Greetings Steemian's,
My grandmother always used to scold me when I would place a drink on her wooden tables. It was the grandmotherly type of scolding, and not too harsh, but I remember how OCD she was about it.
I'm pretty sure she had different coasters for everyday of the week, and she even had special coasters that she kept tucked away for special occasions.
All I can say is, "thanks allot grandma, now your grandson loves coasters." 😄
Today I felt the need to go for a mindful walk and get some fresh air. I also needed to pick up a few groceries, so I decided to combine my efforts and go for a long walk which would bring me to the grocery store.
The thrift shop is close to the grocery store, and out of nowhere, the pressing thought that I should visit the thrift store emerged. I really didn't want to go to the thrift store, but I've learned my lesson about intuition, so I knew I must go, and once there, I didn't want to leave, because there was a ton of gorgeous women there. I think I might visit this thrift store more frequently.
I was beginning to think my intuition had failed me, mostly due to the fact that I was more busy smiling at pretty women than actually looking at items on the shelves, but I continued to mosey around and kept an open mind.
I was close to calling it quits when I noticed a really nice ceramic coaster set. I imagined my grandma scolding me if I didn't buy them, but really, I like coasters and these were going home with me, no matter what grandma would have had to say about them, but I know for certain she would have approved.
So, ceramic coasters are not cheap. A decent set will likely run 30-60 dollars USD, and a cheaper set, maybe 15-20 dollars. Looking at these coaster, I can say confidently, that they are of the more expensive coasters around. Unfortunately there is no listed manufacturing company, so I have no way to gauge the value, unless I happen to find the same exact coasters online, and honestly, I'm not going to search. I know these are high end coasters, and I paid $1.99 for them. So it was a great deal, and the cashier even mentioned that I am one of the few who seems to find the good stuff in there. I just winked at him and told him intuition never lies.
Check out these really cool coasters!
All photographs in this post were taken with a ZTE Android smartphone
Much love,
@futuremind
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I've done an unthinkable amount of thrifting for resale income in the last 5 years, often 10-15 stores a day. I did it so much, that I quit my corporate job to do it full time. I've since evolved into recycling for profit, which in my area, is essentially thrifting for free on the curbs on recycling nights.
I post on my thrifting finds here and there, but mostly my recycling these days. It's good to see that someone else finds happiness in scoping out a good deal.
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I like to believe I have an eye for it. I have a hard time leaving thrift stores haha.
Recycling for profit, that's really cool man, with a positive impact. I'm sure it's well worth the work involved. You're in great shape, so I'm willing to bet you beast those recyclables :)
This is my nicest find, I've yet to have it appraised, and I won't be selling it, but check it out. I paid 0.10 cents for this silver knife.
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Sterling silver? That's an investment. I've found a few sterling silver pieces of jewelry in the recycling for a pretty penny after I polished them up. A good trick is to boil water, place tin foil on the bottom of the pan, add the knife with as much surface area touching the tin foil as possible, and pour baking soda into the mix. It removes the tarnish easily and dirt cheap. I've done it many times, but feel free to test it/research first.
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Pretty sure it's sterling silver, but I'm not an expert in precious metals, I am sure that it's silver though. Unfortunately the handle is hollow, but I am confident that this isn't a plated knife. It has the old markings on it, and from what I've found in research, it's not likely this was plated, and I'm not seeing any indicators at all to suggest there is plating, quite the opposite actually.
Thank you for the tip with how to clean it up. I'll be sure to make a follow up post about this once I have an appraisal and have it looking nice. Thanks bro.
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On the off chance you didn't know this yet, if there's a .925 stamped on it, that'll indicate sterling silver. If not, it might be silver plate or they simply didn't stamp it/it wore off).
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Those are pretty cool coasters.
I laughed at the coasters/grandma/pretty women combo in your post.
It also made me want to quit my job ... I think I’m pretty done there, it’s been 7 months
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Most jobs I've worked in the past have like a 1 year limit for me. That is about the point when I just can't take it anymore and end up quitting, but then again, I just don't do well working mindless labor jobs for people with less aptitude than me, making more money than me off of my labor. It just leaves me with a sour taste.
Thank you for the compliment, I was hoping the context might exact some giggles. 😁
Too bad you live 3000 miles away, or I would invite you to come to the thrift store with me so I would only have to be distracted by 1 pretty woman 😉
I might take a trip to Cali in the coming year. I miss it there so much since my days in Oceanside. Crazy to think it's been 13 years since I was there. Where does time go!
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Lady luck all your side...firstly the great teaching from the grandma and then the stores girls that keep you hooked to discover the beauty of ceramic...
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