Las Vegas Virtual Shopping, mom and pop

Shopping was never easier than this year!   Holidays can drag on and on and on, starting with the onset of Fall, way back in September!  Just one trip to the big box store on October 30, the day before Halloween, was confusing at best.   Displays had Christmas and Halloween together, and even had clearance sale shopping carts with Halloween things in them, the day BEFORE Halloween!  I don't know when the "shopping" time changed....I thought it waited until at LEAST November 1..?

But not any longer. bright displays with Holiday goodies and gifts take the stores front and center to send the message to consumers, "hurry up!  Buy now before it's all gone".  Folks like myself leave the store full of anxiety....perhaps I should have started my Christmas shopping in September?  

Alas, rest easy, shopping can begin at home...with vast array of items to choose, you can cruise anywhere to any site and shop-- then have things delivered to your door. 

Shopping at home will allow you to budget your gifts and relieve anxiety!  If you become a return customer to a particular store, look for discounts!  At the very least, you can order with confidence your items will be as described and they will arrive immediately.

BWs Vintage Collectibles is more than a Vintage Smalls Collectibles site.  Many of the items are brand new with tags.  The items are usually previous gifts given and the recipient never used them, putting them away in the closet.  

Providing 100% money back guarantee items to be as described and in good order, 1 day handling and shipping, and a 14 day return policy guarantee, if you shop at BWs Vintage Collectibles, you will be contributing to a virtual mom and pop shop (my case, a mom and grandma shop)~~a local business owner with honest and credible service.  You will be able to confidently return each and every occasion.  

**A local business owner who happens to be virtually modern, it is the new era.

If you bookmark your favorite sites and sellers, be sure to check for return customer discounts...BWs ' customers need only to send  a note or email to remind of their status (in case I miss it) and they can also subscribe to a bi-weekly newsletter....to receive a 2% discount on their orders over and above any current sale.

Relax, make your lists, shop in a virtual mom and pop shop this year; keep your business within the U.S.A. and contribute to the economy.  There is nothing better than having the holidays under control.  If we can't find anything to buy made in America, at least we can recycle items and we can buy in America!!!  

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Vintage Culver Glass Ltd Valencia Double Old Fashioned 12 oz Glasses (4)

Vintage Culver Glass Ltd Valencia Double Old Fashioned 12 oz Glasses (4)

Come join me and be a part of a brand new store!! Each day I will be transferring my inventory to Ruby Lane:  BWs Vintage Collectibles......so, stay in touch and mark me a a favorite!  -=brenda

Car Key Problems in Las Vegas...what not to do

It happened last Saturday (before this one).  I was running late to an estate sale.  I decided to stop by the bank and get some more cash...you know...I had a feeling I was going to need it for the sale....and I was so organized, I pulled up to the curve....walked over (no this bank does not have a drive-thru)...and got my cash.  I should say I finally got my cash...I was standing in line for a little while...with cash in hand, I scurried over to my car.  Hit the key fab to let myself in~~

nuthin.  nuthin happened.  I hit it again.  Still nuthin.  I physically tried to open the back door...nuthin but locked....I hit the key fab again.   I could hear the unlocking...and the beeping....but darn, the door just stayed locked.  I tried the doors again and again.  Locking unlocking locking unlocking....you can only imagine me standing there trying to figure out why (if the battery went dead) would the sounds of the locking and unlocking and beeping happen?  With cash in one hand (I was going to get to my car and stash it in my secret hiding place) my purse started to slip down my arm in hopelessness.....darn.  (actually, that's not what I really muttered) My mind started to race about where my auto insurance card was placed these days....I tried to unlock my car again and again...for seemed like an eternity.

What really bothered me was the beeping was coming from the other side of my car....that was so weird.  I started to try to unlock the door with my car key....final resort.  It just wasn't working at all.....I was totally frustrated.......then I had the idea that if the horn worked the trunk oughta work, so I tried to open the trunk.....my idea was to go through the trunk and crawl through the seats.....but to my despair, it didn't open...................I was about ready to cry and I was so embarrassed --I decided I really hated my car, only hating it mildly before this fiasco.....

I stupidly went back to listening to the horn.......and I walked around the car to the place where the horn was honking.........

lo and behold....it was the car next to my car!!!!!!

and it had the trunk wide open, all the lights were on, the horn was honking, the whole thing was blinking.....and then I flashed that I must have taken someone else's keys somehow.......look what I was doing to their car!!!!  Where are my keys?  I checked the ones in my hand...they seemed to be my keys......?

and then it occurred to me.......OMG.  I was trying to get into someone else's car the whole time....the car next to mine was actually MY CAR.......

Can you imagine someone in the bank watching this??????????

I mean, I stood there for like 10 minutes...before I figured it out.  No wonder the key fab didn't work, no wonder the trunk wouldn't open, no wonder the key wouldn't unlock it.....IT WASN"T MY CAR.  

The really stupid part?  I didn't notice it wasn't my car for like 10 minutes or an eternity, whichever was longer....

I am never going back to that bank or pet store again.  And you can be darn sure NEXT time the key fab doesn't work, I'll be checking to see if I actually am at the right car......

geeeeesh..........and this was one of my good days.

-=brenda 

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Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Shoppes at the Palazzo

The fall season is here in the Las Vegas Valley.  The usual autumn trees are almost non-existent; however, what dots our desert in non-typical autumn colors are flowering Lantana, Bottle Brush bushes, various Cactus Prickly Pears, and yes, the devious yellow Ragweed....all tell locals fall is here.  Our days are still warm to most visitors; however, to the locals, it is cooling down, which means we get to spend time outdoors without melting.  We get to start moving around, visiting our casinos, museums, and shops.  To move from the house into a 135 degree car to drive 15 minutes to a shopping mall on the strip just doesn't have appeal until the fall.  I, for one, am very glad it is finally here.  One of the things I love to do in the fall is visit The Strip.  As a local, I can take my time, visit any day I choose, move in and out of shops, of parking garages, without sweating my makeup off.  Naturally, to get me in the mood, I pick up the newspaper.  Well, actually, I go to my computer and look up the recent articles.  What peaked my interest was an article about a cute shop called Bauman Rare Books located in the Shoppes at the Palazzo in the Mandalay Bay.  Apparently, they have created a small sectional display inside the store commemorating past U.S. Presidents! Of course, me being a Vintage and Antique enthusiast, I must attend to see for myself.  I will offer pictures if allowed, after my visit.  I would love to share with you US President's items and to share a little Antiquarian enlightenment.   Here's is the website I found if you would like to know more, perhaps would like to pick up a rare book or two........ maybe you will visit before I do and drop me a line!  I'll check back with ya'll later.......-=brenda    BWs Vintage Collectibles (and more!)

http://www.baumanrarebooks.com/

While I was checking out Bauman's, I linked The Shoppes at the Palazzo too, just in case you were wanting to line up a great shopping venue, either for locals or visitors!  The Shoppes at the Palazzo......when there you feel very important!!  very rich too.....love that place.

http://www.theshoppesatthepalazzo.com/

I have one other blog, I am in a Vintage Village Community, if you are ever hanging out and want to see how the rest of the world lives in Vintage land, come visit!!!

http://thevintagevillage.com/profile/Brenda

Here's a little authentic vintage cuff bracelet by Tommy Lowe, Navajo, New Mexico, I found at an estate sale...and wow is it good quality, Signed. Kingman Mine turqouise.  Sterling Silver. 6"

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Toy Shack Opens in Las Vegas!! Fremont Street Experience....

HEY!!!  another great find!!!

Here's the latest for the Fremont Street Experience:   The Toy Shack has just opened its doors:  

http://lasvegastoyshack.com/?p=63

I'll keep ya posted after I visit next week.....a big shout out to the Thrifting Boys:    thriftingboys.@thriftingboys.com         Thank you for your twitter feed tonight.........-=brenda, Henderson (best of Las Vegas)

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The Life of a Treasure Seeker in Las Vegas...

I can not believe it has been 12 days since my last blog.  Where the time went is a mystery to me.  I know I have been busy with social media which does not come naturally to me!  I have been blogging in my "The Vintage Village" Community, which is a great community full of like-minded folks, we all like Vintage anything. Antique anything, and even Mid-Century everything. I wrote regarding my adventures...but one in particular was and still is--heart warming......while my mind was completely bored the other day, and all the resting in the world for my toe gave way to extreme overeating.....I got myself out of the recliner and tried to get over to the CVS pharmacy....but on my way, I stopped at a moving sale....it was a hot day (I thought it was supposed to be cooling down here?) and I had limped out to the sale from my car, boot on for the broken toe and no makeup (please don't imagine that).  An elderly couple were in attendance....and as I picked things up, I noticed a demitasse cup and saucer from Noritake, it was about 1950....(I had tried to memorize the marks once)....and they noticed ME noticing the cups...a nice hand painted item with hand painted dragons, etc.  I spoke to them about various marks for Noritake, Occupied Japan versus Japan, the Tariff dates, etc.  We started talking about the Korean War!!   We all shared Korean War relative's stories and World War II as well....our stories took lots of time, I was there almost 1 1/2 hrs.  I shared my father's war stories and they shared theirs...we shared grandmother's heirlooms and cultures...we shared our adult children's ages and where we all came from (most all of us here in LV are transports from somewhere)....when I left, I didn't buy the Noritake but I did buy Roy Thomas Four Seasons Collector's Plates, never been opened to display...apparently, one of their departed mother's many collections of Vintage smalls.  I sprang for a very nice Napco Santa Waving on his Sleigh and is in excellent shape....but more than anything else I took away from our meeting was the idea that because I have a hobby to flip Vintage smalls, because I have chosen to educate myself for many years (over 30) of various manufacturers of fine porcelain and glass, because I have an interest in ALL things past history.....I have been able to be a blessing for those who want to share, for those who love the things they sell (usually heirlooms) and they have a need to share the stories that go with the items.....I have a sensitive heart and soul and would rather sit and listen to the stories all day long or half a day...or take down a phone number....to check on them later....and come home with nothing or an item no one would dream of coveting....than claim to be that lady that whooshes in, combs the tables, rips items out of other's hands, bumps someone out of the way, or even stealing items while a friend keeps the owner busy.....I would rather be someone who is remembered as taking the time to share, as a good human being, caring for their items and caring for their memories and souls....my hobby means so much more to me than just collecting Vintage smalls and showing them off....it is the stories I gather in my head that keep replaying in my mind for days and sometimes weeks....or months....Treasure seeking in Las Vegas is always interesting, but mostly, it is my secret of the desert to which keeps me passionate about who I can touch and how far God's blessings will take me for the day.......only those truly seeking can find these treasures.....P.S. I did finally make it to CVS.....
-=Brenda    BWs Vintage Collectibles
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God Bless us all.

What NOT to do in Las Vegas.....

This is what NOT to do while walking down the stairs:  look at your cell phone and click lines over--it is possible you will land on the linoleum floor at the bottom of the stairs (phone still in hand though) with a broken toe.  Just sayin............on the good side, if this happens, you will have plenty of time to sit in your recliner and catch up on blogging..............-=brenda.....BWs Vintage Collectibles

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True story.