I'll confess, it happens to me a LOT but then I'm going to garage sales, estate sales, Goodwill, auctions a LOT too. Does it happen everytime? NOoooooo. Probably 1 out of 10 -12 times. And is it always for me? A big nope on that too. Last weekend dd and I hit a few garage sales and I loaded up on well over $150 worth of cake making pans, wedding cake stairs, columns and the round things that you put the cakes on for $13.50. I don't decorate cakes, it was all for one of the ladies that I go to church with. Just keep looking, get there right when the sales open, go to Goodwill at least 2x a month. Spend time, look around.