Monday, December 9, 2013

You Just Gotta Be Gettin' Sick Of Seeing This Booth By Now, But This Is What I'm Up To At The Moment. Plus, I Can't Really Be Buying Up Much Right Now...Moving The Shop Stock To A Space Half The Size! Status: Gettin' There.

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::sigh:: Honest, I really do wish I was capable of keeping booth 195 this uncluttered. It's just not gonna happen. I got too much stuff and not enough space...anyone could see there gonna be trouble.


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So this is part Three in getting this booth at the Creve Coeur Antique Mall up and running.

Not bad for Two days effort. Of course, I still need to get some shelves up and some art on

the walls, but it's starting to look like a proper booth. Yesterday I splurged on about $50

worth of power strips to safely distribute electricity to each of the three walls. I want to be

able to get to a plug without having to get an extension cord every time. I think the little bit

of planning ahead and spending of cash will pay off in convenience later.

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One thing that surprised me was that the pegboard "walls" aren't attached to the back wall.

They stand upright because of the placement of L brackets on the bottom. There are some

small L brackets along the back seem but they're just dangling there doing nothing. I'm

gonna ask if I can attach them to the back wall in order to make the sides a bit more robust.

I'd like to put movable shelves on that pegboard but I don't want the walls falling in on me! 

Oh, one more thing...if you want that silver X-Mas tree ya better get a move on. Several of

the other dealers were eyeballing it and I think I may have left too tempting a price on it

($75)! I hope it doesn't just end up in another booth with a higher tag on it.

14 comments:

  1. Your booth looks great! How many places do you have now?? I have been away from the 'net because my computer died (that makes 2, but they were old). Today my brandy new one came and I'm trying to catch up! And I HATE it when other dealers grab stuff up just to resell. Let the regular folks get some good bargains!!! LOL

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    1. Hi RS.

      I've just got the two places. I was at The Green Shag Market (still am!) and at a shop in St. Charles with the family, but now I'm at The Green Shag Market and the Creve Coeur Antique Mall! So how you likin' the new version of Windows (assuming you went PC)? My next purchase will be a convertible laptop. I've been wanting one for years.

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  2. And you were laughing at the newbies other tags! Booth looks great. Love the tulip placement.

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    1. Hi A. Rose.

      I weren't laughing! I may have been giving Jeff a bit of the business, but that's just so he knows he's OK with us other vendors. Had the tulip upside down on top of the very small side table while moving things in and a guy came up asked if was some sort of display piece. He got schooled.

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  3. Darnit! That tree is perfect for me! Anyone in St. Louis want to pick it up and ship it to me? I'm dead serious. If it's still available.

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    1. Hi JF.

      Sorry, wish I did shipping! And yes, he is serious...he already asked if I would ship it!

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  4. Hello again~yes, I went with a pc, everything was ready to hook up. Windows 8 sure is different from the old stuff, but I'm slowly figuring everything out. I DID download my Chrome because I prefer it as a browser, plus it has all of my bookmarks and stuff. It is nice, though, and I'm rather excited because I always had old, used computers. Go for it!!!! :)

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    1. Hi RS.

      The new layout of Windows 8 gave me a little trouble until the Girlfriend showed me where everything was.

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    1. Hi Amy C.

      I've got two more just like it available!

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  6. What are you asking for the blue green Russel Wright pitcher?

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    1. Hi Anonymous.

      Please send me an e-mail at the address found in the upper right corner of this page.

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  7. Is that a vintage rug? It is fabulous!

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    1. Hi Kate B.

      Nope. Brand new...well it was. Somebody found it on the web a while back on another post. I think it's Ashley if I'm not mistaken.

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