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| - I wanted to go to the old location (Charleston/15 fwy) before it moved to its current location (Ross shopping center, kitty corner from the Arizona Charlie's casino), but didn't make it there until this past weekend. I wasn't sure how it worked, because it seemed like the booth owners were not around, mostly customers on a saturday afternoon. MY FIL told me that the lady walking around the entire store, has the keys, and she shows you the items if the case is locked. The clerk then calls the booth owner, and then you work out a deal that way (you can haggle- those marked prices are open to negotiation).
I liked looking at all the Vintage Jewelry (97% of the jewelry were in glass cases). A few pieces caught my eye, I noticed Sarah Coventry (one of my favorite Vintage jewelry designers). In particular, the green rhinestone pieces are of heavy interest to me. Some of the items were a little creepy to me, like the ancient baby clothes, old dolls (I don't like dolls, especially the ones with the long curly eyelashes), taxidermy (that always freaked me out), and some pieces that were common for the time (the racial representations- I know that there are collectors, but it's not for me, just saying). Some pieces were fun to handle, like the 1940s womens hats (hell yes!) and the metal lunch pails from the 1970s (nostalgia!). There were some Coke & Pepsi glassware. Also, saw glass housewares- bowls, decorative items- figurines (ie. dust collectors), furniture (some art deco! i love art deco!), books, period clothing, records- vinyl, etc. I bet you could find an outfit here if you were attending a theme party- like 1970s, 1980s. There were some cute dresses on display, on mannequins or hanging high on a wall- some of those styles like everything else, have been recycled (I have to laugh when teens today think that the style is new, it's not new, it's been done before, unless you're Lady Gaga).
The bathroom (middle, right side, if you are facing the front of the store space) has a baby changing station- ok, I never really paid much attention to this. Now that I have a baby, it's the utmost importance. Other parents, you know what I mean.
Clean place- carpeted floor BTW, the bathroom is for customers only (noticed the sign in the window), lots of parking available, open daily. The clerk was nice, and directed us to the bathroom. This used to be a Pistol Pete's Pizza in the 1990s. It's a substantial place inside- if you like window-shopping, this is the place for you. It's better than the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet, in my opinion. And I'm coming back for some of those vintage jewelry pieces, sometime soon.
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