Country Home Decor
Really, if you have the time or money, nothing beats heading out for a day of shopping when you’re visiting theme stores. My favorites are the country decor stores with all their little accent pieces and fresh smelling candles. There you can find a bit of everything and take it home to enjoy right away – even if the price is a little inflated.
By theme stores I mean those small shops that focus on just one area of expertise. Shops that are more of a destination and thrill than a mash up general store of stuff that you may or may not need.
These theme stores, these destination shops, are the way of the future. Truly I don’t understand why more ‘gift shop’ types don’t get this. On the other hand the mark-up on items are high which means you’ll pay nearly twice the price in a country decor theme store than you’d pay shopping online.
Go to any small town, or within a block of any mid-size city and you’ll see them – generic gift shops that carry 5 of everything, nothing coherent in the mix, seen it all somewhere else before. This is dull folks. Wonder why your small gift store is losing income every year?
On the other hand, the theme stores continue to pull in the numbers, continue to have full parking lots, continue to brand and make a name for themselves.
Saving on Gifts and Decor by Shopping Online
Now, if you don’t have time to drive to your favorite shop, but want a similar experience and get a great deal, eBay still fits the bill!
Lots of handcrafted items, lots of discontinued or overstock, lots of gift store ware (while they go out of business because they just don’t have ‘it’) — at lower than average prices.
The only trouble with shopping online is you can’t take it home today. This is a small price to pay when you’re getting a great deal with less time invested.
To give you an idea of what I mean, view the primitive and vintage items below. All from one category in eBay, varied in selection but working within one theme, one target.
 | US $7.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-20-2009 21:01:53 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $4.50 (9 Bids) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 3:17:55 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $6.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 5:44:06 PST Buy It Now for only: US $7.99 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $9.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 6:06:07 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $13.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 6:09:39 PST Buy It Now for only: US $16.99 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $19.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 6:14:13 PST Buy It Now for only: US $24.99 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $8.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 6:47:28 PST Buy It Now for only: US $11.99 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $7.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 12:46:18 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $7.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 12:46:22 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
 | US $7.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-21-2009 12:46:23 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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