Think Before Posting about Sickness

I recently saw an Etsy seller's instagram photo of a thermometer with a 103+ degree reading. This person had the flu. My immediate thought was "Damn! Even if I wanted to buy a ____ from him, I would wait at least a week." Call me crazy but I don't want somebody with a high grade fever handling the things that I buy. 

I am not an extreme germaphobe. I could not be an extreme germaphobe and spend 5-10 hours weekly in thrift stores! But I do try to avoid contagious people, and that includes vendors of all kinds - foods and crafts. 

Everybody gets sick - it's natural. And I know posting a picture of your thermometer, or tweeting about your head cold, or facebooking your kid's stomach virus is showing the true, real, authentic side of your life, but I entreat you as a seller to think about the message you're sending your customers - order from me, germs guaranteed! 

This is just one person's opinion, and the person is not a microbiologist.

Authentic Vintage Charlotte Hornets Gear - Purple and Teal

The Charlotte NBA team announced yesterday that not only will they go back to the old name - The Charlotte Hornets - but they're going back to the old school colors!

Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson Jersey

Purple and Teal is back!

Charlotte Hornets Sweatshirt

We have lots of the old AUTHENTIC fan gear from the late 80's - early 90's. 

Charlotte Hornets Starter Jacket

 Check it out: vintage Charlotte Hornets tee shirts, golf shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, and license plates from Skippy Haha Vintage on Etsy.

Charlotte Hornets Front License Plate

Buzz!

Behind the T-shirt: Something Else Sweatshirt

A new addition to the What the Flock vintage shirts with funny words series is: SOMETHING ELSE.

The story behind this is that I find myself calling my dog 'something else.'

 He is full of energy and mischief and comedy and often I say, "Pouncey, you are something else."

Pouncey (R) puts moves on Maizey (L) 

Kareem is something else. 

Top 6 Vintage Halloween Costumes

The world does not need another Sexy Black Cat this Halloween. Be different! Be funny! Be comfortable!

1. Be a Rabbit Chow salesperson.  (carry a stuffed animal rabbit and some carrots)

2. Be a Chop Stix Express Delivery Person. (wear an Asian lampshade hat and carry a box of chow mein)

3. Be Michael Jackson from "Beat It"  (no one wants to be defeated)

4. Be a Beauty Pageant Contestant. (wear a big wig and a tiara)

5. Be a Hot Dog salesperson. (carry a bag of buns)

6. Be the Captain and Admiral of the "Breezy" yacht. Easy funny Two Person Halloween Costume:

These costumes are easy, quick, cheap, comfortable, and reusable, and it won't take you 10 minutes to remove them to take a piss.

Happy Halloween!

1986 Pound Purries Cat in Original Box

In the mid 80's, a stuffed animal was created which introduced kids to the idea of "Adopt a Shelter Pet." They were also riffing on the success of the adoption concept behind Cabbage Patch Kids.

The plush toys were called Pound Puppies (dogs) and Pound Pur-r-ries (cats). They were available in two sizes - big and small - and came in a box that looked like a chain link kennel.

Each pet had a PP logo on its butt.

Each pet came with care instructions, and a mail-in offer for a pet ID name tag.

They spawned a TV special, TV series, and a feature film.

Way to go little shelter pets!

Loveable, Huggable 1986 Tonka Gray tiger cat Pound Purry in original box available here.

Great Smoky Mountains - Cherokee Black Bear Waving Hello

the black bear on this t-shirt seems to be waving his paw.

which would be strange except that i know from experience that bears have very flexible wrists.

look at that angle! the bear in the driveway last month looks like he's wearing jester shoes.

it's possible bears wave hello.

Great Smoky Mountains Cherokee Waving Bear T-shirt click Defunkd

Great Smoky Mountains Cherokee Waving Bear T-shirt click Etsy

Wrangler Wrange Coat - made from Yellow Labs?

During the glorious 1970's, Wrangler produced a studly though punny jean jacket called the Wrangler Wrange Coat.

Perfect for ropin' doggies, mending fences, and building campfires.

It's fully lined with soft, machine washable, faux sheepskin acrylic fleece. 

It is thick and warm and looks like sheepskin, but it is not.

It also looks like damp yellow Labradorskin, but it is not.

Click here to check out the faux yellow lab cowboy jacket!

Behind the T-shirt: Tillie the All Time Teller

Florida National Banks' Tillie says, "I'll make your life easier."

Who is Tillie?

She's the ATM.

photo via Wells Fargo

(via Wells Fargo History Blog: Tillie the All Time Teller)

First National Bank of Atlanta  was concerned that the relatively new automated teller machine (ATM) it introduced in 1974 would appear cold and difficult to use.

In those days, customers were accustomed to walking inside a bank and chatting with a pleasant teller. So First National named their ATM “Tillie the All Time Teller,” and put the face of a smiling blonde girl on the front of the machine. “Tillie” looked inviting to customers and suggested that the machine was highly user-friendly.

 Did it work? In a word, yes. Tillie launched one of the most successful ATM systems in the banking industry.

This particular shirt says "GO GATORS" on the back. Yay unnecessary punctuation!

Available here from Etsy.  Here from Defunkd for a few dollars less!

What the Flock...and Stencil

Sometimes I find blank vintage t-shirts and sweatshirts.

Sometimes I iron flock letters onto them.

I just started printing some with vintage stencils.

THAT BITE WAS BIG.

This story behind this shirt begins with a 4 year old girl by a campfire.

She had a s'more.

Her uncle asked for a bite.

She hesitantly agreed.

He took a bite.

She yelled, "THAT BITE WAS BIG!"

(tears)
[end]

Shirt for sale here.

Colors of the Vintage Rainbow

I store items in rainbow order. I sell items in rainbow order. I know the vintage rainbow backwards and forwards. Forget ROY G. BIV, there are at least 17 colors in the vintage rainbow!

 WHITE

BLACK 

GRAY

BROWN

PURPLE

NAVY

 ROYAL

CAROLINA

TEAL

KELLY

LEMON

GOLD

ORANGE

RED

PINK

MAROON

IVORY

(repeat)

Llama Lovers!

Llamas are fun! They're like little party camels.

How about an 80's travel mug (with lid) from the Camp Daniel Boone Llama Treks?

Or maybe a totally rockstar 70's front-tie sweater vest with Llamas all over it?

Vibrant orange and brown stripe hooded sweater with Llamas and POM-POM tie?

Don't forget to brush your Llama's teeth! Taboot taboot.
("Me and my Llama" Sesame Street song)