Thrift Share Tuesday

Arabia Mug from Finland - Recently sold for $75

We have arrived in Washington State after a three day journey. It's about a 15 or so hour drive but we are kind of slow travelers and we took the coastal route to avoid any snow in the passes on I-5. We stopped to play on the beach, thrift stores, for coffee and discovered at a fabulous library book sale full of vintage kid lit.

We pulled up to my parent's house on Sunday the car already loaded with thrifted finds. While this isn't a work trip, I always have a goal when I travel to pay for the gas/lodging/food with inventory that I find. Thankfully because of a few good thrift stores and the library book sale, the trip should already be paid for once I list and sell the items.

This post is a day late because we couldn't get the wireless password to work and yesterday was very busy with visits to my mother at the convalescent home. Thankfully she is improving every day. She was so happy to see us.

Between her visits yesterday we went to a Thrift Store and happened upon their President's Day 50% off sale.

Did you go thrifting this weekend?

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Comments

[Nancy]

So glad to hear your Mom is doing better.

[Sherry@Back2Vintage]

Glad that you had a safe and productive trip and that your Mom is better. Thanks for hosting!

[stephanie]

I'm glad your Mom is on the mend. :) Sounds like a great trip and I love that mug you sold. What a find.

[Wendy@ Salt and Wine]

Happy you made it there safe and that you got your internet up and running! Cool mug!!!

[Wendy@ Salt and Wine]

PS- Very happy to hear your mom is improving!

[Thrift Shopper for Peace]

so glad to hear your mom is doing better; surely your visit will help her even more! i also thrift wherever i travel. LOVE that mug - i probably would have picked that up and not realized its value. how do manage to do that all the time? you just seem to have a never-ending knowledge of valuable stuff!

[DogsMom]

Happy to hear your mom is doing better.
Give her lots of hugs from your virtual friends.

I will have to use the thrifting for gas money excuse.

[Rob Hunt]

Thanks for hosting. I fixed up a rickety shelf and painted it with two different colours of home made chalk paint. Glad you made your trip safely and found lots of thrifted items to resell. My idea of travelling.
Rob

[Joy]

Enjoyed your check-ins along the way...If you get to sell that mug for $75; well - WOO-HOO!!!! Now, tell me it was from the President's Day 50% off sale & you got it for.....50cents!? Love & support in healing to you & your Mother.

[Joy P]

Glad you found lots on your visit to your Mom's. Sure would like to see what else you found besides that amazing mug. Thanks for hosting today. I made a vignette of my thrifted finds. They aren't from the weeked because there are NO sales in my area yet this year. Soon I hope.
Joy

[Daisy Chain]

Glad to hear your Mum is doing better. I'm sure seeing you has helped.

[dianne]

Hey Selena, glad your mom is doing better and that you are finding great stuff along the way. I always say the same, even if it's just to an action, you always have to get something to at least pay for the gas.

I'm curious if you have ever done a post about selling vintage on etsy vs. eBay. I know some things sell better on each site but I'd love to hear what you think, since you have clearly chosen eBay. Maybe if you have a post like that you could provide the link here.

[Denise M]

Hi Selena; this is my third day of blogging and you are the my first sharing, with Thrift Share Tuesday. Hope your Mom continues to get better. I added your blog to my Favourites list and I will be visiting the other posts that joined in too.

[Van]

Glad to hear the good news about your mom. I'm in awe of how well that cup sold, too! I'm always inspired to work harder on my reselling when I visit.

[Vintage Scapes]

So good to hear that your mom is doing better and I'm sure she's really glad to have you around. It's always good to be able to pay off the trip with some thrifting... :)

[Blessy @ Stellar Tatter]

Wow, great to hear your mom is doing so much better and is improving everyday! Praying for her speedy recovery! And awesome WOOHOO sale with that mug!

[Laurie]

How nice that you had a chance to visit your mother! I think that is the scariest mug I have ever seen!!

[Noe @ Adella Avenue]

I hope your mom continues to do well. I'm sure your visits mean the world to her.

[tess]

peace and love to your family, healing wishes to your mother

[Deana Wood]

I would smile every day if I drank from a mug like that lol! Thanks for the linkup.

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