I visited West Chicago a while back when I heard about a new thrift store opening. We took the train and came out on a Sunday so did not get to inspect the St. V’s across the street. This Saturday, we drove and hit up both. After checking out some other new St. V’s lately, […]
Apparently St. V’s realized they need to snoop through those bins when they come in. I’d buy that Boston record for $1, but not 10x that.
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WI Circuit
Had a grueling 3-day trip through Wisconsin and Minnesota and took advantage of whatever I could find on the way, which in this case ended up consisting of entirely Goodwill stores. Day #1 my work was in Sussex WI. I stayed the night in nearby Brookfield. This allowed me to hit Goodwill stores in Brookfield […]
Hadn’t stopped into the Morris St. V’s in a while, so a quick fly through was in order on a trip out west. I was a bit shocked to find that the bin of records had dwindled substantially since my first visit and now contained only a handful of 45s – no LPs in sight. […]
I have had this draft saved for an entire year. I started it last January, just under a year ago. It became overwhelming to write about my favorite albums because it just pours out of you so fast, your fingers can barely keep up, even if you are a stenographer. The problem with a […]
My trip started in Robinson – when I struck out at two antique stores, then found that the local Goodwill was closed for their annual Christmas party, I hauled out of town. Robinson is a rare stop on my journeys where I could not find a Marriott or Holiday Inn to stay in anywhere nearby […]
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Robinson Ride
I never seem to head to southern Illinois in my travels. I have been to Robinson before but not since 2013. I headed down and got my work done after lunch and by about 4:30pm, I was free. I headed right back up the road to a thrift store I had spotted on the way […]
In my continuing effort to take down all the Chicagoland St. Vincent thrift stores, we rose (relatively, for a Sunday) early to head south (after following the opposite heading on our last jaunt) to Orland Park for yet another excursion. Records aside, this was one of the nicest record bins I’ve ever seen. In many […]
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Sherwood Antique Mall, Princeton IL
The day after Thanksgiving is always a good day to thrift. I was out west – last time around I investigated some cool antique malls in Geneseo. This time, we headed over to nearby Princeton and a spot I found on Google maps with little other info to give. We were not disappointed. As expected, […]
This is my third trip to the KC area. The first was years ago but the second was just a couple months ago. However during that trip my time and mobility were limited. This time, I had a full solid evening to myself with a rental car. I was working in Independance but I was […]