Reason # 324 why I love living in a college town...the UW SWAP. What is it you ask...a treasure trove of old University materials. Open to the public Fridays from 8-3 , it is a clearing house for all the surplus property generated by the University of Wisconsin. This huge warehouse is filled with chairs, desks, computers and filing cabinets, but also a crazy array of other things. Pieces of the UW basketball floor were being sold for $100 and get this, a soundproof booth for $35. If I ever plan on hosting a game show, I know where to come. Lots of chemistry odds and ends too..centrifuges, beakers and all kinds of oddities at rock bottom prices. It is a found art lovers Eden. I picked up an overhead projector for $5.00, which will greatly assist me in painting some animals on my nephew's nursery...who is arriving in a few weeks.Thank goodness someone realized that all these goods can be re-used instead on ending up in a landfill. Proving once again that one mans trash...well, you know the rest.
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FIVE BUCKS!!! What a gem of a find :) Better than the 30 bucks you thought you were going to have to spend! Whoohoo! I need to go do this sometime!
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