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Today after getting Danielle fit on her bike by Ernie up at Cycletherepy (which went very well and is highly recommended) we swung by REI to pick up some stuff and check out the remains of the Garage Sale†. While there I picked up a returned Cateye Velo 5 computer labeled “Computer is not working” for $1.93, marked down from the original $20. Looking it over, the only thing wrong with it was that the original buyer had pushed the rubber MODE switch on the back in so far that it was jammed, causing the computer to not function. A few quick pokes with a pin to move the rubber switch back to the hole and everything was back to normal.
I also grabbed a jacket for $29-ish which had been returned because part of the collar was beginning to pill. Marked down from $100, nice looking, and something that I’d considered purchasing at full price last winter I couldn’t pass it up. It should make a very nice early winter / springtime jacket, and maybe something nice for XC skiing.
† In case you haven’t been to one, garage sales at REI are periodic clearance sales where non-new returned items are sold at huge discounts as non-returnable. Everything is tagged with the reason for return and the age of the item, and prices are typically an order of magnitude below the original price.