Antiques Shopping in Charleston

I went back to the Charleston Antique Mall looking for some unique but cheap item I could take with me to the Philippines. I am trying to avoid buying glass, ceramic or porcelain because aside from being heavy, they easily break in transit. I also have a small luggage and there’s nothing more I could add to its contents. Anything that I will buy I have to hand-carry.

These dinner sets look modern.

If I see something color white and blue, there’s a high probability that I will like it. This one looks more from the French – Chinois era which I am not a fan of.

This wedding dress is nice but I think it’s creepy to wear an antique one belonging to a complete stranger. Unless the dress was a hand-me-down from your grandmother or mother, better to just buy a simpler one for the same amount.

Expensive glass called Mimosa vase.

This is even more expensive $695.

Vaseline glass pitcher $650

Ay nalungkot ako bigla when I saw this anatomy of a pregnant woman. Na miss ko ovary ko. Ayun si Nyke and Oyen nasa tyan ko.

I got so thirsty after half hour of walking-around. They have a vending machine which sells the cheapest softdrinks at only $0.75 a can. In other vending machines, the prices range from $1.25 to $2.25.

Gandang-ganda ako dito sa Jim’s Auto Repair plastic sign. This is certainly antique. Kung Ed sana nakalagay or Mon, or An or Annie, bibilhin ko ito.

I missed my father after I saw these stack of motor oil cans. Ganyan talaga nung araw, nasa lata.

I have two telephones similar to this I bought brand-new from a store on the second floor of Home Depot in Julia Vargas. They used to import authentic Italian furniture pero ngayon hindi na. Mukhang Italian pero gawa ni Space Invader. Those were impractical purchases kasi we never got to use them. Wala na gumagamit ng ganito ngayon. Mabigat. Ang mahal pa naman ng bili ko, tila P10,000 each or even more.

Ang cute nitong oil painting of chickens. Pero our house is beginning to look like a poultry sa dami na ng decor kong manok. Krooook krooook.

I like the red barn and the cow but the sunflowers killed it. I am not fond of sunflowers.

Etong old window, gustung-gusto ko. I liked the color and patina. I even tried to move it, ang bigat naman. Maganda sana ito sa bahay pahingahan sa probinsya. I went back to this stall three times kasi I really liked this window.

Eto rin, dito ako natagalan, siguro apat na balik-balik ko. I found this water garden faucet with 4 cans unique. I could put our individual names on each of the can- Mon, An, Nyk, Yen. Parang cute. Nagdalawang isip lang ako kasi medyo mabigat at paano ko ikakarga eh mag-u-Uber lang ako. Next time I visit and it’s still here, bibilhiin ko na.

Ganito gripo namin sa Binangonan.