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| - I was a bit confused after going to Sweet Lorain. I should have listened to Cara! So many rave reviews made this shop sound not only sweet, but absolutely delectable... unfortunately it was simply not so.
When I go to an antique shop I'm not simply looking for things that are old or used, I'm looking for something that is quality - furniture that is crafted by passionate carpenters or decor that symbolizes that beauty of times past. I'm not looking for old crap and dusty trinkets or dingy, out-of-style clothes. I would go to a thrift shop for those things. Perhaps my expectations of Sweet Lorain were simply not fair. Maybe this is exactly what it wants to be. If that's the case, I stand corrected.
So, if you want to know what you WILL find at Sweet Lorain, here's what I saw: lots and lots of old clothing (admittedly some odd stuff that might be useful for costume parties or Halloween), lots and lots of vintage porn, old records, old low-quality kitchen wares, random trinkets, low-quality 70s and 80s prints, and a wall of colored glass vases. I'll admit that the colored vases were quite nice but the prices on those items were more along the lines of what you'd find in a high-end furniture shop than in a dirty antiques/thrift store.
I was disappointed with my visit here because I had read so many incredible reviews. I have a feeling that many of those reviews reflect the nostalgia of what this place used to be rather than the current reality.
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