tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post7583375198902668837..comments2024-03-22T10:46:18.326-05:00Comments on Black Doll Collecting: Sixy-Nine Cents Thrift Store FindBlack Doll Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-6047701017899454622013-03-16T11:23:16.418-05:002013-03-16T11:23:16.418-05:00Damita is cute, and her story is quite touching. N...Damita is cute, and her story is quite touching. Nice to see they are still being sold. I would have asked about the price, too. It's all about the principle.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027064808344974667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-71935388552572001542013-03-16T10:06:26.376-05:002013-03-16T10:06:26.376-05:00LOL! I think I've mellowed a lot, Muff, when ...LOL! I think I've mellowed a lot, Muff, when it comes to situations like this. But my evil twin will rear her ugly head if provoked. I try to keep her personality under control. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-39689842859358546642013-03-16T10:01:25.334-05:002013-03-16T10:01:25.334-05:00It took me a while to get into the knack of shoppi...It took me a while to get into the knack of shopping at thrift stores, miladyblue. Actually it was doll collecting that turned me on to thrift store shopping and the suggestion of an antiques dealer friend who suggested that I should "buy and sell dolls to fund my collection." <br /><br />Prior to that, I was never comfortable going to thrift stores because I do not and still do not like rumaging through stuff. The particular one that I frequent or used to frequent on a weekly basis is very organized. In past years I was able to find better doll related items there than in recent, but I don't go there nearly as often as I used to. I went back yesterday to get a sports coat that my husband saw when we were there earlier this week. Yesterday they had a 50% off everything sale. The original price of the coat was $7.99. Yesterday it was $4.00 and is perfect.<br /><br />He has a better eye and more patience to thrift shop than I do. If it is not a doll or vintage jewelry (mostly copper bracelets), I want other things to jump out at me as opposed to looking for them.<br /><br />I did pick up a roll of wall paper yesterday to use in future dioramas (did I say that?). It was 99 cents prior to the 50% off. <br /><br />Thrift stores: You either love them or hate them.<br /><br />My children hated them when they were in school because every afternoon after picking them up (after I became a collector), we'd stop at my favorite thrift store before going home. After graduating high school my son admitted that he used to hate going there and hoped he wouldn't see any of his friends while we were there. <br /><br />I never knew my hunt for doll stuff there traumatized my child, who has since become a thrift store shopper from time to time for props for his films and other items because he realizes there are truly bargains there. <br /><br />When my daughter was in middle school and into her 1990s, dressing in oversized shirts phase, we shopped there together to buy men's polos and work shirts with people's names embroidered on the pockets that she created a "fashion statement" with.<br /> <br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-50654883918620178882013-03-16T09:47:22.740-05:002013-03-16T09:47:22.740-05:00Hi GG,
These days I am always thrilled to find th...Hi GG,<br /><br />These days I am always thrilled to find things that are American made and it is extra nice to know things were made where you live. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-78029458800042178042013-03-16T09:46:07.602-05:002013-03-16T09:46:07.602-05:00Thanks Paulette.
That ebay widget keeps me moti...Thanks Paulette. <br /><br />That ebay widget keeps me motivated to have something listed. Perhaps that was also eBay's intent for creating it. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-69116480208459358682013-03-16T09:43:36.980-05:002013-03-16T09:43:36.980-05:00Hi Chynadoll,
I didn't read Damita's stor...Hi Chynadoll,<br /><br />I didn't read Damita's story until I wrote this blog. Now that I have read it, I know I made the right decision to bring the doll home with me.<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-6374494909470434642013-03-16T09:42:16.045-05:002013-03-16T09:42:16.045-05:00As always, thank you, Marta!
dbgAs always, thank you, Marta! <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-31611927673826240162013-03-16T00:52:46.171-05:002013-03-16T00:52:46.171-05:00That's a really cute find. You handled the cas...That's a really cute find. You handled the cashier well, but I know I would have gotten heated about that 20 cents.Muffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121187068323359131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-29229962245821567182013-03-15T20:34:47.616-05:002013-03-15T20:34:47.616-05:00I need to go to thrift stores with the folks I kno...I need to go to thrift stores with the folks I know online, just like you, Debbie. I go to a thrift store, and all I ever find is stuff that is one step away from either the recycle bin or the dumpster. ALL of the folks I know online usually manage to find treasures without looking at all.miladybluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063936507480569735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-57994767828047765462013-03-15T20:01:05.498-05:002013-03-15T20:01:05.498-05:00Damita is cute. That is interesting that they wer...Damita is cute. That is interesting that they were made in Georgia.Georgia Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161464262175993611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-79339184061559418522013-03-15T13:50:54.987-05:002013-03-15T13:50:54.987-05:00Great find! Neat eBay auction widget too.Great find! Neat eBay auction widget too.limbe dollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704328250988686700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-72095627827212687902013-03-15T05:26:10.507-05:002013-03-15T05:26:10.507-05:00She is a cutie! I don't think I could have wal...She is a cutie! I don't think I could have walked out of there and left her either ;-)Chynadollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241947094068534821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-85840836065042942122013-03-15T04:32:09.905-05:002013-03-15T04:32:09.905-05:00Hello from Spain, lovely doll. Save the children c...Hello from Spain, lovely doll. Save the children collection is very interesting. In my country there are also initiatives like this. Keep in touchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622921405630601316noreply@blogger.com