Wollongong Op Shopping Haul

Hi Y'all!
No, don't have a heart attack , I am posting again! 3rd day in a row! Amazing!! (One day I'll post a whole swathe of Project 365 collages and you'll have to sit through a month of my happenings! Busy busy! Lucky for you that's not today).
I've been on lots of Op Shopping Adventures lately, so it's time to show you some of the Treasures we've found! And I can say "we" cos Willy and Jaimeson have been helping me seek out treasures unknown, we've made it a family affair, and it's been so much fun!
Last week we went on a trip to Wollongong, to call in on Mum and Dad and brighten Mum's spirits, cos she hasn't been well, and also cos it gave us the opportunity to go on a little Op Shopping Safari!
So here is the overall haul:

Not too bad! Though we did visit 7 Op Shops, so we should have done well! LOL!
There is a bit of everything= Pyrex, orange Kelco (cups, saucers and plates for 4 people- $8), vintage linens, the start of Will's new "collection" and some toys for Jai (little people helicopter for $1, LP plane $2.50 and LP Garbage truck (his fave) for $2!). We all got something good!
 Will has been trying to think of something to collect for ages. I pointed out that if he has to "decide" on something to collect, then his heart isn't in it. Why doesn't he wait til he sees something he really likes, and then say "I'm going to collect.... {insert random objects found at Op Shops}"?

Well, after dabbling in paintings (there is only so much wall space) and joking about collecting vintage pencils (honestly!), he came to me at Dapto Vinnies and said "I'm going to collect novelty teapots" ....... {crickets chirping in background}. .................then I reminded him he was a man...............And yet, he prevailed! He wants to collect novelty teapots. Oh. My. Gosh. I'm married to an 80 year old woman. {giggles!} And they are surprisingly hard to find after this inital $4 teapot! I said "Where will you keep them?" He: "well, once I get my collection together, say 3 teapots...." LOL! 3 teapots constitutes a collection in Will's mind? I must have a warehouse of Pyrex then!
So here are some of my finds:

Aren't these starburst dessert glasses just gorgeous?! I love them! $4 for the set at Unanderra Salvos.

 

And remember how I recently found a whole set of the Butterfly Gold Mixing bowls and 2 Butterfly gold casserole dishes? Well now I have a setting for 2 people to match too! HOw cool is that! I did have to fork out about $10 for the 8 pieces, but that's ok.

And then, the icing on the cake was finding my MOST FAVOURITE COLOUR AND PATTERN OF PYREX EVER! The Blue Flame! I have a Blue Flame mug, but all my other "Flame" pattern Agee are in reds or oranges. I was stoked to find this at Wollongong City Salvos for $6! Six dollars! What a bargain. And I had a spare lid to fit it too, so I was muchos happios {doing a Mexican Hat Dance}. I also got this sweet heart print glass jug (not pyrex, but a knock-off) for $5 and the orange swirl casserole (also not pyrex, but I loved the pattern) with lid for $8 at the same Salvos. Actually, the Wollongong City Salvos was our last stop, and the best one of the day! Maybe we should have saved ourselves some time and gone there first, then we wouldn't have needed to go to the others too! LOL! The plain turquoise divided dish was $4 at Dapto Vinnies.

Here is my quick breakdown of the Southern Op Shops:
 1. Wollongong City Salvos- massive Warehouse store, go there.
2. Wollongong Vinnies- smallish store, some good homewares and linens.
3. Unanderra Salvos- big store, lots of homewares. The Pyrex owners in this area like to put them in the dishwasher, very sad.
4. Dapto Vinnies- big store and might get lucky to find a gem.
5. Dapto Uniting Church Op Shop- tiny, few homewares. Lots of linens and lovely old ladies though!
6. Brownsville Anglican Church Op Shops- awesome retro homewares collection, could find a gem here!
7. Dapto Salvos- massive store, empty of homewares, don't bother.

I hope you enjoyed our Adventure!
:) C