I had a real struggle trying to decide whether I should buy a set of vintage Fiesta mixing bowls or not. I went back to the booth at least 6 times! I spoke to the dealer who owned the booth a few times. He had bowls #2, 3,4,5, and 6. They have been in that booth for at least a couple of years (I've been drooling over them that long!) at $325 for the set. Today they were on sale for $195, and he offered to go down to $175 for all five bowls.
That's a LOT of money for just a decorative bowl set! I texted Kevin and he replied "are you crazy?", and Auntie made a good point, part of the fun is the thrill of the hunt, and if I got all of them in one fell swoop-I wouldn't have anything to hunt for anymore! Plus, I could probably find them a whole lot cheaper if I was able to just stumble upon them at an estate sale or garage sale!
So I passed on them, and I really am surprised how easy it was-after all that hemming and hawing-I walked away and it wasn't the big gut wrenching, miserable let-down I was expecting. So I guess that means it was the right thing to do!
I didn't end up buying much today at either place, but it was a fun adventure, and I'm happy I went! Here are the treasures I came home with:
Some more ornaments to add to my jar.
A glass Pyrex baster.
A small yellow Fire King dish.
Wow! These are actually purple! Bad lighting can really change colors! These are Pyrex custard cups - in purple!
More knitting needles for mom-these are the last ones she needs-whew!
And I picked up this little flyer...something to look forward to!
Did you get out to any sales this weekend? Tell me about your finds-I'd love to hear about them!!
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The Pyrex baster is really cool! I would've texted the same as Kevin! lol
ReplyDeleteHi Vonlipi! Thanks for stopping by! LOL! I know-it would have been crazy to spend that much on as Kevin calls it "clay"! :) I'm happy with the decision I made to not get them.
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