When I lived in Springfield, MO I used to go to the 'antique' stores all the time. A lot of it was junk, but it was still very interesting junk. One of my particular favorites stores was an old three story brick building. It had lamp post and street signs, carousel horses and giant plaster gargoyles and griffins. I can't imagine there is a huge market for these items, but I loved walking along the hardwood floors fantasying about living on the top, sun-filled open room with a griffin in the corner. Now of course, a place like that would cost a nice million in a gentrified downtown area.
Here in Salt Lake I don't find many stores like that, but they do have the great D.I. where though it may not be eccentric junk, it's very functional. And as I am trying to stay as transitional as possible, a lot of my household belongings are being acquired there.
Last week I was able to take a large desk and tiny table home from the office. At D.I. I was able to find the perfect cheap seating to go with the table and desk. I mean PERFECT fit for each at a total of $15.
AND I was able to get a few great books too! Malcollm Gladwell's Blink that I've wanted to read but after my disappointment in Freakenomics refused to pay full price for. $1. Drucker (whom I love) Post-Capitalist Society. $1. The New Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and their Music. $1! (yeah, okay, that one they probably should have paid me to take it, but I'm pretty excited about reading it...)
$18 dollars for three exciting books and two chairs to sit and read them in.
I bet if they did have a griffin for sale it would be $10 and I would buy it too.
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