Today, I did one of my frequent thrift/consignment store tours. We have 3 consignment and 4 thrift stores within blocks of each other. So I like to take an afternoon to peruse the selection. In the past I have found GREAT things. Between this area and the numerous local shops near our parents' houses, our place is practically dripping with second-hand items. But the best part is, you can't tell!
I don't mean to brag, but I consider myself a top-notch thrifter. I am able to see the potential in everything and I do not like to spend exuberate amounts of money on senseless items. I love finding second homes for things. I love refinishing and/or finding new uses for previous despised things. The thrill of the hunt makes me not want to buy anything brand new ever again. It's so much more rewarding to find a "needle in a haystack" than to buy some item that is stocked in bulk at a major retailer.
Today I happend across the mother of all finds. To most, it looked like two boxes. No photos on the outside of the box. No identification. Just a price tag on each.
But not to me. You see, I noticed the things normal thrift shoppers don't see. I saw two boxes that were unopened. Sealed too well to have been resealed. Yes. These boxes were practically untouched since their journey from the mystery manufacturer.
I also noticed on the side an item number and a color. The color is what got me curious. The color is what made me stop to look at these on the bottom two shelves of the picture frame section. Espresso. If you know us and/or have seen our place, you know we kind of really have an obsession with the color. Some would even venture to say we have entirely too much brown in our decorating color palette. I have even found myself saying this before. So how could I possible pass up on two mystery boxes that contained items in the espresso color group?
Being the technologically savvy thrift shopper that I am, I instantly pulled out my nifty iPhone to search for what might be in the box. This was after seeing if I could find some way inside. But alas, it was wrapped really well. Like I said, too well to have ever been opened or resealed.
So what did I find??? What made me instantly shell out the $20 for each box??? Well, after I returned home with them and assembled them, this is what came out of the box!!!
* Plus an additional stool around the corner of the bar. *
Hello great find!!! Four Target barstools that were brand new and in-box for a total of $40!! Did I tell you I was a thrift store goddess or what!?!? We have been looking at these exact stools since we signed our lease back in May. We were eventually going to spend the money on them when other priorities were paid for, but this opportunity was too good to pass up!!
I don't mean to brag. But man I'm good at thrift store shopping!!!
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