Thursday, May 7, 2015

Community Sale

This is the craziest, most wonderful single day haul I think I've ever found.

My husband and I go to this community sale every year, and typically find a few things that make it worth checking out every year. But there's a paid admission preview we'd never gone to. (In addition to buying a ticket, there's still usually quite a wait in line and a bit of madness ensuing.)

But we weren't sure what we were missing out on by not buying the early bird tickets. But boy oh boy did I get my answer this time.



New record for lowest price paid for vintage Fiesta relish tray pieces. I had a spare insert, so in a single stroke, I now have two complete trays!

I love how I can look back and piece together the story of how I've completed 2 trays in 3 years time. If you're interested, here's the links to each one.  First, the cobalt center. Then a month later, 4 sides to go with it. Then a green side. Then, about a year later, an anniversary splurge - a base for my inserts. )




Two dollars! I'm keeping this particular set because I know I'll be sentimental about them, but gave my other set to Mom, who loves pink Pyrex but will absolutely not step foot in an antique store. I've bought her pink pieces when I've found them for good prices, but I'd never lucked into the big 475 for song. I'm betting these guys are going to be used for family dinners and even holidays now!


Gigantic unmarked Fiesta platter for two dollars, small turquoise Butterprint for 3.

I didn't even look at the pattern. My brain just said "Pyrex bowl set for 6 dollars" put it in the buggy! Addiction!

There's a surprise set for my mama that's in the first pic, but not exactly visible. I think she'll love it. I also bought an entire set of Taylor, Smith, and Taylor LuRay pastels. Here they are, cleaned up!



So happy we went! Well worth the price of admission. My husband found lots of goodies, too, which is not such a common occurrance. By the end we had a grocery cart filled to the brim and threatening to spill over. It was magical. LOL!

Hope you are finding fabulous sales filled with dreamy goodness!

Happy Thrifting!
 


7 comments:

  1. Wow! I love EVERYTHING you bought. I am a Pink Pyrex lover and those prices are truly amazing. Oh and the LuRay...gorgeous. I'm green with envy over the Fiesta pieces. Wow!!

    Linda

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  2. Those Gooseberries! I've never been to such a sale. How fun!

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  3. Great finds! I'm dying over the pink Pyrex for $2. So lucky!

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  4. Wow - great prices - we never get good prices like that around here.

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  5. This is exactly why I pay the early admission price at the flea market! Had you waited until regular hours, I bet all that stuff would have been gone. So excited for you!

    Erica

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  6. I usually avoid the early admission cost at sales too, but after seeing how well you made out, maybe I will give it a try sometime!

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  7. Simply Amazing! I can't believe the prices WOW! Happy for you.

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