From the category archives:

Shopping

Super Treasure

February 28, 2010
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While the entire planet was watching the Super Bowl a few weeks ago, I went to the antique mall. My “real” reason for visiting was to pick up my 1099 (a type of W2 for dealers), look around a bit and then show up as late as possible to a Super Bowl party.
Then I saw [...]

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Why You Should Shop Antique Malls This Holiday Season

November 29, 2009
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It did my heart good to see a full parking lot at our local antique mall on Black Friday.  I hope that means that sales were brisk and merchants there did well.
It’s probable that customers weren’t buying gifts as much as they were buying holiday entertaining pieces – like old tarnished candlesticks, tiered servers and [...]

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Vintage Stuff and the Fire Code

January 30, 2009
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We had a fire inspection at our antique mall — American Classics Marketplace in Colorado Springs. The results of which lead to major changes.
No more twinkle lights AT ALL. No more hanging anything from the ceiling AT ALL. And no more extension cords AT ALL. The only power source can be a power strip and the [...]

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Antique Mall Space — Done …

August 15, 2008
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… well, done for now    A space like this is kind of like laundry, never ever ending!

The guy across the aisle from me specializies in western gear — authentic western gear which I know NOTHING about. But, I do stock a few “cutesy” items like the cowboy rubber duckies and signs to blend with [...]

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A Paris Street Market

June 11, 2008
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We visited A Paris Street Market this past Saturday. The market runs every first Saturday of the month May through October in Littleton, Colorado.
We were late and by the time we got there, the French baker dude was out of egg croissants. I’ll explain why we were late at the end of this post.
But [...]

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DIAMONDS & RUST

April 16, 2008
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Florence, Colorado is a quaint southern Colorado town a short detour off Highway 50 on one’s way to the world famous Royal Gorge – an acrophobia’s worse nightmare. Antique shops line both sides of bustling Main Street. It’s no wonder the town bills itself as the Antique Capitol of Colorado.
Well, there’s a new antique shop [...]

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