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| Greyhound bus station, Seattle, USA |
Waiting for our bus going back to Vancouver, Canada, at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Seattle, we had two hours to kill.
Instead of just waiting at the bus station, we went out for a walk to stretch our legs.
We saw the stadiums and came across the Salvation Army's Family Store located near the bus terminal.
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The Family Store is a second hand store where people donate their used items which other people can buy at a much reduced cost.
We have many stores like these in Canada where they sell mostly second hand clothes.
However, this store is different.
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| The Red Section |
This Family Store in Seattle has a large inventory of gently used furniture.
The best thing about this store was that all the decorations and
nick necks were arranged by colour family and displayed on separate shelves.
It made shopping much easier!
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| The Green Section |
If you have a certain colour in mind, you can simply go straight to the display shelf of your colour and check out all the items there.
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| A display of furnishing with a blue and white theme in the Family Store |
This store distinguishes itself from its counterparts by taking the time, setting up demo displays and showing customers how to put various items together to beautify a home.
All the displayed items belonging to the same colour grouping or the same theme are available from the store at the time.
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| The Blue Section |
Thinking of our blue bathroom at home and without wasting any time, I went straight to the Blue Section.
Bingo!
I found a blue glass penguin in excellent condition, priced at U.S.$3.99!
What a steal!
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| The Washer and Dryer Section in the store |
I have learned from our Seattle walking tours that every week there are about 1000 people moving into this city.
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| The Small Appliance Section in the Family Store |
These newcomers to the city will need to find a place to live.
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| This 4 piece bistro set was for sale at a good price in the Family Store |
Along with their new homes in Seattle, the newcomers will also need to buy furniture and household items to furnish their first homes.
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| Gently used furniture at a much reduced price in the Family Store |
People can always find some decent gently used furniture for sale in these types of second hand stores.
For instance, this 5 piece blue dining set cost US$ 179.00 only. A very affordable price for a young person furnishing his/ her first home !
The Family Store sell sports equipment such as skis as well!
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| Wall decorations and artwork were on display in the store |
The Family Store will be a good place to buy furnishing for:
- a newcomer to the city, not sure how long or where he/ she would live for the next little while but needs some furniture for now
- someone on a shoestring budget to furnish his/her place
Strolling around the vicinity of the Greyhound Station in Seattle, I was delighted at discovering the Salvation Army Family Store by accident. Without spending a lot of money, we had fun browsing around in the store. I bought a couple of nice items as souvenirs to take back to Canada.
People are happy when they can get a good deal. I am no exception to that!
R.T.
Family Store, Salvation Army
Near the Greyhound Bus Station
Seattle, USA
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