White Elephant in Jingletown

I went to the White Elephant Sale in Oakland yesterday with Lizz as a very spur of the moment idea, but I'm so glad I went! It was in a big warehouse in the artistic jingletown district and it was the biggest rummage sale I've ever seen. We went on the last day mid-day and stayed until the end to see if prices would drop. It was a little hard to stay focused on the searching , there was so much going on! Next year I'll have to go prepared with a strategy. As for yesterday, I ended up getting a huge beautiful painting for only $4! It was great...only it was such a large painting, it didn't fit in Lizz's car =( We ended up meeting a woman with a van who offered to hold onto it until I can get it from her house, what a life saver!

I already have a running list for what I'm going to search for next year: a bread maker machine, furniture, vintage jewelry...and a fur coat!

While wandering around the warehouse I found myself in the women's clothes section of the rummage sale and saw this sign. It made me laugh =) Maybe you'd have to live in downtown Berkeley at some point in your life to understand the humor, but thinking of all the Berkeley hippies, PETA, and environmentalists in the bay and then seeing two racks completely empty with this sign above...well it made me giggle.

Better luck next year.