Flashdance
Because I was off of work last week for winter break, Erin and I were able to go treasure hunting for two days in a row. We ventured out on Thursday, ready to hit up a really packed looking sale in Garden City. Don’t let the name fool you–Garden City is not a gorgeous haven. We arrived at the house and it felt like a repeat from a few weeks ago–you had to enter through the back yard and it was a treacherous, icy swamp land.
When we finally made it inside, we were pretty pleased with the offerings right off the bat:
Scary models, lots and lots of junk, 3-dimensional animal artwork, sexy babies… what more can you ask for?
Right away, we saw some cute stuff but it was a little overpriced. For example, these guys were cute but one was stained and the other was marked $25.
There were some other interesting items, but again, a little too pricey and it was the first day, so there was no negotiating.
I would have bought that Pee Wee if it wasn’t so crazy expensive. Adam and I both have a soft spot for Mr. Herman.
There was also a lot of not so great stuff at this sale:
The real interesting collections were down in the basement. I don’t know what it is lately but we sure have run into a lot of beanie babies. This sale was no exception to that recent trend.
These bins alone seem to be holding lots of beanies but they don’t even begin to capture the number that this person had. She also had a lot of other stuffed toys and dolls.
Sexy dress, sexy specs.
Mountains of Barbies. Note that many of them are multiples of the same item.
Lots of Mikhail Gorbachev dolls.
A lot of the dolls (Barbies, etc.) were totally overpriced, but one thing that was not overpriced was a set of Snuggle bears with their original tags, marked $5 for the whole set. This was a steal! And Erin was kind enough to give me them. Here they are, waiting for buyers on eBay:
You’ll notice I also found some talking Taco Bell dogs in their original bags at this sale as well. I’ll take any respectable offers, so please buy them.
Erin and I both bought this snowman “Beanie Buddy” for $1 because it was so friggin’ adorable! Next Christmas he’s gonna be chillin’ (no pun intended) in my living room.
Finally, the best thing I found by far was this music box, featuring breakdancing bears. They dance to the Flashdance theme song.
-Sarah
Update from Erin: That Jesus wall mount looks like a hunting trophy. When I saw it, I could not stop laughing. A little deer head Jesus…so weird.
Let me also say here, that if a crazy person buys that large Snuggle bear from Sarah for $70, then she better treat me to lunch. I don’t know on what planet people buy Snuggle bears for $70, but should it happen, I am a FOOL for finding those bears and giving them away to her.
Like Sarah mentioned, I bought one of those stuffed Christmas snowmen. It is seriously the softest stuffed animal I have ever felt. I love him.
I also bought this Mexican folk art piece for Zach’s mom. It was her birthday last week, and I knew this would be a perfect gift. Sandy is Mexican herself, and collects all things south of the border.
A little carousel! The figures had really worried expressions on their faces, which made this even more cute.
-Erin