Our neighbors, kindly gave us a garage sale preview recently, and we picked up some bargains. We love this unusually shaped vase. I’ve used this retro juicer multiple times already …
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Tag Archives: shopping
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pre-sale steals
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full nelson
We’ve coveted a Nelson Saucer for eons, but they’re fairly pricey so we held off. Then two bargain opportunities in as many weeks. First, a friend offered a choice of saucers he’d picked up in San Francisco (thanks Justin!) but they were in pretty rough shape. We thought hard, but ultimately decided the imperfections (marks/small …
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lost and found
A house up the street hits the market soon (post on the way) and the owners just held a garage sale. It was a 7:30 am start, on a Sunday –crazy-early for us. Predictably, we arrived ten minutes late, missing out on a vintage bullet planter for $35. Oh well. Technically, it was Karen’s fault. …
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room and board
As mentioned, Karen’s parents are visiting, giving us a great excuse to spend some time in San Francisco –they’ve never been, so we showed them the sights. While there, we took time out to visit one of our favorite stores, Room & Board. All the usual suspects are represented, from Eames lounge chairs to Noguchi …
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retail therapy
With a pretty small contingency, and a rather large (committed) purchase coming up, we could do without unexpected costs. So the leak was poorly timed. But we’re not totally broke so, to cheer ourselves up, we turned to the obvious cure. Shopping. With a very limited budget, and the dual purpose of getting to know …
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