I don’t get up this way often but so I made a point to see what I could see during my afternoon up north. This Salvation Army is pretty large and had a giant record rack of an odd design. The front and back were separated by a wire cage. Perhaps used to protect yourself […]
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Garage Sale, Elmwood Park
gsalr.com said ‘moving sale’ so I was thinking garage sale. I rolled up and found the address…no signs, no action, nothing. I was creeping in the driveway and checking my phone to be sure I was at the right place when I saw someone approaching. I asked it this was ‘the place’ and he invited […]
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Affordable Thrift, Wood Dale
This place is just a couple miles from my work….I had noticed it but I believe they either changed the name or at least the sign. I paid it no mind because it said ‘pawn shop’ and a place like that likely won’t carry records. But everytime I would use Google maps to look for […]
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Thrift & Thrive Revisited
I last visited T&T last summer. I’ve learned to be patient with my favorite thrift stores, you have to allow for the goods to rotate and be purchased, and new stuff to get in. Otherwise you just beat the hell out of the place and yourself constantly digging and digging when there is nothing there […]
Did some work in Avon Indiana and had a chance to hit two Goodwills in quick succession to great results. GOODWILL AVON Did not find the familiar white bin I see at Goodwills across the Midwest. The stash was stored vertically in a long – probably five feet – row. Things started quite tame but […]
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Redemption In Louisville
Perhaps I took things a bit far to try and get records in three states in two days. Perhaps I am a glutton for punishment…sometimes, I just don’t know. Approaching Louisville from the south, I thought I’d stop in Elizabethtown first. My long commute from the Gulf of Mexico plus the time zone change was […]
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Mobile Alabama Run
Got into Alabama late so I focused on two stores in close proximity I knew I’d have time to get in and out of before they closed. GOODWILL Second Goodwill in a day that his their vinyl deep in a corner. I became frantic, searching before my anxiety was allayed. A number of the records […]
I was scheduled to lay over in Charlotte on my way to Mobile Alabama. Plans were derailed by horrid Chicago snow which delayed my departure and caused me to miss my connection. Without a moments hesitation I left the airport in search of vinyl. With over four hours to spare I knew I had time […]
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Goodwill 3-Way
Antsy and full of java on a Sunday morn, my girl and I lamented the fact that we were desperate to root around in a thrift store but we had worn out are usual haunts to epic levels. As usual, I headed to Google maps to tell the tale and point me somewhere new and […]
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Estate Sale, Norwood Park
I unsubscribed from gsalr.com alerts last fall, and today one one of the first days of ‘spring’ (not sure if the season has officially changed or not) that I was able to get a good bike ride in. I went to work for a couple hours then had breakfast with a co-workers. I brought my […]