Monday, May 6, 2013

Thrifting Finds #8!

After a pretty slow start, this turned out to be a good weekend, thrifting-wise.  Neither hubs nor I got anything at all on Saturday, but when we started making our Sunday rounds, that all changed.  Hubs picked up (among other things) a blue vase similar to the one in this post, and yet another vase that looks like a bong!  Really, who designs those things?

This is probably the best haul I've ever had.  Shall we get started?



 1.  Fake cornflower knives! We already have a bunch of these (they match our china and silverware), but they're really cheap, so I don't think they're going to last very long.  Plus, the handles get yellow so it's nice to have spares.  Got at Savers.  $1.99

2.  Random platter!  We needed an extra platter and this one filled the bill.  I don't know the pattern name or the manufacturer as it's completely unmarked.  I kind of like it, though, and it was cheap.  The first one I picked up was $5.00.  What's up with the pricing, Goodwill?  This one cost $2.50.

3.  Chip & Dip set!  This came in the original box, but I can't for the life of me remember the manufacturer.  It's not particularly vintage, and it's only slightly cool, but I needed one and this had all the pieces in brand-new condition.  $4.00

4.  Weiner dog valet!  This was my splurge of the day.  Normally, I wouldn't pay this much for something from the Goodwill, but these don't show up very often and when they do, they're usually chipped.  This one is in perfect condition.  Plus, it's a weiner dog!  I had to buy it!  Oh, and in buying it, I broke my rule of not getting anything that I can't use.  This will have to be purely decorative.  Still, it's a weiner dog! $9.00

5.  Pyrex!  Look--I found the 403 I needed!  You can probably imagine my pleasure when I spotted this little beauty on the shelf with an unfortunately dishwashered 402 inside it.  This is in good condition--not perfect, certainly, but that's good.  If it were perfect I wouldn't use it and I like to use my stuff.  This--like my yellow 404--only says Pyrex, not the model number.  Apparently, that means it's an older model.  These older ones are supposed to be thicker than the newer ones, but I can't tell the difference. $4.00

(Minor little rant:  I was in line to pay for this behind a guy who clearly runs a business and bought $429.83 worth of stuff.  Now, if you're buying that amount of crap and the person behind you is buying one item, wouldn't you let that person go ahead of you?  I would.  Because I like to think that I'm not a douchebag.
End of rant.)

6.  More Pyrex!  And a little while later, I found the 401 I needed, thus completing my set of Primaries!  Woo hoo!  I almost didn't spot this, as there was a dog dish inside it which oddly obscured the color of the bowl.  Like the 403, it's in good, but not perfect, condition.  I doubt that I'll be using this much, as it seems pretty small to be useful.  I've used the 404 a number of times already.  $2.00

That's all, but that's plenty.  I can't remember when I've gotten so much in one day.

Linking up with the delightfulness at Sir Thrift A LotThe Nifty Thrifty, and The Remnant


14 comments:

  1. I love the dog :) I got sucked in like that too and paid $12.99 (!) for stuff at an Estate Sale I really shouldn't have!

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    1. And what's worse is that now I have to buy some props! I had considered leaving the WDV alone, but I'm wondering if it would work better with a watch (gold Twist-O-Flex band, please) and maybe a class ring? Some coins in the little pouch and a wallet in back?

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  2. Okay - you obviously went to a better finishing school than me. What's the dog for?

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    1. LOL.
      Upon returning from his job in middle-management, a mid-1960s gentleman would deposit his watch around the doggy's neck, his wedding and/or key ring upon the tail, loose coins in the little basket in front and wallet in the pouch in back before joining the Little Woman for a well-deserved cocktail. That way, his dresser never became cluttered or unsightly.

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    2. Of course - I'm just shaking up a cocktail for my hubby now!

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  3. I vote for the props...and of course you are going to have to name your little wiener dog. Oscar perhaps?

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  4. Great finds! I never find the pyrex primaries when I am out and about!

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    1. I'm really surprised I found them, and so quickly, too. That sort of thing NEVER works out for me!
      Do you want me to keep my beady little eyes peeled for a set for you?

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  5. The wiener dog is delightful.
    I need to go thrifting with you guys. You find the best stuff!

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    1. Weiner dogs are delightful by their very nature.
      Yeah, we should totally go out together. We might not find anything (which is often the case), but I'll bet we could have fun being juvenile and trying on stupid hats and stuff.

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  6. Any blog post that includes Pyrex is my favorite kind of blog post!

    Love the weiner dog. I have seen those in antique malls & although $9 may seem like a lot for a thrift, I think you got a pretty good deal.

    Erica

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    1. Oh, no argument that my weiner was worth 9 bucks ;) Being the cheapskate I am, I just wish it had been less.
      Now that I have my Primaries, the only Pyrex I really need is the Cracker Barrel. Of course, if some other interesting piece of Pyrex pops up, I probably wouldn't turn my nose up at it!

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