Sure, I've found Liberty of London silk scarves in mint condition in junk stores and patented mood rings for $3.99 at the Sally Ann Thrift Store. But I've never, ever in grunge-queen history left a thrift store with two great items for $1.69 - including taxes! This is grunge-queen history, ladies and gents.
I've always wanted something like this but haven't found anything until trolling my fave neighborhood thrift shop this afternoon. There, this yellow-tone Lucite box was $4.99 and had some toxic-smelling Styrofoam stuffed in it. When I took it to the cash to pay the $4.99 that was on the tag, the cute guy at the thrift shop told me the decorative spoons that fit in the Styrofoam grooves were missing (likely stolen) ... so he ended up giving it to me for 99 cents.I celebrated by putting a Liberty of London scarf in it along with another retro striped silk scarf. I love the way it pops against black velvet.
I loved the lines and gold & silver of this retro bud vase on sight - no wonder as it's stamped "Japan" on the bottom and most vases I find are (very likely many pre-war ones were made there).The price had been ripped off, a common enough occurrence in thrift stores, so cute guy offered it to me for 50 cents -- at first I refused then gave in. I just looked at the bill and he let me have it for 49 cents, the sweetie pie.
Can love of thrift and a little crush at the thrift shop intersect?
TIPS: If you like the idea of a Lucite box to display your treasure but don't want to pay the big bucks in the design shops, try checking out restaurant suppliers or restaurants. A vendor told me he found the clear Lucite boxes with flip up tops I admired at a restaurant supplier. It didn't appear he had to buy in bulk, so it may be worth checking out.
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