Hi Ho (Take That) Silver...Away!!!

There is gold silver in them 'thar hills plains!

Last weekend one of my daughters and I ventured out into the heat for a town-wide sale. There were merchants having big sales and individuals having sales. 

As we were walking down the main street of the town,

I saw a nice silver tea service sitting on a table. 

 

Can you see it sitting on that dresser (through the mirror)?

This is a picture of the tea service after I bought it.

Back to the purchase.....It was 106 degrees on Saturday. This booth did not have a tent of any kind. When I reached down to pick up one of the pieces it burned my fingers. I mean really. 

There was seven pieces to the set (not counting lids.)

The price was $35.

The set is very heavy. I knew for $35 it probably was not

sterling silver....

but still.......

So I got a heavy-duty-silver-plate tea service for $35.

That makes it $5 per piece.

You can't beat that!

So I told the lady I would take it.

I suggested she put it all in a box under the table

while I continued shopping in town

(but mainly to give it time to cool down before I had to carry it!)

When I came back to pick it up, 

it had cooled down.

(Too bad the weather STILL hasn't!!)

There are four different (sizes and kinds) of tea pots.

I figure they are coffee, tea, water (?) and something else.

There is also a sugar and creamer...

and she threw in a casserole dish.

All of it matching and heavy and

nicely shined up!

I looked on Ebay and I found the same

maker and style ....

but it was only a three piece set and it

was triple what I paid.

So I would say I scored a great deal.

Have you noticed my reflection in each of these pictures?

I could not figure out a way that I would not show up!

When I was shining up the set I tried to 

not

make it too shiny.

I wanted it to look a little patinaed (new word).

A couple of weeks ago I had a 

big silver platter 

in the middle of my 

dining room table

and it had not been shined.

My dad was over and told me 

I needed to shine my silver.

(He shines my mother's for her!!!)

I told him I wanted it to look that way

and he was completely appalled.

He thought I had lost my senses and 

any good taste I had ever had.

So this time I did do some shining up,

but I left the tarnish here and there as well.

I have no doubt my dad will notice

(the parts I left tarnished)

but I think I got a perfect deal!
Linking with Thrifty Treasures and Metamorphosis Monday. 
Also Wow Us Wednesday's, also the Open House Party at No Minimalist Here. 
And Show and Tell Friday.