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What's your latest favorite find?
Mine was a basket and some storage jars. I can't get the hang of the picture thingie on here but I'll try to post a pic on WilloSwitch one day this week.
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7:23 am
September 2, 2008
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jane
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OMG - I am called the Queen of thrift stores and garage sales, antique places, flea markets. I have a pickle relish dish from 1874 bought at a thrift store for 50 cents. , a 1938 platter for 2.00, long silver tray for 3.00, 1920s dishes for 15.00, whole set, vintage christmas items like santa mugs for 50 cents each. You never know what you will find in a thrift store.
Best flea market is in Canton, Texas, firs monday every month. you will never see it all. I have been going since 1976. Round Top, TExas is another one twice yearly but a bit pricey and some of the tents you pay to enter - high dollar stuff, but fun to attend. all along the side of the road there are tons of tents set up. Best thrift store is in Bowie, Texas - Hospice Thrift store in a 100 yr old store downtown. unreal - when I lived there I volunteered there. It is like a department store - large and has everything. I loved working there. I was their research person to find out how much things were worth. Amazing what people get rid of too.
I want to go to that longest garage sale in June some day too. When I lived in Bowie, Texas - three smaller towns had a town garage sale every year - everything was cheap wherever you went. I was a car load day. I always look for canning jars to. I collect depression glass, milk glass, hommer laughlin riveria dinnerware, marcrest oven proof dishes, blue willow, early american prescut by anchor hocking in the 60s, green frankoma, off white pottery,
it is a great stress reliever for me - love it.
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7:31 am
September 2, 2008
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Naomi
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I love flea markets, tag saling, and cruising our local Goodwill! My main finds are usually wool skirts that I redo for hooked rugs, but had a great find a few weeks ago at a flea market! I'm a huge fan of primitive furniture, and had spyed a cute little farm table that was mostly bare wood, but had hints of about four types of paint. I figured it would be out of my budget, but asked the booth owner anyway. He said $50 and it's yours! Now, my husband didn't figure it was a deal until we got it home, turned it over and saw two sets of strap hinges, and about four repairs and new hinges added for strength. I've been offered over $500 for it a couple of times, but love it too much to part with it!
Naomi
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8:21 am
September 2, 2008
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dalewestfallsgrandaughter
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I go to the World's Longest Yard Sale every year - first weekend of August. It stretches from Gadsen, AL up to Ohio. Used to stop at Cincinnati, now it goes further north. We usually just drive to Crossville, TN and go north and south from there - and stay in TN. We like to go Thursday through Saturday and stop by the flea market on I40 where you go to Gatlinburg on our way home. We get lots of treasures!
I just attended Hillsville, VA. It's one of the largest and it's only Labor Day weekend. It started as a gun show for the VFW and has expanded a thousandfold. My big find there was a gold Tiara honey dish (I have almost every color made) and a couple of EAPC syrup pitchers for only $4!
Jill
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8:40 am
September 2, 2008
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Heidi533
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On Saturday I got an immersion blender, coffee grinder and a Loreena McKennit CD for $1.35 and they all work perfect.
My friend got an enameled cast iron fondue pot for $1 last week.
I love yard sales and thrift shops.
Heidi
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4:20 pm
September 2, 2008
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jane
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I love EAPC - I have almost all of it and some green and amber pieces too. 4 for the syrup containers is good. 6 is the cheapest I have seen it. I just love it.
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7:02 am
September 6, 2008
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Jayne
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My latest favorite yard sale find is an Amish quilt I got for $20!
I got it in July when we were visiting my inlaws, who live in an Amish community in Wisconsin. I was doing my daily walk around the block (2 miles) when I spotted a yard sale at a non amish house. Saw some things I loved, but couldn't take back on the plane or was too expensive to ship. Just as I was leaving, I spotted the quilt. It was in brand new condition, $20.
I immediately grabbed it. The homeowner told me one of the Amish made it for her in exchange for some things she had done for her. But this woman didn't care for the colors. It's dark green and burgandy. I didn't care about color, I love quilts.
Yep, I got a deal that day!
:J
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7:26 am
September 6, 2008
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Kelleh
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dalewestfallsgrandaughter said:
I go to the World's Longest Yard Sale every year - first weekend of August. It stretches from Gadsen, AL up to Ohio. Used to stop at Cincinnati, now it goes further north. We usually just drive to Crossville, TN and go north and south from there - and stay in TN. We like to go Thursday through Saturday and stop by the flea market on I40 where you go to Gatlinburg on our way home. We get lots of treasures!
Jill
I've always wanted to goto this one, but I keep forgetting about it every year! I'll have to make a note on my calendar next year!
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7:28 am
September 6, 2008
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Kelleh
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Heidi533 said:
On Saturday I got an immersion blender, coffee grinder and a Loreena McKennit CD for $1.35 and they all work perfect.
My friend got an enameled cast iron fondue pot for $1 last week.
I love yard sales and thrift shops.
Heidi
I love Loreena McKennit. Which CD was it? 
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