It's a well known fact that I am the ultimate junk collector. In fact, I am not beyond stopping at the curb when something has been thrown out. While my children and husband are horrified by this they also love it when I score something amazing; for example, the city scape oil painting that hangs in Megmonster's living room.

Recently I discovered the ultimate Goodwill about 5 miles from the beach. Every time I am down there I find something wonderful. Two weeks ago I scored the ultimate find. I was perusing the dish area when something caught my eye. I immediately knew this was not "your mama's" china so I bent down to get a closer look. When I flipped it over I literally gasped.

What I had found was a complete 20 pc place setting of Wedgewood in the Amherst Platinum pattern. (The guys reading this have my permission to leave now.)

Right beside it there was the oval vegetable bowl. And the kicker is that most of the pieces still had the original stickers on them.

Being a lover of China I knew that a 5 piece setting of Wedgewood can run around $200 retail.

The total cost for everything.. $7.50

When I got home I looked the pattern up at some of the discounted china sites and this pattern runs about $450 for a 20 piece set on clearance.

I love getting something for nothing.