At least down here in Texas. I went to a few last year and found some things I was not looking for. Baby scales! After all, when you have had your last baby, what do you do with the baby scales? Put them in a garage sale. Here is a picture that closely resembles the one I picked up for $5 after a small bit of haggling. http://www.lactationconnection.com/baby_scales.asp Before I got these, I weighed my cats in the very unscientific fashion of standing on the scales and having the cat handed to me and subtracting the difference. But these are very useful for the cat owner and you can track your cat's weight right to the ounce. You would be surprised how many of these you can find in garage sales!