In and Out, Out and About

 

Hi everyone! It's mid-November already! Wow, time does fly. My fellow thrifter friend visited me a few weeks ago and instead of going to our usual places, she wanted to try something new. This friend is very recycling focused and when shopping she tries to find good second hand clothes. Could she afford brand new, of course she could! This is her way of reusing and making do. I thrift mostly for fun, looking for collectibles, decorative items and shirts/ sheets/ textiles that add interest to my quilts and other project. 

I'm a fan of markets like the little church fair, small, doable, great prices, lovely items---all proceeds for church and charity.

But winter hours are odd, and they don't sell clothes much.

Instead I  had noticed this new-to-us shop when on the road trip to Joann's this summer. It got good, very good! reviews on my local FB group.

The store was huge! like two Costcos, a warehouse. Lots of clothes I did not begin to look at.

It was clean. The jewelry area was attractive. Shoppers looked poverty level and desperate, sadly. Prices were high.

As for the housewares---I feel a bit mean but I have to say---I have never seen such trash in my life. The crappiest flea market would be better; this was like what gets hauled to the landfill after a poor quality garage sale. Where does such plastic crap even come from, where was it sold?

This was what I found as ''possibles":

McCoy bowl, a fake or very new shoddy line. [note the rest of the stuff on the shelves, eeek!]

Thin pottery, tacky. [tho I admit lighter bowls are easier to use and wash, store, but still.]

Blue and white bowl, Japanese indigo ware/ modern. Really lovely. A\Quite large, about 8-10" diameter. I think it was $16.99. Similar can be found cheaper at Home Goods, though I was tempted. Picture it full of lemons or pears?

Note the design is seashells.

Pretty platter in a familiar, modern moderate line of china. Very expensive at $14,99

I had hoped to find a resin or metal jackolantern for my downstairs entry. Mine got kicked and broken by a delivery guy. I don't put out a real jack bec of the squirrels, hoped to replace it. But no.

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B found nothing either, the clothes were high priced and the massive rows crammed full were overwhelming.  I did look at one child's cute but used puffer jacket---similar cheaper and cleaner at Old Navy. No bargains here! We went  home to the beach and had Thai at our tiny, hole in the wall place we love. So glad they made it through Covid years.

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Back home I've transitioned to November decor.

And my marigolds are still so pretty and profuse.

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Not sure about Christmas---tree decor, all that work. Meh.  Hope I perk up and get over my Grinchy-ness soon. My brother is already starting his decorating and collecting!

Have a good week!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach....

Striped bass fishing

skeins of water ducks