Do you shop on Facebook Marketplace? I've only made three purchases through Marketplace and all were door pick-ups. I was pleased all three times. It's a good source for finding things that are no longer available in stores.
Between 2015 and 2020, the company, 222 Fifth, made Easter dinnerware called 'Sydney' [the name of the bunny in the pattern]. Marshalls/HomeGoods carried the pieces and in 2018 I bought five teacups [which was all I could find], six salad/luncheon plates, eight appetizer/bread & butter plates, eight fruit/snack bowls and the tea set [teapot, cream pitcher and sugar bowl]. I've enjoyed using them at Easter time, and you may remember me blogging about them.
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With thoughts turning to Easter this year, I decided to do some online searching for the pattern that's been discontinued and no longer in stores. Some pieces are available at Replacements Ltd., and some are at E-bay, Etsy, Poshmark, and Mercari but not enough to give me a full service for eight, and the cost to ship dishes is usually more than the dishes themselves since they're heavy. On a whim I decided to check Marketplace and a woman in Frankenmuth, MI had eight dinner and salad/luncheon plates, a platter, two serving bowls, four mugs, and four cereal bowls for $100. A very fair price.
My hubby had just recently commented that we hadn't been to Frankenmuth in a while and it's always an enjoyable day trip when it includes a chicken dinner at Zehnder's, so now we had a specific reason for going last Friday.
~ Entering Frankenmuth ~
The City was decorated for Easter.
We went to the woman's house first to pick-up the dishes, then went to Zehnder's for lunch. I told the seller we'd arrive between 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Usually the restaurant is filled with people when we're there, so it was nice to beat the crowds last Friday. The pic below was the dining room where we were seated.
I enjoyed tea with my meal and Jerry had coffee.
The restaurant was decorated for Easter and looked to festive.
With full tummies we made our journey back home. The dishes weren't a 'need' but a 'want' and so perfect for Easter. Now my mind is swirling with tablescape and menu ideas.
Leaving Frankenmuth
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I had used two suitcases from my mother's 1950 high school graduation Samsonite luggage as cases for their American Girl dolls when they were young. Now that I had granddaughters, I needed more cases for the dolls at my house as well as the Barbie dolls and accessories at my house. I found one at a flea market and started watching Marketplace. Many were priced out of my price range, but if you check often, you can find bargains. We made some out of town trips to pick up my suitcases, too.
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DeleteThose dishes are darling and I'm so glad you found them. And a trip to Frankenmuth is fun anyway, so it was a win -win. I look forward to seeing the dishes on your table.
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