contests and prizes, there will also be a sale on spring clothing, with items 20 to 80 per cent off. The festival is at the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course and Driving Range, 7600 Halifax St. Info: 604-280-7355
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Compiled by staff reporter Jennifer Moreau
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