Category Archives: Field Trip
Sioux Falls thrift shops on Halloween
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While I was in Iowa we took an afternoon and drove to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Since I had never been there before we only went to thrift stores that we just happened by. Since it was Halloween, some of … Continue reading
Iowa (Lakes area) antique stores galore
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I have been putting off blogging about my Midwest vacation, it’s just too much to think about. Too many photos, too many scraps of paper with sales or thrift store notes scribbled on them. This was way bigger than Texas … Continue reading
Texas round-up
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While I was in Texas I was able to hit some pretty good thrift stores in Austin, some vintage stores, and various antique malls and flea markets. Overall I found Austin to be overpriced and somewhat picked over … with … Continue reading
Waco, Texas — World’s Largest Collectible Dog Museum
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While in Texas we spent three days in Dallas. On Friday and Saturday I made plans to try and hit some yard sales, or at the very least some thrift stores. Both days we had drank a little too much … Continue reading
Striking out at Austin sales
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I arrived in Austin on a Friday night and made plans to go out and hit some sales the next day with a local Texan (a short-lived Seattle expat). Lisa had warned me not to expect too much, saying that … Continue reading
Bunch of Berkeley yard sales
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I spent just over a week in Berkeley, California, visiting family. My parents are long-time yard sale shoppers (yes, it’s in my blood) so they were up for hitting a couple of sales as we made our way to do … Continue reading
Urban Ore: featuring just about everything
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Since I was in San Francisco for the weekend, I had thought I would be able to get to a few stoop sales or at the very least the huge Alameda Swap Meet on Sunday. Due to some late night … Continue reading
Vancouver thrift store painting
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I missed out on all of those lame sales Meghan suffered through last Saturday because I was in Vancouver, BC for the weekend. Hitting the area’s thrift stores used to be a required part of any visit there (or almost … Continue reading
