Antiquing- going out and shopping or looking for antiques in a variety of locations. Antiques can be found in many different locations such as estate sales, garage sales, special shops, and flea markets. Many people enjoy the thrill of seeking out valuable objects and restoring them.
Junking- The art of searching or shopping for bargains, anitques, collectibles, or any concievable kind of dust collector or garbage.
flea market- A flea market or swap meet is a type of bazaar where inexpensive or secondhand goods are sold or bartered.
Thrift store- A shop that sells used articles, especially clothing, as to benefit a charitable organization.
Upcycling-Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value.
resale shops- all shops that sell gently-used goods
1 These terms above all describe environmentally friendly alternatives to buying new products. By purchasing items that have already left their ecological footprint, the demand for new products to be created will decrease.
2 antiques- Antiques Off Broadway Mall, 103 Avenue C Cloquet, MN. 218-879-5284, http://www.manta.com/c/mm0b3sz/antiques-off-broadway
junking- Guilded Salvage Antiques. 4430 Lyndale Avenue North. 612-789-1680
Flea market- Post Road Flea Market, Hwy 5 Minneapolis. http://www.tagsellit.com/flea-markets-directory/Minnesota
Thrift store- Ragstock http://www.ragstock.com/ Superior Street. 218-722-1201
Resale shop- Plato's Closet. http://www.platoscloset.com/locations/list/MN 5115 Burning Tree Road Suite 315C Duluth, MN 55811
218-733-9455
3. I occasionally shop at thrift stores and resale shops. They usually have good products that are much cheaper. I also do a bit of Upcycling. If there is a possibility I could reuse something at a later date, I will keep it. Because I have limited living space, and no house of my own, I don't do much antiquing, junking, or flea market shopping. When I do purchase my own house someday I hope to mainly decorate with previously owned items.
I feel the same way about antiquing. I hope that once I have my own house I will have the space and money to purchase antiques but currently that doesn't seem convenient.
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