A Very Happy Customer!

This is the story of a day at the antique mall.  On this particular day, a nice customer came in with the camera case shown on the left.  It was locked ... it had been locked for a very long time.  The nice lady used to have a camera shop ... one day a man came in with the locked camera case hoping the camera shop people could open it.

 

They fiddled with it, trying to pick it with bobby pins, nails and tooth picks, all to no avail, and really, it looks so easy in the movies.  The man decided to give the locked case to the camera shop because it could not be opened.  The locked case was used as decoration for 20 years.  Then the 'new' owner of the locked case brought it into Treasures Antiques hoping we could get it open for her.  By looking into the lock we figured it would take a flat key, with a piece on the end to push the button inside, then it could be turned.  We drew a picture of what we thought the key would look like. We got out the box of antique keys we have for sale, but there was nothing like that.

 

We told her she could write to the company that made the case, and she said she had, but buying a new key would be expensive.  Finally, Nikki, the magic girl, started going through the keys on the dealers rings, the ones that open the locked cases in the mall, there are at least a hundred of those. Sometimes dealers will include keys for items they have for sale in their booths.  Nikki found a key that looked like the one we had drawn, she brought it over and tried it, it fit perfectly ... with a little fiddling ... well you know how it ends.  There wouldn't have been a story if it hadn't worked.  The brand on the key was the same as the one on the case ... and now we have a very happy customer ... She has the case, the camera and a cool stack of antique glass photographic plates!!

 

 

Don't you just love a happy ending!?

 

Best Holiday Wishes to our Amazing Customers

Have your self a merry little Christmas, y'all.  Just wanted to share a couple of great Christmas photo shots from Lorianne, one of our great customers .... I love and adore her mantle.  She says that many of her items have come from our store!!

 

 

 

And this is her tree ... full of wonderful vintage ornaments ... as well as amazing up to date crafts.  It is perfectly homey, don't you think?

 Oh and ...

 ... here are some of our customers who came in on Saturday ... in two groups, but all in retro dress.  They had met before ... at Decades, not surprisingly.

 

The oldest young man in the photo above will be playing some serious Rockabilly music at Pat's BBQ in Salt Lake on January 19th ... his group's name is Mad Max and the Wild Ones ... See you there!

 

Thanks all, we have the best customers in the word.  They are friendly, engaging, and always full of fun ideas. 

Merry Christmas all!

Treasures Antiques 2012 Christmas Open House

I kept busy at work yesterday, getting the store ready for our Christmas Open House on Saturday, December first.  We will open at 10:00, as usual and will be open until 6:00.  

Its always fun to check out the Christmas goodies that the other 42 dealers here at Treasures bring in this time of year and I think this year we have a bumper crop of amazing vintage ornaments!

  The great vintage Santas are always fun. We had a gorgeous 20 something gal come in yesterday and she bought 2 old Santas ... she said she displays them in an open suitcase ... which is one of my favorite ways to display them.

Most of our dealers are going to have between 10% and 50% off all of their goods, (at least half of our dealers are discounting between 20% and 25%) so you may want to make the migration. There will also be punch and cookies all day at both of our 11,000 square foot stores!! If you are in the neighborhood it would be worth the trip.

Restored Antique Car

It was so fun, the other day, when our good customer, and sometimes dealer, Mike, came by with his awesome restored car.

 It has amazing details, like the bullet hole decals ...

 and the Harley jacket hanging in the back seat.

The hood ornament is amazing, as well as the little light on the hood, not sure what that's about, but its cool.

He even has the trunk fitted out to look like he's going on a picnic, with a dismantled still tucked behind the coke cooler.  If you didn't guess he's a car show aficionado.

 

 Mike told me that these old cars, and even older ones were fitted out with powerful engines made to outrun the police, if necessary. He said that during prohibition, the back woods whiskey makers and their fast cars were the informal beginnings of Nascar as we know it today.  Who knew.  Not me, but I loved the stories and Mike's awesome car!!  Thanks for letting me share it Mike!

Treasures Birthday Sale - A Red Letter Day!!

A Red Letter Sale at Treasures - Sept 8th

Hey did you miss flea.o.logy last week because you didn't want to get wet? Or did you accidentally find some 'goody' money that you forgot to spend last week in the rain in Payson?

Not to worry!! Treasures Antiques is having their birthday sale!! Everything 5% to 50% off. This Saturday, September 8th! And some dealers, like the one to the right, are gathering clearance goodies in the store to take out side for a flea market. So you will get some of the best deals you will ever find anywhere!

Lots of our flea.o.logy dealers call Treasures Antiques home, so you know you will find awesome quality items, with extra happy prices!!



Even the MacAffee family will be there in full force, so don't miss your chance for amazing bargains at Treasures Antiques on the West Frontage Road in Springville!! See you there !!

Talented Customer AND Birthday Sale Coming Up!!

Hey Treasures lovers, and who doesn't love finding Treasures at Treasures?  Well Kristen did.  She has a gully that runs off the back of her property and wanted to have a desert scene ... She found this awesome old fence, and skull at Treasures!!  Thanks for sharing Kristen, its amazing!!

 

 

By the way all of our favorite Treasures Customers can come on down for our Birthday sale on Saturday, September 8th.  All of our dealers will have discounts from 5% to 50%.  There will also be an outdoor flea market.  Don't miss it!!

Miss Havisham Shops Here Too!!

This week we had one of our regular customers come in looking for candlesticks for her book club luncheon.  They had read Great Expectations and their luncheon had a Miss Havisham theme.  She found a pair of candelabras that we all agreed would be perfect!!  I thought it sounded so fun, that I asked if she would send us some pictures of the event.  She graciously consented and here they are.  She also said a few things about how things went.

"The candelabras really helped set the mood at our book club meeting last week. And I couldn't have served Miss Havisham's wedding cake without the lovely cake server. A couple of ladies said they almost wore a long white dress to the party, but no one actually did. One lady brought Miss Havisham's bouquet and some other little critters for the table. The grapes and gummy worms were a big hit.

I am so glad you had just what I needed. Thanks so much for your help in making this party a success."

I think this is such an awesome idea that I have already gotten my book club to agree to have a Miss Havisham Tea next year after we read Great Expectations.  We have to wait a year, because we just read David Copperfield, in honor of Charles Dickens 200th birthday this year!

 So just remember, if you need something unusual for your next shindig, you may just find it at Treasures like Stephanie and Jane did.  Thanks