My #blockchainbuddy, @grindan, tipped me off to this contest the other day and as a thrifter I thought I'd offer up a thrift store find from 25+ years ago :D
I got this when I lived in Arizona and, to be honest, I do not remember what store I got this at, however, I do remember buying it so let me paint the scene.
In the mid 1990s I lived in Tempe, AZ. My buddy and I shared an apartment in the ASU area, as he was a grad student at ASU and I was not xD
I was just a working stiff trying to get by and, as such, did a lot of thrifting. It was always funny to me when my folks would come to visit, my dad would sit on the edge of the couch because it was from a thrift store. I'm not sure why, but he was never comfortable at my place until I was older and buying new furniture 🤷♀
Anyhow, one of the stores I use to frequent (now that I think of it, the store was likely a Value Village) had a glass case at the front with nicer items. The items in this case were on a silent auction. Next to the case on a table were the papers with the item names and a place to write your bid.
As I was browsing the case one day I saw this mirror.
It looked kind of old but still in good shape and I liked the metal frame, so I stepped over to the table to look at the bid sheet for this item and saw the high bid was $2. I put my bid down, $3, then continued to shop the store.
If I remember correctly, the auctions just had an end date then you would have a week to go pay for and pick up your item. Obviously, I won this mirror, went in and paid my $3 and here we are.
Over the years it's been up on a wall, packed away in boxes, and used by different family members. In fact, at the moment, it is in my oldest kids closet while she is away at school. I had to get it out to take these snaps 🤫
I don't know how old it is or what kind of metal it is made from but I sure love it. There may be markings somewhere describing these things but I have not noticed them. It would be cool to know how old this is but really I'm just glad it's still around and glad for this contest so I can share the story.
Thanks for reading, have a gr8 day :)
