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To the numerated suggestions above I would add:

#1. Use that tape measure to measure the openings AND the space in your vehicle. You don't want to be caught hemming and hawwing over whether or not something might fit IN your car and lose it to another savvy buyer!

#3. I'm not sure how I feel about "Googling" a seller's wares right in front of them. I usually step away from the booth to do so. I think it might be rude not to.

#9. YUP! Shop twice if you can muster the energy. Early for the really good stuff and later for the looked over bargains.

One more tip I'd add: If you are planning on hitting any of the Really Big flea markets...bring a wagon or cart. My (very understanding) Girlfriend and I recently visited the Canton First Monday flea market in Texas. Just before heading there from St. Louis MO, I stopped at a discount tool shop and purchased a large steel garden wagon. It really made the days so much easier. Pile everything on it and keep going instead of walking back to the car every time you find another goody!

Great place. I'm always attracted to places with an eclectic vibe be they bars, restaurants, galleries or homes. This joint TOTALLY reminds me of one of my favorite shops in the French Quarter, New Orleans called Collectible Antiques on Decatur. I lovingly refer to this kind of shop as a Junk-tique dealer. Like these guys, I love hunting through all that "mess"!

Wow! You found your butterfly chairs in the alley?!?! I had to drive from St. Louis to Chicago to get my pair (at a bargain price...but still). Although I did find another pair at a local antique mall super cheap and flipped them on C-list! Can't keep 'em all.

I know this may not be exactly what you mean by "loved ones" but when we had to have our former kitty, Kennedy, put down a while back it was terribly sad. We kept his ashes and they sat in a white cardboard box for months until I found the perfect place for them. Now I see him almost every day and can't think of a better place to have put his ashes.

I've got just 2 words for anybody who might, like myself, be apt to bring home a 9 drawer dresser or perhaps a vintage sofa and chair at any given moment: Ford Focus Wagon ZTW. I've hauled all sorts of stuff in mine, including a refrigerator and a complete dining suite (6 chairs, huge buffet and large table...all of which were hauled with the hatch closed! I drive it everyday and get 30mpg. It sports a Volvo derived chassis and has 130hp so it's fun to drive and can get out of its own way. No reliability issues either. BTW, I did JUST haul home a large mantle (for my Mom) on the roof rack!

Oooohhh....I just recently picked up a vintage Danish Modern cutting designed board by Jens Quistgaard from a local thrift store. The Dansk piece of Teak loveliness was just a couple of bucks and, except for being a little dry, looks as good as new! I was going to sell it in my antique mall booth but then realized that my Girlfriend's mother had gifted us a matching salt shaker / pepper grinder!

I've been through Sacramento on a road trip from St. Louie to the Grand Canyon (north rim) and on through to the Giant Redwoods in Northern Cali, but have never had the pleasure of staying a while. Your joint looks fantastic. Loving me some hairpin leg coffee table. Does that bike have a cup holder?!

WOWI! What an amazing creation...and out of such simple pieces. Looks like a huge investment in time and energy, not to mention wall space, but it totally pays off.

Ok, so I'm not a fan of grey walls (isn't there enough in every day life to depress us?) even though it Does look sleek, and the layout of the prints could be a little better...but I like the idea here and because the subjects in the prints are smallish and the background is mostly light, the whole thing REALLY Works! Good job!

All these new air dryer technologies are kind of ridiculous. Ever try to staunch the flow from a paper cut with an Air Blade? After washing your face, can you dry it with this new Dyson system? How does one dry the countertops with these? Paper towels will always have a place in public restrooms, try as the ubiquitous "They" might to demonize them. The building I work in thought it would be clever and save a buck by pulling out the paper towel dispensers and replacing them with Air Blades. Three weeks later we had both and I rarely hear the noisy Air Blades in use. Lesson? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.