I can certainly identify with Patricia.
I’m thrifty, too — I always get a small thrill when I find a great bargain, especially if it’s something I’ve saved to my Amazon wish list but find it for pennies on the dollar. And, I’m a big believer in “meant to be”: for example, some of the books I’ve bought for just a dollar have turned out to be some of my absolute favorites.
Some of my favorite finds have included not only books, but clothing, a small cubby cabinet, clear glass jars with lids that I use to store grocery staples, and a small settee that I’ve carted around with me for years that I will one day re-upholster with a pretty fabric.
How about you? What bargain buys do you treasure?
P.S. If you’re wondering, I pulled the quote from an Old Country Home magazine (dated November 2005) and the photograph is one of my “found” photos. (I’ve started a collection.)
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I’m linking to these parties:
Friday’s Five Features @ Vintage Chic
Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life
Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things and Meet Our Life
Vintage Charm @ Adirondack Girl at Heart, My Thrift Store Addiction, Our Hopeful Home, and The Blue Willow House
Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes
Share Your Style @ 21 Rosemary Lane, The Vintage Nest, The Essence Of Home, Feathering My Empty Nest, Kingsbury Brook Farm, and The Red Painted Cottage
Silver Pennies Sundays @ Silver Pennies
Simple Saturdays Blog Link Party @ Born Again Farm Girl, Better Hens and Gardens, Pasture Deficit Disorder, Cottage Making Mommy, Sunny Simple Life, and The Rustic Elk
Talk of the Town @ My Repurposed Life, Knick of Time, Beyond the Picket Fence, Love My Simple Home, and Sadie Seasongoods
Wildly Original Party @ I Gotta Create!
Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style
Haha, I love that quote. Me, too. Some of my favorites? The step stool chair that reminds me of my childhood, my cubby shelf in the art room (that one was a great find!), and my small red bench. I do love the hunt! You never know just what you’ll find.
Yes, I think that’s why I like it so much. Most of the time, it’s a dud to go shopping in these places … BUT the time you do find a treasure, it’s a special thrill.
A couple of old handmade quilts, a collection of amateur floral paintings & a perfectly fitting pair of Habitual jeans ( no way I could ever afford these brand new). Every Wednesday the Salvation Army in my area has clothes for 50% off. The jeans were less than $5.
I collect small prints and paintings too (mainly of trees), and I LOVE to find clothing at absurdly low prices!
I love that picture fits my daughter and I perfectly. Would you mind if I printed it and hung it in my home?
I have no problem at all with that, Brenda.
Fun picture and quote….
It is an adventure to shop for those bargains…
Indeed it is. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Ha, ha–I can relate, Kim! Love your vintage photo; it reminds me of a store down the street from my grandmother’s called the “Variety Shop.” We’d ride our bikes down when we were kids and buy comic books. Those were the days
Thanks so much for linking up with Vintage Charm!