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Cartoon Bigots

Sunday, March 15th, 2009


(image via Bona Drag)

Part of the thrill of going thrifting is mingling with people who under normal circumstances should never mix together. Something about thrifty bargains and the failing economy has brought together a stunning array of the human population. While I have MANY fun and scary stories of encounters at my frequented thrift paradises, this last one had that extra special magic dust – or maybe its called meth.

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Scene: Thrift Store
Characters: Miss Brick House, Two Antisemites, Bag Lady.

While Miss Brick House is perusing the linens two middle aged woman, dressed very nicely, began to sort through some of the hanging purses close by and chat VERY LOUDLY.

Antisemite 1: Ohhhh, look at this cute bag! Oh, it has a name on it, it must be designer.
Antisemite 2: (Reading) Ummm, Issac Mizrahe?
AS1: That sounds like a JEW name.
AS2: I think it is a JEW name.
AS1: It must be a JEW purse. You know with a JEW name like that.
AS2: Are there JEW designers? Like JEW purse designers?
AS1: Well if it is a JEW purse you better look inside for some money.
AS2: HA HA HA HA.
AS1: No really, look inside.
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Bag Lady: Issac Mizrahe is a very famous designer. I have seven of his bags.
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AS2: Oh really? Maybe I should buy this purse – it might be worth some money.
AS1: Now you sound like a JEW.

and SCENE.

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FOR REAL – this happened – VERY LOUDLY in a very crowded thrift store. I couldn’t stop laughing at how nuts the whole thing was long enough to yell at these crazy ass bitches. The whole thing was just SO SO SO insane, they were like walking talking cartoon bigots.

Sometimes people are just so awful. Thank you thrift stores for reminding me.

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Finacial crisis = shopping heaven?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Being thrifty and a lover of shopping for all things vintage, I tend to *browse* antique shops and DROOL over beautiful things that are typically priced out of my cheap cheap reach.

Not anymore suckers.

Welcome home new coffee table. I love you.

You are perfect with no scratches, dings, funny smells or some other thrift incurred defect. You were handmade near Palm Springs in 1956 and so beautifully cared for. You are the first piece of furniture I’ve ever bought from a antique shop and you are 45″ of gorgeous walnut. You were also marked down 70% and passed my $100 rule.

The economy is assuredly falling apart and antique shops are suffering. The word on the street (well from some chatty old ladies at a antique store I stopped at this weekend) is that collectors should start hitting the local shops and auctions for rare steals.

I’ve adjusted things in the living room to accommodate my new lovely. There is still more work to be done:

*Add book shelves on both sides of fireplace
*Replace yucky mini blinds with custom privacy roller shades for front windows
*Clean fireplace and add aesthetic stacked logs
*Find a solution for a sofa table behind the couch
*Create landing strip
*Front door hardware

My question to other lovers of vintage goodies and decor is this: Are you hunting for deals in this economic crisis or holding tight to extra cash?

FILED UNDER: decorating, living, thrifting

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Thrifty?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Hmmmmmmmmm.

I have been hitting up the thrift stores for awhile and just recently spent ALL DAY in Palm Springs.

This is it.

After more than a MONTH of thrifting these two are all that made it back to the Brick House. A little cupcake plate with a teak base and a teak pear shaped bowl with capiz lining the interior.

Here’s that little cake plate waiting in the kitchen for the Boy and I to eat those delicious carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Yum.

I may have used up all my thrifty fairy dust. SERIOUSLY. This just might mark the first revelation of the END OF TIMES.

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