Thursday, January 27, 2011

I love it when things work out!

I still need to clean it :)


Last week I shared that I went to a thrift store that I never go to, and found a cute, little  covered casserole.  In that same trip, I found the beautiful lid to the Verde divided dish for $1.99.  I didn't get it, because I already have the set, and decided to leave it.  WELL....Tuesday I drove by the same little store, and there was a 50% off sign in the window.  Gravity again pulled my vehicle to the curb, and I walked out with the same said lid for one dollar!  Still, not sure what I was buying it for, I thought it was too good to pass up, especially because I love that pattern and it's beautiful green colors.

So then yesterday, we went to our favorite thrift stores for Pyrex, and guess what I found?!!

THAT'S RIGHT!!

Can you believe it?  There was the bottom divided dish, just waiting for me to snatch it up!  Then I saw a woman who had the matching mixing bowl in her arms.  I was watching to see if she'd put it down, because she had a lot of things in her arms, when I noticed she was wearing a red apron!  She worked there. :)  So I walked up to her right as she was saying, "I don't know where I'm going to put all this!"  So, being the helpful person I am, (wink)  I asked if I could relieve her load a bit.


I am also so excited to report that in the same store, I found my very first fridgie!!  YAY!


And lastly, in the store across the street, my daughter found me this beautiful bowl:






I love orange- it's one of my favorite colors!  And it's so special, because she found it for me.  This was a pretty big thrift trip in terms of finds...I also found my first Vera Wang scarf...you can see the rest of it  here!

9 comments:

  1. Good haul! Some days the thrifting gods are definitely kinder!

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  2. I hate to burst your bubble, but that scarf is not a VERA 'Wang' - oh no, it is SO MUCH BETTER!!! - it is by a designer who's last name is actually NEUMANN - nice haul 8-)

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  3. Great finds!!! Congrats on your first fridge...it's a wonderful feeling! We're all Pyrex maniacs here so I feel safe in saying that!!!
    Sherry

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  4. Thanks so much for the design tip! No bubbles burst here- I love the scarf, and now I know who to look for :)

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  5. Hi! I'm enjoying this blog so much. I don't collect Pyrex (yet!) but have a few pieces I kept and have been using for probably 40 years. In the first picture you found a lid and say it matches a divided casserole dish. I have the original set and mine is just a casserole dish, not divided, so it may fit both.

    I always appreciate seeing the price paid for each item, not just the special bargains. It's helpful to me because I think I am going to become a collector!

    Loved seeing my casserole pattern in your treasured finds.

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  6. Thanks Suzanne, that's good to know about the casserole, I'll have to keep my eye out. I knew the lid went with the divided dish, because I bought both together as a set a while back. The fridgie I paid $2.99 for, the divided dish was $4.99. The orange bowl was $3.99, and the big green was $4.99. Just for reference! :)

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  7. I love the Verde pattern also and what great luck to find the top and then the bottom! The bowls are also awesome and yay for fridgies!!! I hope to find a casserole bottom someday also not just the divided dish.

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