Mattie's 2009 Purchases Thread

[Mattie]

I went back out to St. Vincent on Saturday but it was still picked-over.  I got some thread and ribbon, a small wooden box and a package of screw eyes.  All stuff I can use in art projects, but nothing exciting.

Running total: $65.83.

[Mattie]

I've done some occasional thrifting since I last checked in, but nothing worth gloating about until now.  It rained all weekend and I was stir crazy so I went to St. Vincent De Paul on Saturday (got a few things there, nothing great) and Thrift Town on Sunday.  Now THAT was a successful thrift jaunt.

In addition to some clothes, fabric and household stuff, I scored this haul. 
1. Two Lincoln Beautyware canisters, very shiny, very cool.  The big sugar canister was $1.99 and the little tea one was $1.49. 
2. A little plastic tray commemorating "Azteca 70" (Mexican soccer?), 99¢.  I collect these cheap souvenir trays, glue wire on the back and hang them in my bathroom.
3. A kitschy 1960s photo/thermometer souvenir of Niagara Falls, 99¢.  I hung this in my cube at work because it's always cold there and I want to know exactly how cold it is so I can justify my constant whining.
4. Super fantastic score: a 1930 Victor Records catalog.  It lists every recording by over 7000 artists.  It was in the "collectibles" case with a $12.99 price tag, but the price tag was purple - and it was half-price day for purple tags.

To top it off, I spent $21 and I happened to have a coupon good for $5 off a $20 purchase.   

Running total: $102.75.

[Mattie]

I've had no thrifting luck lately, but today I hit an estate sale that had lots of tiny goodies.  I love little old packages and I have a small collection of advertising rulers so I was thrilled with this stuff.  I also found a 1955 map of Sacramento (such a wee town back then!), a 1960s box of Dixie cups and a half-full bottle of Sloan's Liniment that's probably from the '20s or '30s.  The bottle's going to be emptied because that stuff is powerfully stinky.

Running total: $133.34.

[Mattie]

I just realized that my running total jumped thirty dollars from one post to the next.  The goodies I bought today cost a total of $5.  I've been thrifting here and there, just not posting about it because nothing's been really great!  Well, there's the July 1942 Fortune magazine that I got for $4.99 from the WEAVE thrift last week, but the other stuff's been ordinary. 

[valleythriftshopper]

Great finds, I love old advertising stuff too.  Those old dixie cup dispensers are very collectible- I love the pink & green colors! 

One of the things I put in my suitcase last week (at the church sale where you could fill a suticase for a dollar) was those 70's style dixie drink cup holders that hold the plastic cone shape cups & three bags of plastic cups.  Like these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Dixie-Paper-Cup-Holder-Red-Retro-Plastic-8-EC_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQhashZitem3348b002a9QQitemZ220262826665QQptZLHQ5fDefaultDomainQ5f0QQsalenotsupported

Mine are in the 70's red, orange, yellow & green colors.  They would make great punch cups!

[Mattie]

I went back to the estate sale today because everything was ostensibly half-off, but they were eager to get rid of everything so "half-off" was an understatement.  I got three cool old advertising yardsticks (including one for the "sweet, smooth, sassy" 1957 Chevy), two big metal popcorn buckets, a bunch more little packages, an old book of office timesaving tricks (I work as a secretary so this will be useful - right?  ), an old photo of a young soldier, and other nifty stuff.  Spent $5 again. 

[Mattie]

I went to St. Vin's today.  It was my first visit in over two months and I wasn't very optimistic going in the door, since my last couple of visits were so depressing.  But whaddya know, I scored a bunch of good stuff.  I got fabric, buttons, thread, a decorating book from 1965, a pair of chunky display boxes to hang on the wall, and seven CDs for $26.74. It's about time I found some scores!

Running total: $147.55

[valleythriftshopper]

I went to St. Vin's today.  It was my first visit in over two months and I wasn't very optimistic going in the door, since my last couple of visits were so depressing.  But whaddya know, I scored a bunch of good stuff.  I got fabric, buttons, thread, a decorating book from 1965, a pair of chunky display boxes to hang on the wall, and seven CDs for $26.74. It's about time I found some scores!

Running total: $147.55

That is alot of stuff for 26 bucks!  During my yard sale rounds this morning I stopped at the lamest sale.  They had a bunch of old one-hit-wonder type CD's and wanted $7 per CD or 2 for $5.  I said "seven dollars!" out loud when I walked by the table because I couldn't believe it.  I turned around & left after about 30 seconds of browsing.