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    Home » Budget Decor

    Red Salt & Pepper Shakers

    Published by Pam Kessler | 248 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 37 Comments

    I bought these cute little salt and pepper shakers today. Does that mean I'm out of my January thrifting doldrums?

    I love their bright red color and they've been on my short list of things to look for when out thrifting, so I was excited to find them at the local old lady run charity thrift store.

    Vintage red plastic salt and pepper shakers.

    Don't they look Valentiney? OK, you got me, I'm a little obsessed with Valentine's Day decorating ideas right now. Not sure salt & pepper shakers are going to be the center of my decorating theme though.

    If not for Valentine's Day, they would look cute in a 4th of July picnic basket.

    They were in a bag of assorted items that was marked $4.00. I did not want the other items that were in the Ziploc baggie at all, so when I checked out I asked the lady if I could buy the salt and pepper shakers for the advertised $4.00 and then go ahead and donate the other items in the bag back to them.

    I pay the full $4.00 - I take the salt and peppers - they keep everything else - pretty simple, right?

    She looked at me like I had asked if I could steal something. I had to explain it three times and then she only grudgingly accepted my donation to their store. With a big sigh, to boot.

    That's me. Always rocking the boat.

    Linking with Time Travel Thursday , Treasure Hunt Thursday, Vintage Thingie Thursday.

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    1. Sir Thrift-A-Lot

      April 03, 2013 at 12:51 am

      I love these! I've got them in green. Maybe the cashier must not have understood? Whenever I tell them I don't want the rest of the stuff from the grab bag, they look at me stunned, unless they are younger. Like "HOW!! could you not want this? You're paying for it." & sometimes I get that clueless look the, "I don't understand". Good price, I paid $12 at an antique market.

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    2. Sherry@Back2Vintage

      January 14, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      Awesome find, Pam! I might have just found the matching canister set. Does your S&P set say Burroughs Mfg on the bottom?

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    3. Melanie

      January 13, 2013 at 3:53 pm

      Cute salt & pepper shakers! I love red, so I'd use them year-round. 🙂

      I finally hit the thrifting jackpot...take a look at my latest blog post!

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    4. TracyMB @ Crows Feet Chic

      January 12, 2013 at 3:14 pm

      So darn cute! Great price, and I want to do the same thing often, but find it's easier to take the whole bag home and put the extras in my donate box. he he Love the bright colour!

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    5. susie @ persimmon moon cottage

      January 11, 2013 at 12:32 pm

      I found one of my usual thrift stores really picked over. But I did manage to find a basket for an arrangement for the front door (it had bug dirt in it , so it is still outside waiting to be washed with bleach water) and the other item that I am really happy about and unable to put down is a copy of the book "Under the Tuscan Sun". I loved the movie a few years ago, so I thought I'd love the book too. Well, I do love the book,it has several recipes and is well written. I haven't figured out how the movie of the same title ever came from that book. I guess the movie was "an interpretation". Anyway, the blah-ness of the store led me to wonder if it is just me or was the store really that blah. Am I "over it" with thrifting? Nah, no way.

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