Hats Off
Sarah was on vacation this past weekend so I hit some sales with Zach instead. There weren’t too many to choose from since it was Labor Day weekend, but we decided to visit one in Detroit and another in West Bloomfield.
The Detroit sale was interesting, but also a letdown. We had lots to look at, but nothing worth buying. The woman had a bunch of crazy hats so of course I tried them on.
There’s a good chance I would have actually bought some of these hats, but they were charging around $150 each for them!! Now, I love me a good joke hat, but not a $150 joke hat.
Zach and I both left empty-handed. On the way to the next sale, Zach and I spotted a secret sale. We both properly started chanting, “SECRET SALE! SECRET SALE!”
I wish this sale had remained a secret. It was lame, and overpriced. Again, we bought nothing. At this point, we were bummin.
The next sale in West Bloomfield was the highlight of our day. There wasn’t an abundance of items, but we found some quality stuff right away. My first find was this monkey for $2.
I bought this monkey because he was so cheap, and because he is clearly old. His stuffing is straw, which I know makes him collectible. His head moves when you turn his tail, so for the rest of the day I made this monkey answer all of Zach’s questions.
After doing some research, I found out that this is a “Yes/No” monkey, and was probably made by a company named Schuco. He is already up to $22 on ebay and that’s with 3 days left in the auction!
We also found two vintage Pendleton “blanket” coats that were in just about perfect condition. I thought for sure these were going to be expensive, but when I went to check out, the lady said $5 each! What a deal!
I would certainly wear either of these coats, except that they are XL. Instead, they are blowing up on ebay:
Look at all those watchers! I can’t wait to see how high these go! And I’m really glad that fellow Pendleton lovers will own these. I might actually use the money from these auctions to buy a Pendleton handbag that I have been coveting for some time. So stay tuned for that.
-Erin