tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post114947788308655967..comments2023-11-05T03:47:52.874-08:00Comments on Celebrating the Absurd: Garage SalesLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149770287992389542006-06-08T05:38:00.000-07:002006-06-08T05:38:00.000-07:00Of course I'd have gone. And made a catty blog pos...Of course I'd have gone. And made a catty blog post later about how tacky their stuff was.<BR/><BR/>Best buy: A Civil War Maclellan army saddle (Union, not confederate) for fifteen bucks. They had no idea what it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149607948218182102006-06-06T08:32:00.000-07:002006-06-06T08:32:00.000-07:00But are they Eames' designs? or just Eames' era? A...But are they Eames' designs? or just Eames' era? And does an ugly item have more value if it is a designer ugly item, or is it just ugly?<BR/>Hmm....Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149579486352874502006-06-06T00:38:00.000-07:002006-06-06T00:38:00.000-07:00I think, were it me, I wouldn't have introduced my...I think, were it me, I wouldn't have introduced myself. It would feel strange to buy something only to keep it in the place it came from.<BR/>I'd have to say my best buy was a couple of Eames era table lamps. They are brass and wood with the wood making a kind of flame shape. They have those cool 2 tier fibreglass shades.<BR/>Of course, the wife thinks they are old and ugly and insisted we get new shades since I refused to get rid of them.<BR/><BR/>IHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149563334014334682006-06-05T20:08:00.000-07:002006-06-05T20:08:00.000-07:00Ooh...sounds lovely and arty.Ooh...sounds lovely and arty.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1149519397949241072006-06-05T07:56:00.000-07:002006-06-05T07:56:00.000-07:00would have done the same...best garage sale find.....would have done the same...<BR/>best garage sale find...define "best"...if I define "best" as an emotional thing - then...two old barn windows for $4 each. One I put mirror behind it and hangs in our entry way the other sits in the garage waiting for me to give it new life...Soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657378318560228437noreply@blogger.com