I was heading to town recently with my daughter when we saw a giant yard sale in the parking lot of an antique store. Since we are both bargain hunters, we had to stop. There really was no choice. It was even on the side of the road we were on.
As you know, I love teapots and especially the tea for one sets. So when I saw this at $10, I really wanted it. That is a great. Most tea for ones are $25 - $30. And this one had no chips or stains. Like new. So, having watched a fair share of American Pickers, I had to try to bargain. I expected $8 and I was going to ask for $7. I asked if she would take any less and she said, I'll take $5. SOLD.
Then I noticed this cute short teapot. It actually is square shaped on the top. It had $10 on it and I was going to offer $8 because I had never seen one like this before. I picked it up to look at it and when she said, you can have that one for $5 as well, I didn't even think about it. Now just to find where to put them.
But the first find really made me happy. I actually looked it, sat it down and started to walk away. Then it hit me, you rarely find these with a lid and in such good shape at a decent price. I didn't even try to bargain. I see these in antique store that are faded and no lid, and they still want $18 for them. She had $6 on this one. Long before Tupperware and Rubbermaid, Pyrex had fridgies. This is one of a four piece set. I am going to try to find the rest of the set.
Here is the actual original four pieces: 2 red, 1 blue and 1 yellow. Going antiquing this weekend for sure with the rest of this set as my target. Just to prove how ridiculous people price these. This full set is $85 online. No way.
Have a great Thursday.
