"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:41:29 -0400, The Cook >
> wrote:
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>> Only 1 antique store in Edmonds! I live in a town of about 4000 and
>> the one across the river is just over 2000. There are 3 nice antique
>> stores here. We now try to stay out of the stores because we do not
>> need or have room for any more antiques. But it is still fun to look.
>
> There used to be a lot of used furniture/antique type stores here too,
> but not anymore. I supposed I could find one legitimate antique store
> if I looked hard enough, but they aren't in the numbers they used to
> be. Used furniture, kitchen odds & ends etc are in charity shops and
> the quality is "pure junk" that won't sell on Craig's list (even the
> free part) or EBay.
>
> The population of my City and I will suppose Julie's too, is made up
> of young people in the tech industry. Old is not their thing and
> if/when they want old (more like used, not real antiques), they turn
> to Craig's list and go pick it up. My son got a really nice wooden
> play structure recently that probably cost $800-1000 brand new (off
> Craig's List), just for taking it apart and hauling it away... but he
> doesn't live in the city anymore.

We do have a used furniture store just up the street from me. I've never
been in as I wouldn't buy used furniture but from what I have read online
they have good stuff. We do have a lot of places like Value Village.