I WENT TO THE BIGGEST ANTIQUE STORE IN SYDNEY!!! THRIFTMAS DAY 12
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2020
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HAPPY DECEMBER 12TH EVERYONE!!! Instead of participating in Vlogmas this year, i'll be dedicating all my December uploads to THRIFTMAS! I'll be posting daily vlogs in the lead up to Christmas, and i'll only be posting about THRIFT SHOPPING!!! Videos like.... Thrift flip, thrift haul, thrift with me, thrift makeover, thrift store challenge, Christmas thrift, anything and everything I can think of to get into the holiday spirit while keeping costs low and keeping my consumption sustainable!
In todays episode I visit Mitchell Street Antiques, the BIGGEST antique store in Sydney! I can't begin to explain how incredible this store was - i've never seen such a large selection of vintage, antique, unique and amazing items before!! Which item was your favourite? Do you think I should go back and buy anything that I didn't buy the first time?
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Am I the only one getting anxiety when Alex lift up all those expensive vases with one hand? :) My clumsy ass could never!
All the glass she bought? Half of it wouldn’t make it to my house lmao
Stop I was just gonna comment this
Especially when she set that plate back, standing it up on its edge. I think I peed a little.
@TellyToby 710 her handling the glass the way she does is enough. Idc if it's expensive or not.
I was literally just about to say the exact same thing 🤣🤣
Please consider continuing with thrift content even after December, I'm enjoying it so much! And I would love to see a maybe monthly thrift video?
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YES!!! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH
Please!
Alex's dream comment ^
Please 🥰👀 I love this series
A summary of today's video:
Alex being bummed over the exact same vases she saw and didn't buy at Vinnies xD
"pair of black and white lamps" UNUS ANNUS UNUS ANNUS
Lol!
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
I want those lamps but not for the price they asked!
This video should be called "I saw this at Vinnie's"
Or ‘if you’re into glassware, this is the video for you!’
It’s driving me insane. She’s at damn antique shop. One of the good ones down there. The prices are about right even here in Brisbane
@@tessok8231 Why is it driving you insane? She clearly has excellent luck finding things for less money elsewhere, even if it should be priced higher there's nothing wrong with wanting to save money for the same items.
@@psychotophatcat but why harp on about it.. its an antique shop of course she will find shit cheaper at vinnies...
Yep this looks like an antique mall, multiple sellers have their own stall set up, that's why you will see repeat items
Like Chapel St Bazaar in Melbourne
Yea and just because some might have come from q thrift store alot of that stuff comes from estate sales or private collections so it's not as simple I think its fine to shop at antique malls
Honestly resale also isn't as bad as it seems I know alot of people who do it because they are kinda poor and can see value in things
The thing is its hard to say about ethics because you also have the point about the fact is most poor people thrifting arnt buying vintage they are buying cloths to look like they bought it from a store not a thrift store
And then also you have this whole thing that actually we have enough 2nd hand for those people to be fine and supply to be fine because if something doesn't sell at thrift they throw it out and thats just as much waste
The ethics thing is extremely nuanced
Plus the biggest thing alot of these charity shops are taking your money from buying things and they are turning around and using that for meals and other things that help the community more
I mean I have even heard of them donating new shoes and new cloths to poor people because like I said it's you don't want to be singled out for being poor no one who's poor wants to look like the shopped at a thrift store
Umm that's the thing idk I had a hard childhood for a few years because my dad lost his job and we shopped at thrift and Ross if we where being fancy and then as a child my whole goal was to find things that looked like I didn't shop at those kinda stores
So there's idk its a hard choice I get both sides of the argument but I personally don't see a issue with reselling but I also can understand why some people don't support that
@@vixievonlyn interesting. Wow! Now I learned new thing.
Driving 1 hour in any direction, I'd still be in Iceland just a different town, in the ocean or lost in the highlands :P
If i drove one hour i would be at the closest big w
I can drive for 12 hours and still be in the same state...at higher highway spends than y'all have. Lol
The closest big city to me is 5 hours south
Me yelling at my screen like you can hear me: "Selenite! Yes it's crystal!" Lol I love thriftmas so much! I would be so overwhelmed in a store like this but watching you shop in it is very relaxing.
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Thriftmas is now my favorite thing to watch on TH-cam, no joke
Same!
Me too, it’s crazy how I am obsess by theses videos
Same!!
SAME!
You’re right, in antique malls like that, oftentimes each stall is rented and run by a different antique vendor, so each one is curated in a specific way based on what that dealer collects!
I've wanted to rent one with my mother and grandmother for years. We're thriftimg masters. XD
Yep, very common set-up in our Blue Mountains antique stores.
I love how Alex in an antique store is the equivalent of a kid inside a toy/candy store. Lmao
That’s her favorite stuff.
Everytime Alex went past a rack of clothes I saw something I wanted to look at and went "oh no go back"
I died laughing when Alex goes “LAMP “ and moth pops up
Do you mean when Alex showed another picture of herself?
Moth loves flying around lightning. That’s why Alex using humor pops moth up
I've been saying this for ages bc my grandma has a stall in an antique mall:
ANTIQUE STORES ARE OLD PEOPLES' DEPOPS.
Nothing wrong with that! Vintage is awesome and it always comes back.
@@beech5397 babie I adore vintage, I'm just joking abt how she was upset about them reselling thrifted items for 4x the cost
Lol
the way this is so true
I love the way you filmed this! Most thrift videos are so fast and skip over so many interesting things but this one really made me feel like I was out thrifting with you!
This called me broke in 98 languages-
The least they could do is remove the thrift store sticker. I bought the Ravenclaw boots new for my daughter for $75.
I can totally see Alex having a "I have a jar of dirt" moment with her vases😂
OMG YES PLZ
Ahahaha I have a jar of dirtttt I have a jar of dirttt 😂😂
15:18 The white stone eggs you picked up were on top of a seashell tray!!
@@MyAntQueen its 24:08
@@born_confused AH!! Thanks!
28:25 on top of the shelves between the blue and brown lamp, was that one of those shell vases you were looking for? Its pink too!!
Good catch!
Lmao that's like trying to tell someone I live in California and my grandparents live in California but it takes 9+ hours to get there 🤭
Stick with donation stores. When you see "Antique", put a zero at the end of the thrift store price.
So that Antique mall is probably owned by someone who rents out space to individuals selling their antiques. It's like a consignment shop.
Hello hello
💐Yes, we have similar shops in the US. Wonderful places to browse, sometimes like mini-museums with all their historical items for sale, but not necessarily where you'll find bargains.
😉 Please don't hate resellers. Everybody deserves to make a living. These ppl scour estate sales, yard sales, flea markets, online sources, and thrift stores. They do a lot of labor searching for items to resell (or flip). They seek merchandise that fits their specific aesthetic.
🤔Sometimes their clever efforts & passion for something old (like these Thriftmas vlogs📲) actually inspires ppl to appreciate the beauty & craftsmanship of both antiques and vintage goods too. 🎉Yay!🎉
Think of it as a hierarchy of retailers. A lot of room for multiple different layers of resellers. Some that will sell online (say ebay, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, Amazon), at a flea market, in a consignment booth, in their own store, etc.
It makes sense that their💲mark-up💲reflects a bit of their labor (sourcing/cleaning/prepping/repairing/etc.). It also can account for their time & expense building an appealing retail space/presence, inclu. how well they display or present those items for resale.
There is also 💲overhead💲 to consider. Some pay for staff and store rent. The more attractive the shop, the higher quality of merchandise, the more professional and knowledgeable the employees, the more trendy the location -- all these factors will typically result in higher retail prices.
🤓Frankly, some ppl don't have the interest or energy hunting (&/or flipping) finds where wholesale priced merchandise can be found. They prefer a quick "in & out" -- no fuss or haggling.
😔Some ppl get overwhelmed & discouraged in the hunt.
😝Some ppl hate thrifting where they may face clutter or disarray.
😒Some may even despise associating with the "lower orders" (on the economic hierarchy).
In essence, they deserve to pay top dollar. 💰They usually can afford to spend more too. Ultimately, these sort of shoppers should be applauded for helping the larger economy too👏. Their 💸dollars will reinvest back in the community too.
😁So, most all types of sellers/buyers/shoppers should be valued. Each in their own way, they ultimately keep the greater retail chain moving on.
🔸️Final words🔸️
♻️Updating, flipping &/or repurposing tired or hopelesssly out-dated clothing, decor & furniture headed for some garbage🗑 heap should be greatly valued👍.
Done properly with an
🖌artists eye👀 toward possibilities/trends & 🛠craftman level skills this process can be a true art form🎨. 🛃Beware of the horrible hackers🕵️♀️ who do shoddy work though.
🌎Plus, it is better for our planet to ☆ recycle ☆ reuse and
☆ repurpose goods that already exist instead of using natural🌲resources to create something brand new. Or worse, destroying items that at a minimum can be re-engineered simply bcos you're lazy, selfish, or lack ingenuity.
It is appallingly wanton to trash🗑 something that has gone out of style or simply doesn't suit your taste. ☎️If you can't be bothered to drop off, call around to find a charity shop willing to pick up ⛟.📸At a minimum put curbside or post online "free" w/a photo online under Craigslist, FB Market, etc. Unless true trash, most things will be snapped up quick.
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🤗Kindness goes a long way. When searching for a deal, plz be respectful of the seller and courteous with any request for their "lowest & best price." If the reseller is willing to wheel-deal, show your appreciation and some humor even when that reduced price seems too high.
If you graciously say thx as well as express regret or some true commiseration, you might see more movement in your direction. Words spoken with sincerity (& maybe some theatrics) like: "Aww. It's a great item, but still too steep for my budget." Don't be surprised if they offer an even lower price. If they don't, respect their boundaries.
🖤If you really love the item, but feel it's over priced or can't afford it. Jot down the item of interest on the back of your calling card with the proviso that they "please think of you should things change in the future." They might not ever shift on price, but if they liked you and your handling of the situation, they could still contact you down the road. They might acquire something similar at a lower price point with you in mind.
🦈I've encountered ruthless sharks smelling blood in the water-- and some shockingly rude & almost contemptuous folks-- who in essence wish to exploit the vulnerability in seller.
😈Think there is a special place in ♨️purgatory♨️ for those who prey on the weakness of others. Sometimes they show absolutely zero honor or knowledge about the provenance, history, craftsmanship, material, or initial investment in an item.
👩🏫Somethings rightly carry a higher price tag based on those factors. If you don't quite understand, ask the seller their reasoning. Perhaps you might learn something valuable.
🛋I've done a lot of down-sizing for myself and others in my day. I've haggled with charming & persistent ppl, like these students originally from Burma. In the end, it was almost a pleasure to sell a 🚲bike to those cheeky kids at a lower price point.
😞Lastly, forgive me for jumping on my soapbox. In the end, I would rather give away something treasured or expensive for FREE (or at a heavily reduced price) to someone pleasant or in need. Someone you know who will actually 💕love💕 or faithfully use something that may even have a great legacy or cost.
😛Will do EVERYTHING in my power to avoid selling cheaply to an insulting or overly aggressive bargain hunter or evil reseller. 🦋☮💛🌼
Could it be that Tiasha is going through a serious glowup? She looks cuter every time I see her in one of the videos!
Being that I live in the United States, if I drove an hour away I'd still be in the same state maybe even town.
Same though! It takes hours to drive within my state and get out of it, to go from central North Carolina to the coast takes 5 hours for me. The US is massive honestly.
@@Evilfuzzl224 oh god. That gives me flashbacks from driving to FL from MD and NC was by far the longest part
@@armyfallatthediscotwentyon5019 oh I feel you, NC is the longest state to go through 😩 so many mountains and hills to go over. I drive to Illinois from here and that trip takes 14 hours 😖 I wish traveling was easier here
Same
Yeah if i wanna go from far west TN, to Far east TN, it would take almost 7 hours. And I travel and hour an a half to see my bf or my family almost monthly. That's chump change haha
I can’t believe I spent 40 minutes watching Alex get excited over vases and bowls
The entire time I was just thinking how you parked somewhere you "weren't supposed to" and was just worried for your car
I’m pretty sure you could diy that booklamp for like 20-30$
That store is really cool but super pricey 😅 but let’s enjoy the beauty of vintage stuff and just don’t look at the prices.
I was thinking "Sam could make that!" 😁
Super overpriced! It's not even real vintage... Not worth it.
Totally agree! Fun to look at the stuff an strole around but those prices had me going🙈
I don’t mind the reselling aspect...it’s a living, but the prices there were gouging!
Even thrift stores are so expensive now compared to the 90's. My mum took me thrifting when I was a kid and nothing even had prices. You would take your stuff to the counter and they'd be like 10 cents...20 cents...50 cents would have to be something really fancy!! You'd leave with 2 bags full of stuff for $2. I miss those days 😭 i loved barbie dolls at the time and we'd find ones from the 60's and 70's and pay next to nothing. Now thrift stores sell new Barbie dolls with wrecked hair for at least $7.
Thrift stores/charity shops in the UK still have those low price points (most of them anyway). I didn't realise how expensive other countries could be until I started watching these videos 😳
@@VRio299 Thrift stores here are run by charities. They used to be placed for poor people to shop. But resellers started coming and snatching up the good stuff and selling it for a fortune. Especially when eBay first started.
Now they run for a profit to raise money for the charity.
These prices are based on the price guides put out that tell the dealers how much things a worth. That is not price gouging. ThT is business like any other store you shop in
@@thequirkysquirrel5449 🤗 I respectfully disagree. Thrift stores can be quite greedy & gouging.
Personally, I refuse to pay 💸top dollar boutique prices at some low level grim, crowded, corporately run "non-profit" thrift store that rakes in BIG cash that does not trickle down to most levels of staff. Where the CEO & top execs are frequently living high off hog. Worse, when they don't hire enough staff to adequately run a place or pay the ones they do a substandard wage.
Two reasons, I might be more inclined to pay a much 💲bigger💲 piece of the retail pie for gently used goods:
(1) If the second-hand shop more closely resembles a true retail establishment that offers a more pleasing environment & shopping experience. Or,
(2) If it a true charitable second-hand shop (vs a big generic chain) that supports a cause I believe in (cancer research, missions outreach for homeless, etc.). These places are usually run by higher quality retired volunteers. The shop itself typically looks more boutique like in their style and presentation of goods too.
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🤑Not against ppl making money, but let's be reasonable. There are a whole list of reasons why high-end retail stores, esp. ones located in some swanky area, can sell their merchandise at maximum rates💰.
😉Let's not forget, those fancy boutique and retail chain stores are also selling you a whole pleasant experience. They are also marketing a specific lifestyle in the process too. These are places where all their goods are arranged most attractively. That is clean, inviting, and smartly decorated. (Not looking like some prison commissary.) They will have sale clerks that are more likely to be trained in a higher caliber of customer service and be well styled too.
😝If a customer has to slum, the prices should be reduced⬇️ to reflect that fact. Overall, I understand:
▪Inflation and how the cost of business has skyrocketed⬆️.
▪What clothing, decor & furniture is generally worth.
▪Fully support when second-hand shops dedicate a small area or special locations toward higher-end donated decor & designer duds.
😲However, I am utterly appalled by the outrageousness of some thrift store's newer pricing strategies that aggressively price all their entire merchandise.
😝Not a fan of Fast Fashions, but I often would rather wait to pay seriously reduced clearance prices for brand NEW merchandise sold in regular retail stores. Instead of shopping a thrift store with ridiculous prices for seriously out-dated stock.
Non-profits can be just as ruthless as companies run strictly for profit. Profits are fine when they share that wealth appropriately with all their workers. It's pretty despicable when they also exploit them or use some sort of favoritism/nepotism/racism/sexism when it comes to determining staff salaries. Where the money goes to greedy stockholders or CEOs who earn 500x more than their average worker.
Corporate Compensation Divisions go to extreme measures to analyze every single position on their books. They do extensive market research in hopes to offer competitive wages for each and every job category. And, yet they will still 🕵️♂️rob "Petra to pay Paul."
👩💼You want true equal pay for all citizens!? Unless & until companies are forced to be fully transparent about wages & perks, there will companies who will continue to cheat ppl with their exploitive employment practices.
🌎Sustainability & recycling♻️ is an important factor in choosing thrift stores, but that won't matter if they price their merchandise to point where even low income folks cannot afford their prices.
The big US thrifts have traditionally been more concerned about volume of sales. If they wanna ramp up profits, they need to pay closer attention to these other details. ✌😉🤙
"I don't need that, but I want that" is a mood!
That crescent moon perfume bottle is SO GORGEOUS I could CRY.
RIGHT???
@@lizzyheidrick108 agree loved it
I was like,"why is she on the left side of the road, she's gonna get hit!" And then I was like...oh wait..
😂😂
The USA still..... LOL I can't imagine being so close to another country like it is in Europe. Must feel like such a tiny world there. lol
After an hour I'd be near Lake Erie at my in laws lol
Right?! People are like, “I drive an hour and I’m in a new country”, I’m like, “I drive 7 hours north and I’m still in the same state!” 🤣
I would still be within my state lol
Yeah I'm in Canada and I used to drive an hour to university every day 😅😆
3 and a half hours and I can get to Canada.
I would still be in the same state with one hour. The beach in my state is over 2 hours away lol
Georgia’s beach is almost four hours away from me. Same distance for our mountains.
@@pamjarvis2771 one hour would get me to Alabama
Yea im in CA and San Francisco is like 2 hours away lmao
It takes me a solid day to leave my state
i feel you, it takes over 8 hours to get out of my state in the us, texas. the beach is also 4 hours away.. in the opposite direction to leaving the state haha
As a fellow aussie, yep! Driving ages away and you’re still in the same city! Seems quite a few Americans are in the same boat.
When she walks past the vintage StarWars merchandise 🙈💔
This store seems like kinda a rip off. Like they shop at vinnies and then buy and jack up the price and resell lol
Sadly it's a thing a lot of stores and sellers do. I know locally thrift stores sell clothes at like 99 cents. Then people go online and sell it for $10+. Part of me appreciates the grind but it also makes me feel meh.
A lot of them are worth a lot more, and they curate a whole bunch of them from all around to get a full set. Its frustrating, but I can understand why they jack the price up.
@@maria39866 I sell vintage online. My customers are so happy that I hunt, clean, photograph and list the items they have no desire to look for. If you want to look for it yourself, be my guest! 😊
I mean... antique stores can just materialize the items. They have to get them from somewhere. They go to thrift stores, yard sales, estate sales, auctions, etc. to source their items. It takes a lot of time to find things, clean them up, and present them for resale. The thrift stores are open to anyone and there is more than enough to go around. Antique stores and vintage malls are good for people who don't want to spend the time hunting down something in a thrift store - they may never even find it. So much ends up in landfills. We should all support second hand.
@@Muertenoir sure but buying a $5 item and charging $125 seems like a shot in the foot. When I was selling secondhand, I did not increase my prices like that. That’s a little extreme.
I love watching these. Feels like I'm hanging out with friends, and makes me feel less lonely. ❤️
so true
Because it’s related TH-cam better than meet I think maybe. Anyone agree?
I love how half of the video is just Alex looking at vases and saying she saw the exact ones at vinnies
I've loved this thriftmas series !! It's got me frothing an op shop adventure
This series has been so good, Alex! Please consider continuing with your thrifting adventures past Christmas! I also really appreciate it when you get all nerdy about the history of pieces - that's one reason I love thrifting, too.
From the looks of your eye at the op shops, you'd be a perfect candidate to have one of those booths as a side income!!!
I am learning while watching these videos because I'm going "oh I have that, that was mom's or my grandmother's" and finding out what the glass is called.
Watch Crazy Lamp Lady... you're really feel nostalgic & educated.
There were so many beautiful things there...I’m sure I agree with them reselling op shop items.
The pink chair was amazing, I’m not sure I could have left without it.
Driving 1 hour in each direction:
North: im on the sea then
East: im in Germany
South: belgum/luxemburg
West: halfway to sea
Well hello fellow dutchie
Dutchies unite!
Alex being confronted by the reality of the antiques industry
None of the items in that shop are antique though.
Antique shops look like that most of the time. We are in Australia we don't have much old stuff that is considered good enough to save and sell as antique. But the markets I saw in Paris was full of the stuff.
@@Ohnoitsruthio And over priced!!
I'm from rhe netherlands so Germany or belgium are a hour drive away
If I drove an hour in any direction. I’d still be in Texas. Make that three hours. Still in Texas. SIGH.
Even 10 🤣
Truth! Same here in California. 😂
Couldn't live that far from the ocean, if I was in Texas I would end myself.
@@joydoe7938 the gulf of Mexico... South padre island....
@@felinadagaz1095 yeah but it's not real ocean, it's a gulf protected by Cuba, Guatemala and Florida. It's not like the pacific ocean and the beaches are pretty calm. I used to live on the Gippsland Lakes, they're basically a smaller Saltwater
Gulf and I couldn't hack it, it's just not the same. I pine for the Northern beaches, they would be similar to California I'm assuming...
I absolutely love love love love watching your thrift shopping and finding new cool awesome things
I'm stuck inside a lot because I am so busy with my internship and thesis, and when I have free time I can't go thrift shopping because the one's around me are a bit far out and I'm really depressed and tired all the time. So when u take us, viewers, shopping like this it feels like I am there with you and it really makes me feel a lot better.. Thank you for making these vids and just for you being you Alex, I hope u are happy and healthy and well 💖
An hour drive......I would still be in Los Angeles 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah me too, I would still be in San Diego, California.
I would still be in Sao Paulo lol I would still be inside the city not even other one
@@blackwonderK3 I know, some of our states are as big as many countries or bigger. It is annoying when you have to commute for work or school
Like 100 feet away from your door step. 😅
I would still be in Mexico City, no matter where I started from, hahaha
Most antique shops have stalls or sections people can rent. They pay a commission and rental fee usually
And some of those stalls sell reproductions as legitimate antiques 😒
These are my FAVORITE kind of places. You never know what you will find and it’s like a trip to a museum. So even if you don’t buy anything, you leave so satisfied having seen so many interesting things!
No, it was actually very nice ! gives us a different perspective on what’s really going on out there. I loved it !! I think it kind of boggles your mind the absolute massive Ness of everything in that store.
I'm fairly certain those dr. martens aren't even real! To charge that much for them is insane especially when they got it from a charity shop 😥
Exactly, they definitely weren’t docs
I thought that too! When they’re selling stuff that’s supposed to all be ‘real vintage’ & there’s stuff like clearly fake doc martens that are definitely not vintage it kinda makes it hard to trust the pricing and quality of everything else
Those Stella Artois glasses at 25:30 you can get for free from the pub 😂 (if you’re brave enough)
My brother collects glasses from pubs, just puts the in his pocket 😅😅
@@maizie7280 love that 😂😂😂 the classic one is hiding it under your jacket and stressing if you’re going to get caught or not
@@Neoculair the stress is real 😅
Bringing back memories of the "antiques" stores in the US! This is what many are like. Large space / shed with sectioned off areas belonging to individual vendors and just the single payment point. And very similar stuff!! Loving this...might need to make a run to NSW instead of the US for a change :) Im only next door in SA...Likely equivalent of France to Italy perhaps? Likely more actually. Thanks for the tour!
Haha I love the story about coming the UK.
My dad had a friend from Texas who came to work with him in Inverness, Scotland. He said you must know this person from Newcastle. Dad was like no that’s ages away, miles apart lol. The bloke was amazed as he said it’s the same distance between him and his neighbour back home.
Living in south germany, takes me half an hour to get to both France and Switzerland xD
I used to live in Konstanz
@@zusamy20 i used to work in Konstanz :D
But it takes half day from the north in Germany to get to the south.
@@silbie8846 very true xD tho compared to some other countries Germany is still quiiiiite smoll
It’s a shame everything was so crazy expensive because the items were stunning
I used to drive an hour to work everyday. I could drive north for 5 hours and eventually hit Canada. Ah Maine. Love these thrifting videos!
Europe has always been mindboggling to me, I'm right in the middle of Canada, in Manitoba and driving an hour just gets me more Manitoba. The idea of being able to fall asleep on a train and end up so many countries over just sounds magical!
I’m in northern Alberta and it’s 6 hours to Edmonton. We’re pretty isolated. I grew up close to Toronto and we used to think it was so far away even though it was only 2 hours away
Loving this thriftmas series so much! It honestly has been bringing me so much joy and the festive vibes are just so great! :)
the way you just exclaimed "ha burger phone!" was soo cute
Omg this place is literally never ending! I love it!!
I love Alex‘s vlogs, I actually feel like I’m there
You didn't buy the swan 😭😭😭 I thought for sure that was in the bag!
I'm from LA. One hour of driving gets me from one part of LA to a slightly different part of LA because traffic
I live in Berlin, Germany. Same thing here. In an hour I actually could not get from my eastern Berlin to the very west of Berlin (when driving trough th city, when driving through the highway then yeah...). Big cities xD
Came here to say this but for London 😂
Wow, I can't get over how clean and we'll illuminated these places are. Where I live these are nothing like it. -maybe there's one or two kinda like it downtown-
Also the variety! This tour was like a walk through a fairy land to me, so amazing
We have a lot of thrift stores around here in FL that have a bunch of different sellers with their own booth all in one store. I love it because I can find lots of different styles in one store.
💜 You should make a thrift flip painting/making stuff Irridescent, and title it "Making my own horcruxes" or something!!! 🤩
I got dizzy watching this, you were like a kid in a candy store
Motion sickness is why I cant play first person games and I was getting that same feeling watching because there were no cut aways like Alex usually has. I came to the comments to balance myself lol.
Me too I was trying to see everything so when she zipped the camera everywhere it made my head hurt I had to stop and just focus on what she stopped to look at.
Thanks for sharing this place, now i know where i'm going after lockdown!
Loved the pov ! I was like nooo I wanted to look at that turn back! Lol I love this content soooo much
Was I the only one who had a freaking heart attack from that truck on 35:18 😱😱😱😱
It had me worried for sure!
Yeeeees!😬😬😬
Me toooo 😱😱
I can drive 10 hours and still be in Texas, after starting in Texas.
WTF
As a fellow Texan, I feel you. We used to drive 6 hours to visit my grandma in Dallas. I was watching and was like “an hour” that’s a lot of people’s work commute.
Yep. I remembered that when I lived there. I now live in a relatively small state, Ohio, and after an hour drive I would still be in Ohio.
Californian here, I feel that 😅
I can drive 14 hours in California and still be in California. San Diego to Pelican State Beach ☺
With some of those beautiful vases you have maybe you could try putting fairy lights in them! 😊
SUCH A WONDERLAND!! THANKS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL VLOG, WE LOVE YOU
That place must be a pain in the butt to clean
Let’s play a game..
Drink every time she says wow 😂😂
And I'm dead
I miss thrift shopping sooo much - I am immunosuppressed and have only been shopping for necessary items
I am shopping vicariously through your channel which I have recently discovered - Cheers!
Watching from the US and the prices are much much more reasonable here I would say and I love your Style 👍👍
In 1 hours drive I'm either in Holland, Belgium or just closing in on Germany 😅 😂
It’s very common in the US for resellers to buy from thrift stores and sell in antique malls, eBay, etc.
Yes. But I do enjoy hunting for myself, though I don't care if I don't find anything.
So if you are really in the market, you might as well pay the finders fee.
However, I do hate the people who buy a lot of a new released item, like the PS5, and sell it for double, triple, etc the price.
That just seem shady, right?
@@huyenly7603 fully agree i dont think there’s a problem when its things like this as its a way to make a living and if your searching for something specific then you end up paying more because they people who know what it is that they are selling know the value. New items though is different
Omg dying over those black and white glass lamps 😭😭😭
The Iridescent fruit bowl. 😍
This episode made me so happy... as I’m still lockdown I am living through you. Thank you Alex please continue this is the best Christmas series I’ve ever watched
9:38 I'm surprised you didn't talk about the lamp behind these vases it's the same Japanese print on those other vases you got.
Omg she probably didn't recognize it.
I too noticed that right away! Stunning. I wonder how much this place lists it for and if it's exactly the Same brands as the others she has, if so I can only imagine how much the other ones are worth.
It's so pretty
omg yes i noticed too!!! it's probably really expensive tho
@@mxndyx the tag seemed to say $185 which honestly isn't too bad. I've been eyeing some new tabletop lamps on amazon for about that price.
Just found your channel, I've come across videos of ppl finding very old expensive books ect at antique stores and markets and worth huge money. It's got me very interested I've typed in antique stores in Sydney and saw your channel and here I am watching n learning 😁
Well the market for antiques shift in value by the years and it justify pieces at higher prices. Like a rare collectable set/item or an item that has been sort after over time. It can take a lot of knowledge in the field to know what an item is worth its value. Keep in mind these can be people's income. Either full time or part time. They also may have spent more for some of their other items and are marketing it up for their time finding and purchasing it. Also most of the time they find an item that they truly love but know others will love it more or just as much. I like to support stuff like this, as I can see the time and effort they put into gain an item, to then sale on later. I can see where your worries might stem from but if you take time to look into or experience it first hand. You may see the charm and lose that type of job/ hobby brings 😃
Seeing her handle all of these, probably heavy, glasswares with one hand gives me anxiety
POV: You're an American watching this when they were talking about driving far places 👁👄👁
Australia is pretty big to be fair, with a whole lot of desert.
You do realise you can drive for 10 to 15 hours and still be in the same state here in australia right? Australia is about the same size as the U.S but with only 7 states.
I drive an hour and I'm still in bumf*ck Midwestern US
I don’t get it
@Deborah Shaw yeah and that's only seven hours, here you can drive 30 hours from darwin to adelaide(only go to those two cities and dont drive through any cities) and only have been through two states.
Finally, someone who shares my love of all things glass!
The dark wood table with the park benches for seating at 26:25 made me swoon!
I've been refreshing my subscriptions WAITING you to post for the last hour 😂I'm so happy
same here! lol
Same I love this thriftmas series
Same
"If you drove 1 hour from where you are right now what country would you be in?" *laughs and cries in Canadian*
It's the same in Australia..we are an island so it's impossible to drive to another country!
I've always wanted to go to Europe. It's amazing how you can experience so many different cultures (espec food!) by travelling such a short distance.
May be but for Europe it's 1h by plan and not car to be in an other country. I mean I live one the cost line Paris like 5h away but an other country. Make it 12h drive by car.
If I drive 1 hour from where I live (Belgium) I'd be in The Netherlands. If I drive fast I might end up in Luxembourg or Germany. Two hours would get me to France.
And yes, I could go to Paris and back in 1 day, though it's a couple of hours by car.
If I drive 1 hour from where I live (Belgium) I'd be in The Netherlands. If I drive fast I might end up in Luxembourg or Germany. Two hours would get me to France.
And yes, I could go to Paris and back in 1 day, though it's a couple of hours by car.
Wow, I'll just been in another City, Mexico is so big
Listening to you so excited like a kid in a candy store, I feel like one day future Alex will own and operate a vintage store will all the beautiful art glass. 💗💗💗
That Poodle lamp is too good to be true. And the apple ice bucket I spied.
I would have bought the rattan shelf right away. It’s really cool.
@TellyToby 710 It was priced at $125
@TellyToby 710 My fault - I see the higher priced one was later in the video.
All these videos I’ve been seeing so much stuff in these videos I’m like wot?! That’s worth something!? I want to get into our shed to clean it out dust off some stuff and make some money 😂 we have a huge rattan/cane book shelf that we used to have in my cubby house that could use a new home.
Mum has that green oyster plate in orange irediscent it’s actually an egg plate for those deviled eggs
Alex's seat belt being twisted had me distracted 😅 😆
I like how you adressed the issue of pickers and resellers. In the area im in ( around amsterdam) its also a very big problem. The pickers even go through the thrift-store donations before goes into the shop. So there is no chance anymore of beating them to it. Makes the chance of finding something cool alot smaller.