We were the last two people to get the discount filled goodie bags upon
arrival. My husband and I have the worst
luck, I mean the worst. Just since
August our wedding was ruined by a hurricane, UKBA made a mistake in my visa,
my former super stole some money, and I’ve come second for more jobs than I can
count. When we have small bits of luck
like the discount bags it gets us really excited. We quickly flipped through the discounts and
pulled a few of the best ones aside.
The stalls were set up really nicely and it was fun seeing all people
who were in full on 1940’s attire. I
loved the singing. I disappointed with the
size though. For some reason we both
expected it to be larger. I was also disappointed
that out of about 40 stalls maybe five had housewares and none of them had
utility china. I almost bought some
retro plastic egg cups, but the price was too rich for my blood. I did see a WWII ration card which was really
cool, but I would have nothing to do with it.
I’m really not into wearing vintage clothing. Being on the overweight side makes it really
hard to find anything that would fit me and it gets really depressing when
trying to find something. I also feel
like some people are really able to take old pieces and incorporate them with
new pieces and make them look amazing, whereas I looked frumpy in my wedding
dress despite the fancy hair and makeup person doing an amazing job. What I need is a super stylish friend to go
shopping with!
Did you go? What did you
think? Is anyone headed to the Joy of
Vintage Fair in Watford this weekend? Do
you think I’ll find more homewares there?
Just in case anyone was wondering, we passed our discount bags to
someone else.
I'm sorry about the bad luck, but I am sure you will find some good stuff, soon! I sometimes encounter some lulls when I am out hunting for vintage stuff, it can be so disappointing! I have been to my fair share of sales that are just duds! This weekend I went to probably 10 different rummage sales and an Estate sale and only picked up stuff from a couple different places. I did find some really neat things when I did though, so I think you just have to keep going and NEVER give up! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your run of bad luck. Fingers crossed things start to look up.
ReplyDeleteWith regards to utility china I really suggest day trips out to seaside towns for a poke around their charity shops. The less well of sea side towns seem to be where the prices are lower and I never fail to take home a piece of utility china.
Could you ring fair organisers in advance and ask if there will be homewares?
Thanks for the advise! My poor husband is going to be driving me all over the place! I did call and am happy to report that I should have some better luck this weekend!
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