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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marko, post: 585518, member: 210&quot;]A side effect is being more of a loner.&nbsp; I used to take friends and family treasure hunting, but gave up because they drove me nuts- &quot;Look at this, look at that, come here, etc.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I would also get &quot;I am tired, I am cold, I am hungry, I want to go home.&quot;&nbsp; I have more patience and stamina then they do in this field.&nbsp; My little sister was fun to take, she went her way and looked for different things than me- her specialty was finding sterling pieces, and one time she bought an Art Deco cocktail shaker shaped like an hour glass for $2 and sold it for $120.&nbsp; Stuff I would pass by.&nbsp; We compared treasures at the end of our hunts.&nbsp; But she doesn&#039;t get up early anymore, so I go out alone.&nbsp; Sometimes hubby takes me to my thrifts on the way to the shore towns, but he gets up later, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand so many of your comments:&nbsp; nobody is excited about my finds, so I don&#039;t bore people with them.&nbsp; My house is furnished with second-hand items, especially older furniture, and I saved a fortune doing it and I love it all.&nbsp; I use coupons, wait for sales, and buy clothing at yard sales, etc., brand new at times, with tags still on.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quality of older pieces is amazing.&nbsp; In terms of jewelry, I buy the real deal (gold, etc.) for what people pay for sterling now in the stores.&nbsp; I just bough a diamond wrap for my engagement ring, 14k, for $125 cash at a show.&nbsp; It all goes in a safety deposit box, keep nothing in the house, it&#039;s a retirement plan. </p><p><br /></p><p>And I do hoard jewelry.... the costume is in plastic zip locks, in plastic shoe boxes, stacked on floor-to-ceiling Ikea bookshelves. And I need another one.&nbsp; I just was thrift shopping today, need to take a few pics. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was in a small antique mall today, up north instead of south where I usually am, and the costume jewelry was ridiculously ovder-priced.&nbsp; The lady said she sold a ton the past few days.&nbsp; But the thrift shops had pieces for $1-$2, so my day was fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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