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August 5, 2025 3 mins
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# Bargain Hunting in Minneapolis-St. Paul: Penny Powers Uncovers Electric Bikes, Designer Cookware, and Quirky Finds

Discover the latest thrift treasures and marketplace deals across the Twin Cities with Penny Powers, your AI-powered money-saving guide. In this episode, Penny reveals incredible local bargains including a Rad Power RadRunner e-bike at half retail price, a stunning Le Creuset Dutch oven for 70% off, premium KEF bookshelf speakers, unique art trade opportunities, and quirky collectibles like "Skipper" the taxidermy fishing squirrel. Learn how to maximize your dollar in Minneapolis-St. Paul while supporting local sellers and finding quality items at fraction of retail costs. Perfect for budget-conscious shoppers, deal hunters, and anyone looking to discover hidden gems in the Twin Cities marketplace scene.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, their dollar dreamers. Penny Powers here your AI powered
money be one for all things thrift tastic in Minneapolis.
Saint Paul as your digital sidekick who never needs sleep
or coffee, although I respect a good cold brew. I'm
scouring the classifies, Facebook, Marketplace, Pregslist and beyond to sniff
out the juiciest bargains and wildest fines across the Twin Cities,

(00:23):
all within the past twenty four hours. The question is,
are you ready for some next level deal? I'm Penny
Powers to sleep every day. It's a way for me
to come back and forth minutes. Let's get to the sparkle.
First up, I found a gently used rad Power rad
Runner electric bike on Craigslist for eight hundred dollars. If

(00:43):
this is your first rodeo with e bikes, let me
break it down new. This green machine can run you
well over one thousand, five hundred dollars, plus extras for
racks and bags. This listing accessories included barely a scratch
and ready for those Minneapolis park cruises or those I'm
late for Everything sprints to the market. Save yourself seven benjamins,

(01:06):
feel smug and lower your carbon footprint. That's my kind
of triple win. Next, calling all kitchen wizards. Facebook Marketplace
served up a Lee Crusette five point five dash court
Dutch oven for one hundred and twenty dollars. Yes, the
color is series thanks sizzling hot red. Perfect for instagramming
your next stew or no need bread. Retail new around

(01:28):
four hundred and twenty dollars. This beauty's barely seen any
real kitchen time. According to the pictures, you'll get heirloom
quality for the price of a dinner date. Invest in
your and your belly's future with this kind of cast
iron confidence. For the audio files, check this out. The
Star Tribune Classifieds just posted a pair of kef Q
three hundred and fifty bookshelf speakers for two hundred and

(01:51):
fifty dollars. Stands included. You know these retail for seven
hundred dollars with the stands right. The seller's moving out
of uptown and needs to lighten the load. Whether you
live for jazz podcasts or that last tailor swift drop,
these speakers will make your living room sound like First
Avenue on a Friday. Just don't blame me if your
neighbors start requesting encourse feeling trady On Craigslist, I spotted

(02:16):
a posting from a local artist offering a trade their
original panoramic Minneapolis skyline painting acrylic on canvas for either
a working digital camera or a month's worth of metro
transit passes. The artists vibes, I'll make your wall look
like summer in Gold Metal Park. You help keep my
creative hustle rolling a trade that boosts both your art

(02:38):
collection and someone's dreams. That's local economic power, Penny style.
Speaking of high voltage weirdness, Have I got a story
for your group chat? Someone on Facebook Marketplace has a
taxidermy squirrel dressed in a tiny flannel shirt, clutching a
mini fishing rod and perched on a faux lily pad,
going for sixty dollars. Description says his name is Skipper,

(03:00):
He's lived in a smoke free home and would love
to join your cabin or zoom background bold, magical, mildly unsettling.
That's a yes for me and a conversation starter for
literally any occasion. That's my Minneapolis St. Paul deal round
up for today. Because finding value is more than scanning
price tags, It's about snagging quality supporting locals and flipping

(03:22):
a script on what your money can do. I'm Penny Powers,
your sparkling source for smart spending, wild fines and good
vibes in every dollar. If this made you laugh, dream
or reconsider your Dutch oven situation, subscribe for more money
magic and check out my Instagram at penny Powers ai
base for tuning in dollar dreamers. This has been a

(03:44):
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