There is a vintage store in a near by town. Last time I was in UNIRONICALLY wearing torn up old Carhartt pants and a 25+ year old letterman's jacket, both of which I got at thrift stores years ago, I found the same items in WORSE SHAPE on the racks for sale for lots of money.
80$ish for the pants, 150-200$+ for letterman's jackets.
SO....last weekend I went in with some of my crap. Some tatty Carhartts that I haven't worn in years because I lost weight. A coffee pot I got a thrift about a year ago but it makes weak coffee. It is like a moka pot from the 1980s. Got 10$ each.
No dice on the vintage Durango boots (that I got from thrift and they just hurt my feet) and a suede jacket I got for 25cents several years ago and never wear. It's cute and fits, but I never wear it. They didn't want it.
Oh well.
Earlier that day before the vintage shop opened up, I was doing a thrift store run with a friend (who also sold some vintage stuff to a different store) and spotted a super cool percolator for 6$ that looked damn old. Also a columbia shirt in perfect shape also for 6$. That's high for a shirt but my others are tatty and it's a new color, neon pink, that I can wear on job sites and skip the orange safety vest usually. Those are handy. It has zippy pockets too.
The coffee percolator. I thought 1930s but the base is skinny and odd so maybe older.....HOLY CRAP!!!
Last made in 1908:
The coffee in that cup was nasty. I hadn't cleaned out all the bits of antique coffee dregs apparently
Now I'm running plain water through it when the wood stove is in use anyway. It is getting lighter and lighter. I've used a few bamboo skewers to pick at the nooks and crannies that are full of coffee munge. We'll get there.
The same pot in perfect shape is for sale on the ebay for 250$. Ones in similar shape for much less than that but more than 6$. Also, looks classy so I'm going to keep it and enjoy it.
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