The last
instruction I gave myself as I dressed on Friday morning was, “Remember, you do
NOT need any more shoes. You have plenty.” I purposefully wore shoes that tie,
since they are harder to take off to try on some bargain on a driveway. (And
also because we were going to the annual Salem Art Fair after garaging, so I’d
be walking quite a bit.)
I am
sure it is no surprise that at the very first sale, just down the street from
my house, I found some shoes.
They
weren’t my only find of the day. There were also bunnies. Practical bunnies – a
soap dispenser bunny and a vintage Debbie Dean bunny mug.
At the same sale I was
smitten by these adorable salt & pepper shakers.
Don’t know why, but for
only a buck I had to have them. Maybe it's their small size, not quite as tall
as the bunny mug. Anyway, it was love at first sight. I have no regrets.
Another
sale yielded a fifty cent piece of heavy cotton fabric in a large scale
paisley. About 2 yards long by 2 feet wide.
Good for something, one of these days.
And another fifty cents bought
this hand painted House of Hatten “December Sky Spirit” ornament, ostensibly
from Pueblo mythology. I can always use a benign spirit about the house.
But the
shoes…yes, they were the big splurge. Sort of. Because I found not just one
pair, or two, or…okay, I bought FIVE pairs of shoes!
Two
pairs of Danskos, one still in the box, both look like they were worn maybe
once. They retail for around $125 a pair. And two pairs of Keens, same excellent
condition, same original price range. And a pair of short boots, which were
probably originally around a hundred bucks. So about $600 worth of quality
footwear, all in my size.
For a
total of five bucks. That’s right, they were a dollar a pair.
Admit
it. You would have bought them all too!
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Oh yeah!! I would have bought great shoes for a $1 a pair!!! Oh love the little S&&P shakers also!
ReplyDeleteI knew you would like them! And so much more reasonably priced that the things I liked at the art fair!
DeleteYou always find the coolest stuff. i may have to move out west. hahaha
ReplyDeleteYou should! Go west, young woman, go west!
DeleteYou can sell those shoes easily on Ebay! I highly suggest flipping them
ReplyDeleteDefinitely thinking about that for the pair in the box. Should more than pay for the morning's fun!
DeleteI had an exact pair of the reddish Danskos and loved them for work and they went well with jeans. Don't know why I got rid of them!
ReplyDeleteYou should never get rid of Danskos. Just put them away until you're not tired of them!
DeleteShould also mention we've been in the market for bikes and we found a couple at garage sales - mine for $49 and Ken's for $20. Need a little clean-up but otherwise in good shape. Then picked up a couple of bike helmets for $1 and $5. Now we just need a bike rack...
ReplyDeleteI will add they aren't quite as spiffy as your basketed bad boy but they'll do fine for Minto Brown rides.
DeleteCool! You'll have to bring your bike over and ride around the neighborhood. There are some really cool old houses over here.
Deletei have turned into Imelda Markos as far as thrift shoes are concerned its the last couple of years of not having a pair without holes that have done it ,now im stockpiling them for the next extreme poverty event in my life ..lol
ReplyDeleteGood plan! And one of the side effects of embracing our inner Imelda is that giving shoes a rest between wearings makes them last and last!
DeleteI love ALL your finds and you did an amazing deal on those shoes!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's been fun deciding which to wear each day.
DeleteOh yes I would have purchased them as well. I would not have been able to resist those salt and pepper shakers either.
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