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Return to the Wild, Wild West

I visited West Chicago a while back when I heard about a new thrift store opening.  We took the train and came out on a Sunday so did not get to inspect the St. V’s across the street.  This Saturday, we drove and hit up both. After checking out some other new St. V’s lately, […]

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St. V’s ‘Premium’ records

Apparently St. V’s realized they need to snoop through those bins when they come in. I’d buy that Boston record for $1, but not 10x that.

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WI Circuit

Had a grueling 3-day trip through Wisconsin and Minnesota and took advantage of whatever I could find on the way, which in this case ended up consisting of entirely Goodwill stores. Day #1 my work was in Sussex WI.  I stayed the night in nearby Brookfield.  This allowed me to hit Goodwill stores in Brookfield […]

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St. Vincent, Morris IL

Hadn’t stopped into the Morris St. V’s in a while, so a quick fly through was in order on a trip out west.  I was a bit shocked to find that the bin of records had dwindled substantially since my first visit and now contained only a handful of 45s – no LPs in sight. […]