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There are also three or four consignment shops on 441 just North of TV.

My wife, the bargain hunter, says that the consignment shops, thrift stores and flea markets around TV are priced too high. With the large influx of well heeled retirees looking to furnish their new houses the law of Supply and Demand comes into play.

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HB & Mouse,

Ayers consignment shop has some very nice buys also. This is one of the shops that Chuck mentioned just north of TV on 441.

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Chuck....I agree with the wife!!!! Too high priced! Might as well buy brand new at Southern Lifestyles and have it delivered!! God Bless the wife...when can I meet her?

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Thank you everyone for in the information concerning the places to check out for bargains and ect. Going to Cripers during our stay in Oct. We will enjoy meeting anyone attending.

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We are coming in for a ten days starting 10-09 and then for two months starting in early January. Will do the Crispers lunch in Oct if it fits in with our week in TV. Hope to sell our house in Norcal next summer and do six months or so in TV annually for a while.

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Up north HB and I were named 'king and queen of yard sales.' Not only do we go out every weekend there AND here, we also either participate in community sales or hold our own yard sales for the purpose of fundraising, our own usually for the Revlon Walk/Run for Cancer (in memory of a close childhood friend). My TOTV pic comes from a community event that's a fundraiser for the public library and the volunteer fire department and rescue squad (though not a yard sale per se).

I agree that the consignment shops are good to look at to get ideas; there's another one in Ocala in the same strip mall as Staples; but it's true that their prices are too high. We did a good bit of our furnishing by shopping on www.orlando.craigslist.org and www.ocala.craigslist.org. Not only did we find fabulous furnishings and accessories at awesome prices (MUCH better than at the consignment shops), craigslist now has a 'garage sale' category to find those advertised that are not in the local papers. A great resource!