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If You Find This Thrift Shopping, Buy It
It has no moving parts, but
makes an amazing cup of coffee. And vintage pieces can be worth hundreds of
dollars.
Shopping thrift stores, flea markets and estate sales can be
overwhelming. With the sheer volume of stuff, how do you know where to start?
How do you spot gems amid all the junk?
As a professional reseller who has been combing through thrift
stores for the better part of 30 years, I can help. If you’re ready to cut your
shopping time in half, score bigger bargains or walk away with brag-worthy
finds you can flip for cash, read on.
From hard-to-find household items to resale money-makers,
everything featured in my “Thrift Shop Like a Pro” series
qualifies as a BOLO (“be on the lookout” for) item. When you find it, buy it!
Featured find: Chemex coffee makers
In my house, coffee makers expire faster than the half-and-half.
Seriously, I’ve bought two single-cup brewers in the past month. Each one
lasted about two weeks before the pump mechanism failed and rendered the whole
machine useless.
I’m tempted to go into a diatribe about planned obsolescence, but I
haven’t had my coffee yet. Instead, let’s talk about one solution — the Chemex
coffee maker, an elegant, efficient pour-over device with no moving parts.
Invented by chemist Peter Schlumbohm, Chemex first
appeared on the market in the 1940s. Made of heat-resistant glass, the brewers
look like an hourglass with the top shaved off.
The cone-shaped upper portion of the carafe, together with a
special paper filter, removes sediment, oils and fats from the coffee. No
bitterness and no grounds — the perfect cup every time.
But the smart design doesn’t end there. The narrow neck of the
carafe fits the hand perfectly and protects it from the hot surface with a band
of wood called a “collar.” The collar is secured with a leather cord knotted
through a wooden bead. (Don’t you just love mid-century design?)
A subtle groove molded in the glass serves as a spout. Just
remove the used filter and grounds as one compostable package and then pour the
coffee.
Why buy it?
Besides brewing a superior cup of coffee, Chemex coffee makers
just look cool. In comparison, my now-defunct single-cup brewers look like
ill-conceived piles of plastic.
New York City’s Museum of Modern Art and Cooper Hewitt,
Smithsonian Design Museum agree on Chemex’s artistic merit — the
permanent collections of both esteemed institutions include a Chemex.
Properly used and cared for, a Chemex will deliver piping hot
perfection for generations. An excerpt from an old company brochure says it
best:
“The Chemex coffeemaker is a perfect masterpiece of
glassblowing, which only very few glassblowers can deliver. Treated rightly,
with respect, it will last a lifetime.”
If you’re interested in reselling Chemex pieces for profit, the
market is fully caffeinated. An extra-large Chemex from
the 1950s recently sold on eBay for $330. On Etsy, a vintage 8-cup model in
pristine condition recently sold for $199.
Those prices are even more impressive when you consider that
vintage Chemex brewers cost only a dollar or two in many secondhand shops.
POST SCRIPT:
Losing Confidence in the Pillars of Our Civilization
|
By Victor Davis Hanson
Millions of citizens long ago
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longer disinterested institutions, but far left and deliberately hostile to
Middle America. Yet, American conservatives
still adamantly supported the nation’s traditional investigatory,
intelligence, and military agencies—especially when they came under budgetary
or cultural attacks. Not so much anymore. |
DIY Sundial Plans
Co-authored
by wikiHow Staff
Last Updated: October 21,
2021 References Approved
A sundial is a device that uses the position of the sun to
reflect the time. An upright stick, called a gnomon, is positioned to cast a
shadow onto a pre-marked sundial face. As the sun moves across the sky, the
shadow also moves. The concept can be easily demonstrated in your backyard with
a very basic sundial built with a stick and a handful of small stones. There
are many easy projects that kids can do to learn the the concept, as well. For
something a little more advanced, you can build a permanent sundial in your
garden or backyard. After some measuring and a little carpentry, it will
reflect the time precisely….
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sundial
It's a
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buy the oatmeal I wanted because the shelf was empty. And a few simple items
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early because we might not be able to buy everything we'd like. [We ultimately purchased a 20lb bag of oatmeal from our Amish market for
less than $15!]
Unfortunately
many are still struggling as we finish 2021. Those whose jobs have not
returned. And everyone who works to keep higher prices from throwing them into
debt.
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RESOURCES
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3000mAh Power Bank Battery by Volt comes complete with a
micro USB charging cord. This battery can be used as an extra or replacement
battery
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2 comments:
We enjoy thrifting but everyone we know feels Salvation Army & Goodwill have become over priced and sell little except crap from Target stores...they've screwed retail customers, bypassing them to instead sell online.
Lot's of useful stuff-I like the sun dial DIY-Merry Christmas!
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