Showing posts with label made in occupied japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label made in occupied japan. Show all posts

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Just a Few Finds

I've been saying that there is no rhyme nor reason to the pricing at Value Village, I'm thinking that again after what I bought yesterday.  


I wasn't really taken with this little guy, until I turned him over...


This was Jimmie's -  given to him when he was born in 1942 - and made in Occupied Japan - it's in perfect shape and the price - $1.99 - I've seen figures like this priced way higher and not nearly as nice.  I noticed yesterday they were throwing some of the grab bag items in a cart, I know that all the colour coded tags mean which day they were put out on the floor, a cashier told me that one day, but I wonder what they do with that kind of stuff when it doesn't sell??


My Vera dry spell is over - for now anyway, this was at Value Village too for 99 cents.


I've purchased this game before but it was newer so I'll compare the two and use one for crafting purposes.  It's called "The Greatest of all Party Games"  - I've never played it, have you? Copyright on the instructions is 1947.  I paid $1


I couldn't help myself - I had to buy this book, it was 50 cents - it's in just perfect condition, not a mark, not a tear, it must have been sitting on a shelf somewhere - it doesn't even seem that the spine was bent back.  The book is from 1962 and it's full of sweet graphics - there's a nice mix of poems and stories.


The little boy is cool under the butterbean tent!


This is a page from "The Chinaberry Tree"


I don't like it at all when I make the rounds and find nothing - yesterday was just right - cute things and not much money spent!


I'm linking my thrifty finds up with Share Your CupThursday Favorite Things, Time Travel Thursday and Junkin Joe