I plan to be far from a computer this weekend, so before I hit the road, I would like to say to the people who told me i didn't look old - gemma, bert darlin and paula - i love you forever and am writing you into my will.
This has been a pretty decent vacation, but I'm getting bored now...I bolted from the house this morning in search of adventure, but couldn't find anyone to play with. And so I found myself outside of yet another second hand store, but this one disguises itself as an antique store. There are finer pieces of sturdy furniture in there, yes - a day bed to die for - but most of it truly is junk. There was a patio table and chairs out front that had a 50% off tag on it, and I'd been eyeing it for a couple of weeks. I decided to stop and ask the price.
There was nobody in there except the owners and a bunch of their grandkids. It's usually deserted, so I wasn't surprised. I asked - how much for the patio set?
And when the woman opened her mouth and said.."Well, it came from Seven Lakes" I already knew the price was waaaay on up there. "It was originally $600, and then we marked it down to $350, and so I think the price is $250."
I damn near fainted.
This was not something unique at all - it was plain, in fact - much like what you see at Walmart on sale at summer's end for 150 bucks. By the time she finished talking, i was thinking to myself - I don't care if it came from Hollywood where Brad Pitt sat naked on it - it is NOT worth $250. Now, if Brad Pitt were sitting on it at that point, I might have considered it, but it was out there on the sidewalk, dirty, and baking in the sun.
"Oh, and while you're browsing, you should know everything is marked 50-75% off. It's our end of summer sale!"
I bet!
I thanked them, took a look at the daybed, well worth the $300 marked on the sticker, and walked out.
Man. People sure do think a lot of their second hand stuff.
Y'all have a great weekend.
2 comments:
lol on the will. I think things have gone up in those places 'cause so many more people are shopping there. Its fun. Paula
I used to have loads of fun antique and thrift store shopping in the 80’s and the very early 90’s. But once it became trendy, and the shop owners became greedy, I lost all desire to go. You are right, much of that stuff is just that, junk, and they should be happy to get rid of it.
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