the Honey Monster (primavera) wrote in thrifthorror,
2012-07-22 23:59:00

thrift store finds

Back from conquering the thrift store half-price sales. Here's the scary shit I found:


What I find scary about this is that it's somebody's family. And now no-one cares. Someone will buy the frame and throw out the photo.


What the fuck is this? I almost took it home.

TGI Friday's™..candleholders, I think. Fish visors.


It is flirting with you.


They all stared at Big-Eyed Elephant..

Behold, stoned rodents.

No toothbrushes in here. Sold out!

Staring.. endlessly staring..

What is this thing for? Besides terrifying me.


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dragondancer515

July 23 2012, 04:31:54 UTC 10 months ago

That first painting is actually kinda cool. Lots of energetic motion. *would have taken it home*

They're all staring at the PRICE TAG on Big-Eyed-Elephant. >,o

(Under terrifying paraplegic horse) - The original Beast Boy.

Kinda like the Birthday Girl goblet too, ngl. XD

That last painting needs one of those awesome monsters painted into it by whoever that one artist is.

evil_little_dog

July 23 2012, 04:49:52 UTC 10 months ago

After just watching John Carter of Mars, I think that painting is a view of the city, seen through fuzzy focus.

akirashima

July 23 2012, 04:39:45 UTC 10 months ago

HEH i just bought a weird pic of someone's family member i suspect in an outrageous outfit playing the accordion. the person selling it was all "it is easy to take the picture out of the frame and use it for something else" while i was looking at it. and i was all "no this is now my uncle!"

primavera

July 24 2012, 00:19:16 UTC 9 months ago

Keen!

evil_little_dog

July 23 2012, 04:48:27 UTC 10 months ago

I found a painting like that first one on the side of the road once, and it came home with me. I think I finally left it behind when I got married, because it disturbed my husband.

sandoz_iscariot

July 23 2012, 04:51:15 UTC 10 months ago

Aw, given away/lost family photographs always make me a bit sad.

boomboxrobot

July 23 2012, 14:05:18 UTC 10 months ago

Same here. I buy them sometimes (especially tin types) and research the people when possible in hopes that their souls are watching from somewhere and will feel a bit less forgotten.

mercystars

July 23 2012, 05:50:33 UTC 10 months ago

I sorta like the last painting of the mill with the water wheel...

stripedpony

July 23 2012, 06:39:35 UTC 10 months ago Edited:  July 23 2012, 06:39:59 UTC

Are there no names on the back of the photo? As genealogist this saddens me. I assure you somewhere some one is wondering if there are photos of theses people somewhere,

rev_mom

July 23 2012, 11:59:45 UTC 10 months ago

It's going to get worse tracking down photos because so many are digital now and go pouf into the cloud...
sigh.

blackswan72

July 23 2012, 08:16:04 UTC 10 months ago

Those rodents are very stoned indeed!

muzik_love

July 23 2012, 09:58:38 UTC 10 months ago

i kinda like that elephant bank. that price is ridiculous though.

pyewackettt

July 23 2012, 10:23:51 UTC 10 months ago

Eeee, pink bloated teddy looks gross~

stellar_raven

July 23 2012, 11:13:20 UTC 10 months ago

I kind of like the stoner mice...

arkivarie

July 23 2012, 11:29:50 UTC 10 months ago

OMFG! Someone blew-up the Stargate!!!

bugeyedmonster

August 28 2012, 01:19:25 UTC 8 months ago Edited:  August 28 2012, 01:19:52 UTC

Kree!

PS It was Carter, she's always blowing up stuff.

quixotomy

July 23 2012, 17:02:20 UTC 10 months ago

people need to burn that awful ugly ceramic animal shit immediately. seriously, why does it keep getting produced? that shit is nightmare fuel.

also that first photo of the family isn't SCARY per se, it's just sad. it looks really old and it might have been a treasured photograph and now someone's going to just throw it out? this slice of history? this family moment?? ugh i am so emotional right now, i would buy that frame if i could ;__;

lilac_doll

July 23 2012, 18:40:41 UTC 10 months ago

The family photograph being given away is sad, but I thought you were going to say it was eerie because it looks like the father has no legs!

primavera

July 24 2012, 00:21:25 UTC 9 months ago

He has legs, he's just wearing black pants & shoes.

thisprairielife

July 23 2012, 18:58:48 UTC 10 months ago

?

fasterpussycat

July 23 2012, 20:06:42 UTC 10 months ago

the elephant is actually worth about $40

primavera

July 24 2012, 00:20:06 UTC 9 months ago

Yeah, but it's still ugly.

fasterpussycat

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yukihoshino

July 24 2012, 02:02:18 UTC 9 months ago

I can relate with the family photo. A friend and I bought a box at the garage sale section at the flea market and it had all these photo albums of this guys entire life. I was kinda seriously sad. we saved them, have one of the dude standing infront of his van with 70's hair that we put up in our shop

i_thessaly

July 24 2012, 10:58:57 UTC 9 months ago

That Birthday Girl glass is from that Lolita Love My Wine collection - I remember we used to sell those in a shop I worked in. It's worth about 20 bucks give or take. I always hated them.

Anonymous

September 5 2012, 18:34:10 UTC 8 months ago

I was just going to say that! I have one (I received as a gift) and even made a fun little video because there is a RECIPE ON THE BOTTOM. :D

primavera

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kartoon_kompany

July 24 2012, 14:43:26 UTC 9 months ago

I wouldn't want that little mouse. He looks like he can hear ALL your secrets...

dramadiva369

July 27 2012, 04:09:56 UTC 9 months ago

I kinda like the ewok/wookie child doll thing.....I'll pay 30 cents.

bugeyedmonster

August 28 2012, 01:21:41 UTC 8 months ago

If you know about dolls, some of those dolls might be worth a good bit. Quick! Sell 'em on eBay.

I rather like that second painting. Lots of energy. More into the motion (like a Pollack) rather than being representative.