Tuesday, October 23, 2012

What I Didn't Buy At The Thrift Store

What I Didn't Buy At The Thrift Store

This is probably one of the most ugliest, mind baffling figures I have ever seen... just, why? I can see why it was dumped at the thrifts, but why was it ever made? 


PYREX!

This Verde divided dish, that I already have, was in mint condition & priced at $12.99. Passed up another one that same day in mint condition at another VV for $9.99. I already have 3, didn't pay near that price for them! I think the Verde divided dish was one of, if not the, first piece of Pyrex I ever bought! 


Photos can be deceiving. These vintage Butterprint bowls may look like they are in good condition, but no... chipped, utensiled & dish washered. The middle one I held in my hand for awhile, it wasn't too faded & was $2.99, but then I noticed the huge chip. 


I DESPISE these Glasbake dishes. I see them everywhere. Sometimes 5-10 in one store. Were they made with lids? Have probably seen over 150+ in my time, never with a lid. HATE these dishes.  Is anybody with me, or could y'all care less?


THE BEST vintage bowling trophy I've seen yet! I love how the "unidentified creeping object" (as the tag reads) is so much larger than the bowler.    


The old me, when I first starting out blogging, probably would have been all over this vintage 1980's plastic Care Bears lunchbox. My tastes have expanded & grown so much since I started this blog. I also found a Wuzzles edible cake topper at the same store for $2.99. Deeply considered it, lol, but it was broken. 


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17 comments:

  1. SixBalloonsOctober 23, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    I know what you mean! A couple years ago I would pick up lotsa chippy pieces but now I try to be more picky. I try... Not always successful.

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  2. ChrissyOctober 23, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    i used to buy everything i could get my hands on in avacado green no matter what the condition... now i am so much more particular about what pieces go in my cart. there is only so much storage space for my treasures. =)

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotOctober 24, 2012 at 9:09 PM

      I am beginning to find this one out. My boyfriend wants me to "declutter" or whatever, or get another shelf & I say, "lets move to a bigger place!"

      haha.

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  3. JillOctober 24, 2012 at 4:05 AM

    I don't buy like I used to at the beginning - how many pieces do I really need and where do you put them! I'll still buy if it's something different though.

    Verde was also my first divided dish, at VV, the price sure has gone up, I saw a Daisy one the other day for $8.99, they used to be $3.99

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotOctober 24, 2012 at 9:10 PM

      Yup! So right, cuz that's what I paid for my Verde divided when I bought it!

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  4. ThrifterSistersOctober 24, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    Yesterday I went to my neighborhood SVDP & Goodwills. Both had those horrific Glasbake casserole dishes AND the bread loaf pans. What the heck is up with that? Watch, in 10 years they will probably be considered highly collectible and worth a ton of money.

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  5. Old Fashioned GalOctober 24, 2012 at 6:22 AM

    Wuzzles?! Wow, so haven't thought of that show since I was a child!
    I'm sorry you expectations were let down. I hate when that happens!
    -Denise

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotOctober 24, 2012 at 9:07 PM

      I don't even recall ever watching the Wuzzles, but I know I must have, haha.

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  6. BronwenOctober 24, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    I know what you mean, I pass up that same GlasBake dish almost every time I'm at a thrift store. I sometimes wonder if there was a point in the 1960s when every household on the planet was given one and they are now just cluttering up the world.

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-LotOctober 24, 2012 at 9:05 PM

      You know, that makes sense. Maybe freebies for signing up for the local newspaper, lol?

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  7. MickOctober 24, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    I am with you on Glass bake, it just looks CHEAP. My Girlfriend and I are "Pyrex Snobs" we look down on and dont own any
    (but mostly accept)Fire King, and Anchor hocking and Glass bake are forboden Parlor conversation, stricktly reserved for the back stairs gossip. Hahaha

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  8. DresdenFaeOctober 24, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    I often pass up some of the flowery English pyrex, I've had it in my hands before, but I just don't like it. It's not pretty.

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  9. AstridOctober 25, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    I agree the GlasBake dishes are horrible and seem to be at every thrift store I hit! and yes they do come with lids ~ saw the same dish with a clear lid a couple of weeks ago ~ doesn't make them look any better!

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  10. MelissaOctober 25, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    One only has so much space; doesn't that suck?! I see the glassbake at every thrift I go into. I wonder why there is so much of it?

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  11. Rae - Say It Aint SoOctober 25, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    i am definitely much more picky than i was when i first got into vintage.
    that cat figure! there is a cat store near me that has a whole shelf of those! so creepy and ugly!

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