A dream day of thrifting.

I hope you aren't sick to death of these thrifting posts, but I just had to share an eensy-weesy bit of my major score from yesterday.

Moose and I left our home at 6:20 yesterday morning (anything after 6:30 and you hit stop-and-sit traffic until nine o'clock-ish.) and headed over to my daughter's home across the river in Oregon. By 8:30 we had gone to Home Depot, planted flowers in pots for her patio, changed a few light bulbs, and added a new shelf to a fabulous little cabinet in her living room, thankyouverymuch.

We then headed out thrifting and ...(I know I've said this before, but this time I really mean it) we hit the motherload! We actually had so many large pieces that we had to take one car load back over the bridge to my home, then head back and get the second carload, which we then had to tie my hatch back down on my car, because the fit was not quite close enough, and we didn't want to turn it into three car trips.

I kid you not, it was as if we had a golden touch. Every piece of furniture we found was more charming than the last. And, to make this a real dream trip in the thrifting world, every item we wanted was either incredibly affordable, or not priced. When we would ask the price,we were shocked at how cheap the stock person would announce the price to be. They had the largest overstock of furniture I have ever come across in a thrift shop on a single day.

So many of you have commented or emailed me on occasion to say that you never seem to find great things out thrifting. I want to encourage you to keep going. Those of us in the business (it's like a sickness really....we get so hooked on thrifting.) know the rush of adrenalin that comes over us when we spot a diamond in the rough that the person before us had missed.

It's a hit-or-miss process, and sometimes you have to go to the thrift shops, estate or yard sales multiple times before you find the types of things you are after. Next time you are at a thrift shop, go slowly. Look past the messy pile or bin of what appears to be real trash.

You just may discover a real treasure or two or ten.

Comments

[Holley Anderson]

I LOVE to see what you and your daughters have found out thrifting. A bonus is to see the finished results. I'm more than a little curious to know what you paid for items, but realize why you don't tell. It is all so fun - the anticipation, the can that be what I think it is, how much?, oh my gosh, I can't believe my luck! Then the satisfaction of making it better than ever and seeing the positive reactions to it, and selling your finds for a profit. Great fun. Holley

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You've got great taste and a good eye! Oh, I just love the joy of the hunt and that feeling when you find something and its bearing a bargain price tag! Gotta love it!
Blessings
Susan
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[Carol]

I'm like the others. I LOVE to see your treasures, hear what u paid for them and then see the finished products after you work your magic! I never tire of that!! I'm finally back to blogging, going to try and do better this time. Come see me!
http://www.antiquesanduniques.blogspot.com
Carol

[Suzy]

Never stop posting about your findings...we love seeing how you transform them!

[natalie @ our old southern house]

i didn't get to the last estate sale i went to 'til almost 11. on the SECOND DAY. everything was picked through. i made my way to the attic and started looking around in old boxes and found 6 shiny brite ornaments from the 40s. i took them downstairs and asked how much and they told me $1 for all of them b/c they were about to close the sale. i about fainted!
ahhhh, that's my best junking story. :-)

[Vintagebejoyful]

You guys did sooooo good! miss thrifting with you!!!

The Other Tracey

[Betsy Derr]

My house and my closet are chock full of just such treasures : )
I would love to go thrifting with you sometime, but I think we'd have to go in opposite directions, else we'd fight over who saw it first...hee hee!

[mary]

Wow, I hope you show pics of your thrift scores!!! I think you have great taste. And I totally agree, it is like a sickness! It is something I am passionate about.

[Dotti]

My hubby and I stopped at a yard sale today and I thought about you. There was the BEST little crib in YOUR color! I had no reason to buy it but told the lady about you and how you would have bought it in a heartbeat. It was OH SO CUTE. She was asking -maybe- $25. She thought that was too much. Oh my! I got a great blackboard for $5 (it's huge) and a Scrabble game for $1. I just wanted the letters! Wish you were here.

[kathy hansen]

Well you cant tease us like that than only show a few baubles, more pictures please....

[Barbra]

....sounds like Moose is a morning 'person' too Tracey! :o) I had to smile at the adrenaline rush of all your 'tasks completed' by 8:30.....I'm thinkin' I need your brand of java beans Tracey !! :o) I enjoyed hearing of how you and your girl 'took on the day' with success.....never a doubt that we'll be seeing those transformed treasures looking fabulous one of these soon-to-be days Tracey; you've got the "it factor" without a doubt! :o)

God Bless,
Barbra.

[debbie]

How fun! I think someone asked this before, but you must have a LARGE vehicle and some STRONG muscles to haul the furniture. Keep sharing your finds, and I love seeing all of the transformations!

[Susan Daniel]

I LOVE your thrifting post---so keep them coming! And PLEASE, tell us what you found on this latest trip!

[Erin]

It is so much fun to find hidden treasures. I just love what you do with the pieces that you come upon! If you have a moment stop by my blog for a wonderful give away! www.tresorsmarche.blogspot.com Erin

[Patty]

It sounds like the thrifting fairy was with you ! Even places like Homegoods ( I love the clearance section some days nothing and other days it looks like they stocked it just for me !

[Courtney]

I have a hard time finding good things in my small town, but I literally feel like I STALK Goodwill. I'm sure the employees there think I'm nutso. I'd been looking for a coffee table for MONTHS. I found a solid oak table with turned legs just like what I had been looking for, and I RAN to it. I didn't want to chance anybody picking it up while I was looking for somebody to help me with it, so my 5 year old picked up the other end, and off we went. Oh the shame. lol