Its more than just shoppingit requires focus, intention, vision, problem solving, and imagination.
Here are the top 5 rules that I wish all antiques shoppers would practice.
I swear on Dolly Partons wig she picked up every item in the stall and narrated it to him.
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Oh, look at this porcelain figurine!
The cats ears are so exquisite.
And look at the whiskers…its simply adorable.
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[puts down figurine] Oh Gerald, look at this skillet!
I wonder if its cast iron.
It looks like cast iron.
Its a little grimy.
I bet they cooked lots of cornbread in it.
[puts down skillet] Oh my, this oversized carboard box is packed with monogrammed cocktail napkins.
This one says MAH…I wonder what that stands for?
This one says DAG… Commentary is for sports, not shopping.
Avoid Bringing Your Kids
That is, if you’re free to.
Antiques stores are really no place for kids.
(Unless, of course, your youngsters have voiced an early passion for thrifting!)
Bringing kids to antiques stores not only makesthemmiserable, it makes the serious shoppers miserable, too.
Plus, theres the whole you break it, you buy it thing.
I know sometimes you cant help it, but hey try.
Make the imposition worth their time.
Be like a Boy Scout and leave the booth better than you found it.
Of course, etiquette is a highly subjective concept, and we all haverules we love to break.
What antiques shopping etiquette rules do you love to ignore?
