Finds at a Thrift Store

Channeling my inner Macklemore...

I said yesterday that when I go to thrift and antique stores I look for Pyrex. This is the type of dishes I'd love to find:

Or maybe, one day, I could open my cabinet and see this:

I love that stuff. Sadly, it's very difficult to find - most often, I find the clear, brown pyrex - I don't want that. So I spend lots and lots of time trolling through antique stores and thrift stores, stopping at random yard sales and browsing the local Craigslist.

Which is how I found Shomier's.

I tried to go there last week, but I didn't realize that they were only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So I went back on Saturday. As I opened the door, I was hit with a double whammy whiff of old stuff and nostalgia.

It smelled like my grandpa's shed. A bit of dirt, a bit of grease, a bit of dog, and that undefineable "old stuff lives here" scent. It takes your lungs approximately three good, deep breaths before you've acclimated.

I puttered around, noticing an old doll like my grandmother used to have, vintage signs and rugs, furniture and dishes. No Pyrex, although I did find a bell.

When I was checking out, I was asked if I'd found everything I was looking for. I shared the story of the bell, and after we'd completed the check out, I mentioned to the owner my desire for Pyrex. She told me that she looked at every single flea market she went to, but it was getting to be pretty rare. She asked if I was looking for anything else, and I mentioned that I have always wanted an old typewriter, but I'd looked around and they were super difficult to find - and if I did find one, they were really spendy.

She looked over her shoulder at her husband and said, "Hey, didn't we have a typewriter over there in the next building?"

Which is how I got my Valentine's present from my husband. Forget the flowers, I'm not a candy gal, and cards leave me pretty cold -

just give me an old, beat up Remington 12.

Comments

[Kyooty/Mary]

dad had one older than this in our garage, loved that thing.

[Meredith R]

I shop second hand stores for kid stuff. At this age, it doesn't have to be brand spankin to make kids happy.

[Heather Bensel]

Is that the same as the Shomiers that used to be on VB BLVD sort of
near Rose Hall Shoppes? I used to love to go there and look at everything. I got doll house furniture there. I am sure that store closed, but with such an unusual name they are probably related.

I look for that Pyrex at thrifts and have found some.

[Brenda Diggs]

So cool- I thought that Shomiers closed years ago, but I've seen them open and ads on craigslist. And just so you know, I've been driving around for months with some Pyrex in my trunk for you! Let me know the next time you go to Whole Foods, and I'll meet you out in the parking lot and give it to you! :)

[Nikki]

Have you looked on Etsy for Pyrex? I did a quick search and found quite a bit, but I don't know if it's what you're looking for. (Although, I may get some pieces for myself!)

[Cheryl]

Gorgeous old machine!

[Soni]

Very cool!! By the way, how is your "Grateful Jar" project going?

[Amy]

If you hadn't made the Macklemore reference, I would have... I'm gonna pop some tags... ;)

[addy]

beautiful!

[judy]

I love pyrex! And I am lucky that my grandmom and mom did to so plent of it, even with lids :) Plus when I use it I think of them which is all the time

It is getting really hard to find and crazy expensive to!

Love the typewriter. My 16th bday present from my whole family(parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles) was an electric typewriter so not the same as yous but I still have it and love that thing

[Allen@Funny Baby Videos]

Thrift stores are the best. Always something different. Here in Chicago we have many of them and I can't stop visiting them.

[facebook fans]

Amazing groceries !!

[MamaBearJune]

I have the green casserole on the bottom right. It's frequently used!

[Rich]

I learned to type on a 1919 typewriter. This photo brings back many memories.