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| - It had been over a year since I'd been shopping at Old Time Pottery. Seriously, how many pieces of ceramic bakeware do I need?
But when I got the mail yesterday, there was a flyer from OTP. Right on the front was something I had been actively looking for and at a good price too.
So I got dressed and headed for the alternate route (Monroe) because I knew the other way (Independence) would be crowded at that time of the afternoon.
The building is such a huuuuge space. It would be overwhelming to walk in and take in everything at once. Instead, I walked in and focused on everything in the aisle straight ahead, as far as I could see.
Which was kind of weird because from my viewpoint, it looked like the place was mostly empty. What a fabulous trick.
I'm not kidding when I say I wandered the aisles for over an hour. No rushing because I wanted to see everything in the store. It seemed I wasn't the only one. There were other ladies (99% of the other shoppers were women) strolling the aisles as well. I saw several of them a few times as I traveled the layout so they were probably in there at least as long as I was.
There are big banners hanging above, labeling each section, in an attempt to warn you of what's in that area. The thing that takes so long is checking out the sheer number of similar items in a particular section. It's all so colorful and eye-catching. And so MUCH. If there's a blue one, there's bound to be a red one and a yellow one and one with polka dots or stripes and so on.
It it's a glass pitcher, there's bound to be one with horizontal lines etched inside or vertical lines or a square bottom, or one with a square opening.
Some of the prices are comparable or cheaper than WalMart or Target and some are laughably overpriced.
A few sale items I searched for were hard to find due to lack of specifics: signs indicating sale price were missing and it was hard to match the item on the shelf with the item in the sales advert because brand names were missing or didn't match.
A bit frustrating but not a deterrent for the serious shopper.
The clearance aisles had interesting items but nothing I couldn't resist.
Aside from the usual products one expects to see here, I found a couple of sections that yielded delightful and surprising finds. When facing the registers, there's an area to the far right, aisle closest to the wall. That's where I got stuck, ooohing and ahhhhing at cutesy items like big glitter-covered hair pins (4 for $1), body-sculpting undergarments, cell phone holders resembling miniature flip flops...
There was also an aisle of jewelry and makeup, a few choices for folk with a sweet tooth, accessories, a smallish selection for "bag ladies", and a smattering of "as seen on tv" merchandise throughout the store.
I escaped with 25 items, most of them essentials: 5 pkgs of drapes, a mattress cover, a glass pitcher, a juicer, several packets of the glitter-covered hair pins (my daughter needs them for prom), a spray bottle, a six-pack of facial tissue, 2 floor mats, and a ski hat for my husband.
It was a successful trip and I like the place but it's not likely I'll return any time soon. I can see how shopping there could turn into a bad habit.
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