tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52822413720842530032024-03-08T08:55:29.504-08:00The Village GalThe Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282241372084253003.post-26428532301343052082011-07-23T14:44:00.000-07:002011-07-23T14:57:05.149-07:00The problem with good deals....<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I see now that when always on the hunt for the "find", you know that all elusive bargain...there is always going to be some kind of cause and effect.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The cause of coarse is dressing and furnishing your place with high end good quality goods at flat out unbelievable prices. The effect is "stuff" overload. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I have found myself forever doing the closet sweep..where one item in, two items out. </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For someone like me,who does not want to watch that show on hoarders and think...hmmmm...this is a necessary requirement</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So after spending the good part of a beautiful day inside sorting through clothes...</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">keep this, donate that...</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have taken a moment to sit down and write out my thoughts. Sometimes I feel like an addict, can I drive by, and not just pop in to see if there is a new "find" waiting for me to find it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The up side is that someday when I retire, I think this will become my new job and then I will join the Ebay sellers! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> What do you think,</span></span><b><span style="color: blue;"> Can anyone relate?</span><br />
<b></b></b>The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282241372084253003.post-28676109100886656392010-06-20T16:45:00.000-07:002010-06-20T16:50:18.466-07:00Recent find... Linea Pelle high end belt with crystals<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__NelZOJO8Qg/TB6oHMDCQvI/AAAAAAAAIbA/m5eTXz4IHdY/s1600/DSC_0332.JPG'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__NelZOJO8Qg/TB6oHMDCQvI/AAAAAAAAIbA/m5eTXz4IHdY/s400/DSC_0332.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br /><br />After some research of this brand, I figure this is about a $250-$300 retail price belt, never worn, brand new.The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282241372084253003.post-16776782431987253162010-06-20T16:05:00.000-07:002010-06-20T16:07:40.204-07:00The Village Gals favorite store... name brands, quality, bargains!<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/206cnf4YYdILKSRfwAOXhQ?feat=blogger" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;float:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__NelZOJO8Qg/S48WN9wCyPI/AAAAAAAAIVs/QeQnYnTHzUs/s512/valuevillage.jpg"></a>The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282241372084253003.post-5512380311391291192010-06-01T20:31:00.000-07:002010-06-01T20:49:47.876-07:00Big day at the Village..Yesterday at the Village.. (you will need to visualize, as I am to lazy to take some pix for show and tell)... was their big sale for the Holiday.<br /><br />I volunteered to work yesterday, on Memorial Day... I did find time to stop at the "1/2 off everything" (almost) in the store at my favorite store, "The Village" after work.<br /><br />So what little treasures might I have found, you are probably asking. OK, I will share my finds.<br /><br /><ul><li>Brand new IZod shorts, with tags still on, $4.49 (great for golfing!)<br /></li><li>Like new denim DKNY capris... half off was $3.49</li><li>New docker slim legged pants for work..$2.99</li></ul>That was all of it.. what a fun time.<br /><br />My sis got a brand new Mariner Windbreaker, for $2.50, and a like new black leather Fossil brand leather bag...$4.49.<br /><br />I was very proud of myself, as I was being selective..my closet says 1 comes in, 2 goes out...<br /><br />Happy shopping !The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282241372084253003.post-80863246706875434882010-03-03T17:05:00.000-08:002010-03-03T18:42:03.411-08:00Why the Village Gal...<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">I have thought about doing this blog for a while...why you ask?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Because, like everyone else, I love a bargain. I mean a really good bargain. I also love the hunt for said bargain.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Before the days of EBay and Craigslist, there were garage sales, and consignment stores, and of course the Goodwill. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">More than anything, I was a garage sale'r. So was my mother, who searched high and low for a treasure at garage sales, and was well known in our Seattle Eastside neighborhood, for the 1-2 garages sales she would have each year. My 2 grown daughters, are also garage sale'rs.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">One has found it a perfect outlet to buy, and resell...often on EBay. She goes to garage sales in some high end neighborhoods, and has found more than afew treasures to resell.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">So, you ask, where are I going with this? Well, I am happy to tell you where...I am going to " The Village" ... that would be Value Village ( though I rarely call them that..). They are "The Village" to me.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Also, I will share other bargains from other places, yes even EBay!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Let me tell you why I decided to do this. Partly because I work at a large Communication company.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">It is Business casual attire, which means no jeans... you know, let's look professional.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Well, even though I have tenure with said company, I rather not be spending hard earned cash at the local malls. Although, I can get weak at some of the discounted Outlet malls... when I find some super bargains there!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> I love wearing different clothes. I think this may go back to when I was a teenager and young married mom, and really did not have much clothes.. I didn't care about clothes. When I was a teenager, my horse came first!<br /><br />Now I refuse to pay outrageous prices for clothes, when I have found such wonderful things, often with high end brand names new or almost new.... for great LOW prices. So, I thought I would "come out of the closet"... my closet, and share some bargains as they come along...to encourage others to drive past the malls, and go to your local "Village", whether it is my favorite Value Village, or the Goodwill, or a neighborhood thrift store. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">You will not believe what may be in there!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">So, as I have time, I will take some pictures, show some tags, or quote prices on items I have already purchased to give you an idea of what is out there. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">After all, I am the Village Gal!</span>The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282241372084253003.post-26363084741267206362010-03-03T13:14:00.000-08:002010-03-03T13:16:15.366-08:00I am the Village GalWELCOME TO MY NEW BLOG!The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com0