topic Re: Missed opportunities in Holiday

Missed opportunities

bikerbabe — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:22:36 GMT

Are there any items you never purchased that still lurk in the back of your mind? I wish ........

I am still reminded of the large antique-look rocking horse Valerie had a season or two ago. It had some glitter on it ( doesn’t everything 🤣). I don’t care for her new version I saw during CIJ.

Oh well. I’ll survive. 😉

Re: Missed opportunities

butterfly123 — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 21:48:57 GMT

@bikerbabe

The Royal Palace stained glass lamps with butterflies.

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AuntG — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 21:50:48 GMT

I could kick myself for not buying a fall wreath at Pier 1 not too long ago. 70% off and I just walked in by.

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Carmie — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:43:55 GMT

No, I can't stay that has happened, but I have boxes of stuff that I have purchased that I wished I hadn't. They are lurking in my basement.

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Mary Bailey — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:48:05 GMT

I had it in my hand (last year or the year before) and set it down....

I purple & orange glittered witch boot from Kirkland's.

I've been searching high & low ever since. Including today. No luck.

Re: Missed opportunities

Marsha2003 — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:56:54 GMT

There was a white pumpkin with gold trim from Temptations two years ago that I wish I had purchased. I stalked as-is and eBay for a while hoping to find one, but had no luck. Otherwise, there were some large Christmas houses by Linda Dano that I wish I'd bought, but I have some from another company that I like almost as well.

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classic — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:27:21 GMT

One thing I think about from time to time; it's a jewelry item I returned to QVC back in the day when gold was lower.. I still vividly remember what it looks like.. It was a beautiful round tube like jade disc pendant with three red coral shaped roses placed in the center of the disc with a 14kt gold bail..

i returned it because I had bought two other pieces in jade & I couldn't decide what I should keep and what to return.. I kept the bracelet & the ring ( dumb me ) and returned the pendant.. You know, when I look at jewelry to this day, I still say, maybe I'll find something similar to that.. It was such a beautiful soft color Jade.. URRR to me!!

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Maltichonmom17 — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:20:23 GMT

I have a couple that come to mind that I mentally kick myself for not buying at the time. The last one was a quirky little decorative pillow that said "Don't leave your dreams on the pillow." that I toyed with buying for my bedroom. If there's anything worse than buyer's remorse, it's non-buyer's remorse. 😬

Re: Missed opportunities

VaBelle35 — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:37:55 GMT

Very recently Lisa Robertson had a tray of votives in blues and greens that really caught my eye and I kept going back to it but never pulled the plug It sold out.

But happy for me I was able to recreate it myself from Hobby Lobby, but it cost a lot more doing it that way.

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homedecor1 — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:53:13 GMT

I saw a beautiful wreath in At Home last week. We don't have in my area ...I didn't feel like carrying it with all the other stuff flying home. And not bringing home jersey tomatos & corn ...

Now I wish I had!

Re: Missed opportunities

crazycockermom — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:46:34 GMT

Yes. There is a swan planter that Valerie offered earlier this year. I so wanted the one in bronze as it reminded me of something similar my mom had but broke. I don’t know why I didn’t buy it, perhaps I was hoping for a free shipping day or something. Maybe it was available at a time when I had other expenses. But now I’m kicking myself for not getting it. It wasn’t expensive.

Re: Missed opportunities

CAcableGirl2 — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 05:26:23 GMT

@Mary Bailey I saw a pair of resin witch boots at Home Goods last week for $19.99. I picked them up and almost put them in my cart, but saw a lot of other things that I wanted to look at and forgot to go back to them. They were all black with black glitter on parts of the boots. Very cute, but I had no where to put or store them.

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DecorDiva — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 12:39:06 GMT

@homedecor1 wrote:
I saw a beautiful wreath in At Home last week. We don't have in my area ...I didn't feel like carrying it with all the other stuff flying home. And not bringing home jersey tomatos & corn ...

Now I wish I had!

@homedecor1- OT, but I left south Jersey in 1988 and I still have never had white corn like I did there!

Re: Missed opportunities

SHOPR — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 18:17:42 GMT

These decorative 3D ceramic fruit plates were selling out, I think, around the time I first took notice of Valerie's collection on QVC. I have regretted not getting to buy at least a couple of them ever since. I will sometimes check ebay, but have not yet seen any reappear. They would be perfect for my old kitchen:

I was able to get this similar one which Valerie brought in a later collection. It is on a kitchen wall and I really like it, but I would've liked the fruit plates much better. Oh well.

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mousiegirl — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 18:39:54 GMT

@SHOPR wrote:
These decorative 3D ceramic fruit plates were selling out, I think, around the time I first took notice of Valerie's collection on QVC. I have regretted not getting to buy at least a couple of them ever since. I will sometimes check ebay, but have not yet seen any reappear. They would be perfect for my old kitchen:

I was able to get this similar one which Valerie brought in a later collection. It is on a kitchen wall and I really like it, but I would've liked the fruit plates much better. Oh well.

@SHOPR I think the reason I didn't buy these is because eons ago, I bought similar on a trip to Canada to see relatives, Aunt and Uncle had a store, so stocked up, don't know where they are now, stashed somewhere.

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SHOPR — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:46:36 GMT

@mousiegirl, If you ever happen across your stashed plates and find them to be very similar to these by Valerie, and if you decide to part with them, give me a shout out, please!

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mousiegirl — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 01:40:03 GMT

@SHOPR wrote:
@mousiegirl, If you ever happen across your stashed plates and find them to be very similar to these by Valerie, and if you decide to part with them, give me a shout out, please!

@SHOPR Actually, they aren't plates, but a smaller item. By the way ebay has this, etc.

Re: Missed opportunities

CAcableGirl2 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 02:22:39 GMT

@Mary Bailey So I'm what seems to be my weekly trek to Home Goods today and the witch boots were still there, and just $16.99. If you are near a Home Goods, and maybe even a TJMaxx or Marshalls, you might be able to find them.

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SHOPR — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 03:43:14 GMT

@mousiegirl, Wow those fruit plates are pretty. I would like the orange plate, maybe. I'm typing and browsing on my phone, so seeing small photos, but I think I saw some sloppy painting on a couple of the orange plates I looked at on ebay. I will look closer tomorrow on my computer. Thank you!

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rockygems123 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 04:27:32 GMT

@SHOPR not that Valerie doesn't have wonderful things now but weren't her pieces special when she started and soon after? I love your plates, they look well made and colors are great.

Remember her candle "cakes" on pedestals? I still think of those. And the ceramic buffet set on a stand with ribbons woven through.