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Late Checkout Thrift

5.0 (1 review)
Closed • 1:00 pm - 8:00 PM
Updated 1 month ago

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Elsewhere - The Martyrdom of Saint Elsewhere, Dorothy Melander-Dayton (Detroit, MI) February 2017. Wedding dress, yarn, ribbons, toys, spray paint

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Declared a museum, converted into artsy studio. Non traditional style, collections of junk(not…read morereally, but at our homes we'd probably call it junk), piles of fabric, discarded toys, piles of old styrofoam egg cartons, and fabric stacks everywhere. It sounds like it wouldn't work, but it does. The color and textures play against each other. I tell you, I would NOT start displaying my egg cartons, but there, it works. Go and check it out for yourself. Before you up and leave, take a little cash. Suggested donations from $1-$5 are requested. They will take cards but for this just toss a little green. Then go walking. Explore the kitschy, the junky, the old broken yet charming collections. Something that is also cool and is more brand new and hi tech - the kitchen area. There is still stacks of plates and cups towering like 15 feet high or more. But the fridge is some fancy double glass door with deep open shelves. Everything is labeled. I would love that at my place. Even better if someone else eat that up . As you might expect even the bathroom is artfully designed although not with your typical hgtv style. It's fresh, and funky (is that what the kids today still say?). And peaking out one of the back doors exposed this lovely shared garden and sitting area. I'd kill to have something like that but I'm not sure that's actually available to share.

I met Mrs. Gray years ago through one of her sons. She was a real gem. I don't like the term…read more"character", but she was one of those things. And a good mother. I wish I had gotten to know her. Years ago, I went back to her shop. Mrs. Gray had died years before. Her shop was now a kind of exhibit place, and it was still filled with an incredible collection of "stuff" - toys, lunchboxes, wigs, figurines, buttons, everything you can think of - and lots of it in bins classified by color like a big bin of red toy cars. It was overwhelming and a lot of fun. I think the grand daughter or niece of Mrs. Gray was my friendly hostess in the store. I was allowed to roam the store freely - alone, stunned and amazed. They had named the place Elsewhere and there was some sort of organized group connected to the place. I got on their mailing list and sent them a contribution. Some years later, in 2014, I returned to my beloved hometown, Greensboro, for a visit. An old friend of mine and I walked the length of Elm Street, starting at the few blocks leading up to the Jefferson Standard Building - heading toward Lee Street. I relived many memories of my youth, my "hippie days" (circa 1967) and my working class hero days on that walk. We stopped in a lot of shops and the clerks and customers were friendly and seemed to like us. We supported those shops by making some purchases. It was quite a pleasant stroll. We reached Elsewhere. I hadn't been back there for decades. The people there were very full of themselves. They seemed suspicious of us, two traditional looking white old guys. I guess that was it. I've been around and I can recognize people who are too hip for their own good. They were entirely unwelcoming. I got the feeling that they wondered what we were doing there. They treated us like we were shoplifters or CIA. We wordlessly left the place. It was very disappointing to me. I did not send another donation.

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Prices are pretty good - you can find hidden items buried in the back. Don't expect anything to be…read moreclean. The guy who delivered our couch and easy chair was the coolest person I had met since moving here. He was like a mythical being of awesomeness and laid backitude. Unfortunately my most recent visit was so deeply marred by my interaction with the woman at the front desk that I don't think I will be returning. I was treated rudely in a way that felt personal, as she did not seem to treat others as if they were fresh off the street. It was like I reminded her of someone terrible from her past or perhaps she could simply see my inner rottenness and dealt with me accordingly. I suppose there is a cultural illusion/expectation that when there is the possibility of money being spent, a person will be treated with kindness and even hospitality. I guess the truth is there are some people in this world who simply won't like you. Maybe it's better to just know and not kid ourselves. Whatever the case, poor customer service can really take the shine off a place like this. I won't be shopping here again.

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