Shopping at a convention-Phew!!!

---when you volunteer and commute at a convention your shopping time is very limited. I should have bought THESE...would be a much larger post.

Sigh! I was also facing a 16-day road trip out west after convention---and I knew the budget would be blown there also. So I went with a mental list, and tried not to be dazzled.

So, I ended up with "Hedging Buyers' Remorse" I looked for my grails, but when I found them, exhaustion and price tags made me hedge. When I went back later they were gone.

Honestly I only made it around one of the hotel floors. Things I was looking for: brown shoes (cowboy boots) qualified, this 'Raiders' hat... and a fab vintage jacket for Ken with a working zipper! YAY! Ken socks in excellent condition.

Diorama pickings were a bit scarce or 'out of $ight ' top of the line. One room had lots of deals/liquidations---and these bags of vintage dishes/food were just what I was looking for---super cheap and lots of odds and ends. $2 a bag---what is one person's junk was gold for me. The problem with being a thrift store shopper is anything else looks VERY expensive.

I finally sorted them out to see what I ended up with. Love the white coffee pot and kettles, also matching plates for 4 with 6 cups...some nice tools. I was really looking for anything that wasn't PINK...blech.

Blues were on my list, too. Some really sweet teacups/saucers, trays another unusual coffee pot, some very vintage cups, etc.

These Teal blue items were interesting. Much higher quality than the dishes available now, other than REMENT$$$$$$$$, which is out of my budget. My goal is to have have every one of my diorama refrigerators full and every kitchen outfitted for the people living there. Stuff does no good sitting in bins and boxes. Nor is it fun to have to outfit a room every time you want to take photos.

The beiges were actually I think from the Burger King Set, also some baby trays, and some vanity pieces. The blue mixer was new---but only $6 and no shipping, wish I had picked up a few more of these. Sindy really needed a blue mixer!!!! for the bakery.

Some very vintage vanity pieces and some candles were mixed in. I actually marked the white set with gold and used it on the Art Deco Vanity photos in the last post.

More room sales finds---blue and purple shoes. Browns were basically elusive.

Room shopping and the Sales Room were out of this world. Convention Friday we were given a $60.00 credit toward anything in the sales room for the next day. Of course tired or not---$60.00 free---I had to go look. So, my grails were gone, so I shopped for Ken clothes and if something else caught my eye

I really wanted some Ken clothes, picked up a NIB sweater/pants set with BROWN boots...Yay. I really loved the Fashion Avenue set for Barbie, FA quality is just so special. And, an almost complete vintage "Victory Dance". Every Ken should have a blue blazer!!!

So you can see I kept on budget, and still found some great items!

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HEDGING BUYER'S REMORSE???

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Barbara M Roberts is in town visiting one of her many properties, the Grand View shops and Condos. It's late in the day, but the Patisserie lights are still on.

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(Ms. Roberts is wearing Barbie Avon Talk of the Town, 2003. The purse is the same fabric, but from either a Fashion Fever or a Fashion Avenue. The purse has pink stitching on the handle and a small pink bow which I hid on the backside.)

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(I'm missing the big sweeping hat...I will have to try and make one. The Grand View (Mattel redo Grand Hotel) has winter decorations still up. Lights are on in the Patisserie. )

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BMR: Look at all these Valentine offerings, nummy! Maybe Sindy is still open?

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(Luckily, BMR has her mask and goes in.)

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BMR: Hello, Sindy. Everything looks so delicious. How has business been?

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Sindy: We've done okay, with people not wanting to take public transportation, the neighborhood has supported us since opening. It's so nice to see you again, Ms. Roberts. How is L.A.?

BMR: I've been staying at my place in Tahoe, and thank you. I know I haven't been able to travel much, but I flew in before the snow and am just finishing up some business this week. Lara seems to have everything under control for BMR, here in Chicago.

Sindy: Lara is great, she makes sure we have everything we need in this building. Well, have a safe trip back to LA.

BMR: I'm not leaving until Friday. We have two new projects, I still need to visit. See you soon and I love your Valentine displays!