I can't be trusted. Last week I basically had the "I WON'T STEP FOOT IN A THRIFT STORE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR" attitude, but yea, like I said, I can't be trusted. I have a reason to thrift aside from adding to my number of collections - I need a new pair of black work pants. I've been wearing them to work even though the fly is broken. I don't know why, but it's extremely hard to find a good pair of black pants at a reasonable price in my size. Anyways, I have been looking for about a month. Finally, I found a pair at Goodwill - $4 pair of never worn Dickies - regular $8. It was 50% off entire store, you know, I only have luck at Goodwill on 50% off days, odd, isn't it? Last find at Goodwill (aside from my orphan Lefton Bluebird shaker) was 2 Friendship bowls on a 50% off kitchenware day near mint for $4 total. I can go 15 times before I end up on another 50% off day & wind up with nothing each time, but the "you never know..." keeps me coming back.
I also found this Napco Santa at Goodwill, $1.50. Turned him up, down, left, right, over & under.. couldn't for the life of me figure out why he was still there past Christmas. Maybe it's the small amount of crazing? or the melted candy? Anyways, this is up there on the list of top finds last year!
I found a piece of Pyrex. Butterprint 403. I have many of these. I am going to gift this. Possibly. Maybe. Hey, it could happen.
& a few more things: Ren & Stimpy wrapping paper (50cents, Goodwill), vintage cards (my bread & butter) & a sealed pack of vintage Hallmark kitschy Christmas coasters.
& this set of pink dishes? IDK who made them, Hazel Atlas? They were in rough condition, maybe another victim of empty hand syndrome. They were stained (with something black), grease stains, food stains, grime.. the whole nine yards, 99cents each. They cleaned up very nice with a few pin hole marks & a scratch or 2.
How did you ring in the new year this year? Hope you were able to get some thrifting in in the past week - can't wait to see what you picked up if you did!
::linking up with::
Pink Saturday // How Sweet The Sound
Junkin' Joe // The Cottage Market
Thrifty Things Friday // The Thrifty Groove
Wishing you all great thrifting in 2014!
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