so that wonderful wife in me that thought being thrifty and getting a crib off of craigslist would both save us money and make my hubby happy just fell flat on the floor.
the crib was in good condition, save the front railing, which had been teethed on to death. but 'all we needed to do' was sand it down and re-stain it with the espresso finish, right? wrong.
turns out i need a dye stain to get it to be as dark as the factory applied color on the kind of wood it is on. i've found one place that has dye stain, but he doesn't recommend it for a crib, given it's more for industrial/kitchen sort of stuff and pretty intense. plus, he makes large batches and it would cost us over $80. and no one has plain old wood stain that would match or be dark enough once applied.
so i tried calling the factory through the number found on the manufacturer's website. um...no answer, no machine, rang until it disconnected me i was waiting so long. crap.
so now i just want to sell the darn thing (hopefully at least get what we paid for it back) and get a new crib. which will bypass my entire original intentions of saving us money. and time. and hassle.
i am so not cut out for craigslist purchases. i am a buy-it-new-and-pretty kind of gal. i have had a couple successes with small craigslist purchases, but i think the failures sure outweigh the wins for me. at least this one does.
*sigh* what will the hubby have to say about all this? oh yeah, he's out of town for the whole weekend. great. i'll just stew in it.
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