I recently joined SteemUSA, and I have had the pleasure of meeting Steemian @dswigle! I found out she hosts #MarketFriday, a post series dedicated to sharing pictures of stores you've visited!
If you've followed my blog since this summer, you'll know that I enjoy collecting records. I used to be able to shop for them often since I lived close to an antiques mall that had several sections full. Unfortunately, I don't get the opportunity very much any more, but last weekend I got to visit an antiques store near where my parents live in North Carolina!
The store is gigantic. The format is that local sellers rent out booths within the large store area, so there is a constant flow of items for sale in and out of this place. My brother frequents the store and has made many interesting purchases there.
Whenever I'm home visiting and he is also there, he convinces me to go to the store since I know they have a booth full of vintage records. I didn't get a chance to take many pictures elsewhere in the store because I didn't have much time to spend browsing this trip, but here's the general idea of how the store was laid out:
As you can see, it's a long way down that aisle, and along the way are many different booths from various sellers that can have everything from vintage toys to antique furniture to books and so much more. My favorite booth is the record booth, of course. I was happy to find out that the booth was having a 25% off sale!
There are many records in bins in the booth, so it's always fun to shuffle through them and see if there are any gems. Here's another shot of the bins:
Again, I didn't have much time to browse the booth this visit, but I did come away with two albums, the first of which is a fun compilation album from 1971 of some of Bill Haley and the Comets' greatest hits! It's a fun album if you enjoy 1960s rock and roll. I've been a fan of their music ever since watching the 1985 film Clue, as their song "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" is featured during the credits. Also, who can forget their classic hit "Rock Around the Clock"? Here's the album:
Finally, I was able to find an album I had been trying to track down for a while: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. I mentioned that I had enjoyed listening to this album in a post a while ago I did about albums you should listen to. I had purchased the CD, but I always enjoy listening to classic albums on vinyl, since that's how people used to listen to music. The album speaks for itself, as it's got many of Fleetwood Mac's greatest songs on it. Check it out if you've never listened to Fleetwood Mac much. You'll probably recognize a few of the songs. It brought me great joy to bring the album back home, where this scene quickly developed:
I hope I'll get to visit more stores like this so I can keep my vinyl collection growing. It's so much fun getting to listen to songs on records. If you collect records, I'd love to hear about your collection! Let me know in the comments.
As an added bonus to my record purchases, I also found a copy of one of my favorite books about finances, The Millionaire Next Door. I'm excited to own a copy now so that I can lend it to anyone who asks for financial advice. I'd highly recommend everyone to read it!
Thanks so much to @dswigle for hosting #MarketFriday! I'm so glad I got to participate. Get out and support your local antiques mall. You never know what you might find!
