I'm currently thrifting for essentials only, but the vintage owl jars above were a happy accident. On the way to the thrift store with friends these owls sat on a table in a park seconds from my apartment; unique, beaming, tempting.
I stopped the car, shamelessly asked for a birthday discount and got the entire set of vintage owl jars for $10.00. The lamp was $7.00, perfect for my desk at work.
Book, bowls, snacks, apron, vintage fabric, tea, yay!
The Birthday: October 16th was my birthday. Above is a photograph of the birthday gifts from my friends. The small get-together this weekend was resplendent. We scarfed pizza, beer, wine and cheesecake while ruthlessly mocking the Nightmare on Elm Street Remake. I love each gift, my friends know me so well!
Owl Votive from a set of three, a gift from my friend Michelle
Goals for Thriftcore: Twenty-four is a strange age. It feels infinitely older than twenty-three; and I'm more driven than ever to succeed at my goals. The expense of this drive is loosing most of the perpetual happiness I used to feel (it's been replaced with stress, anxiety). One of my goal is to continue writing quality content for this blog.
Blog Giveaway Winner
I used a random number generator to select the winner of the Vintage Halloween Giveaway. Congratulations to Lara of My Adventures in LaLa Land. I can't wait to host more Giveaways in the near future! Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey!
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What a happy accident indeed. I am loving all these owls. How fun! Thanks for joining me!!~
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice set of hooter you have there. Owls, that is. I have a few thrifted owls myself.
ReplyDeleteAlso...Pizza + beer + horror movie marathon = Awesome Birthday party!
Ok, that is really weird. Because those owl jars were sitting in a thrift store near me just last week! I only passed them up because they wanted more than I was willing to pay. They caught my eye because they're really cute though.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI have not had a chance to thrift lately so am living vicariously through others online finds.
There is nothing wrong about asking for a discount, birthday, in my case "old lady" type, end of season, or anything else you can think of to make a seller smile and feel good about the transaction. Either they are looking to make room in their home or make a profit and for either of these to happen a sale is necessary. I never believe a price is firm, even if a seller thinks it is.
dogsmom- thank you for the "happy birthday". I always try to sneak discounts too, it NEVER hurts to ask. You usually get the discount.
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