Thriftin' on a Thursday... I Hit the Motherlode!

Service for 16 with cups, saucers, bread plates, dinner plates, two serving bowls, sugar bowl and creamer circa 1962-ish (I talked to a lady while I was loading it and she said her mom had some in the early 60's...these were grocery store premium dinner service sets!)

I know all my bloggy friends will understand my joy and excitement at finding this cool set of old dishes. I had high hopes for my niece's retro-housewife wedding shower, that I could find her an appropriate retro gift and that it would be difficult, there are no garage sales right now, there's only the thrift stores.

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And, because she had hopes for some cool retro gifts, I really wanted to see her get something retro, not necessarily just things from her department store gift registries.

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I went out today to do all the grocery shopping for day of cooking I had to do for the shower...and on the way by, I thought I better stop in at the Salvation Army thrift Store, just in case. WELL...what do you know, the dishes shown above were in the front showcase in my quick route that starts there each time I go! My heart was pounding, and I guarded them (so no one else could grab them!) as I called my sis and described them to her because, wouldn't you know it, my cellphone battery was too low and the camera power wouldn't be there for shootin' her a picture through the phone. She described them to my niece and she said "They sound awesome!".

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Well....I hope she does love them, (I'm sure she will) but since she's into aqua and had already registered for some aqua accessories and cobalt blue drinking glasses, I think we're all set for a happy bride-to-be.

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These don't look too bad for being as old as I am! And to find a set of sixteen....I think it was meant to be! They're all freshly washed in bleach-y suds-y dishwater, dried, shining and sitting in a nice, new clear tote with green handles that match the little accents in the dishes. I'm so excited, I can hardly stand it! (I hope I can take pictures of the shower for you to show all of you next week!)