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The Allure Of Antique Shopping

Published on: May 26, 2021

Why do we love antique shopping so much?

There are a lot of reasons to buy antique and vintage items.  Thrift, value, and an appreciation for quality are all good reasons to get down to the antique mall, like Antique Allure.  There are also some other reasons why going treasure hunting is so fun for so many people.  We get to rediscover parts of our past while learning about history in ways that can be quite surprising.

Connection

Antiques and collectibles connect you to every era no matter which year you were born.  Even millennials will find things in antique shops that resonate with their childhoods.  Every thrift store or vintage shop will contain items that remind us of being kid or of that first school dance.  It’s unavoidable in just about any shop you go to.  It’s also really fun to see items that could have been yours, or your parents’ that you had forgotten about long ago.

Discovery

Finding things outside your experience is another wonderful benefit of antiquing.  You never know what you will discover about the world, such as when you find old tools or fashion accessories you never knew existed.  It’s one thing to know that button-up boots existed, it’s another to see the button hook itself to understand how it worked.  In this way going into an antique mall can be a bit of a field trip for grown ups.  It’s never too late to stop learning!

The smell

When you’ve been antique shopping for decades the smell of a flea market or antique store alone brings back memories of hunting for treasure.  It’s a comforting smell for many people who love old things.  The habit of looking for vintage and antique items, which have just about every kind of smell imaginable, gets reinforced every time and it’s not a cycle that any antique lover would be willing to break.  It’s rather like people who love the smell of books frequenting used bookstores.

Valuation

It’s fun to see what items are priced at.  You can get an idea of what something you have might be worth based on the prices in a shop.  While anyone can put any asking price on an object, the in-store prices can help you figure out if something is in demand at the moment.  Even if the prices don’t reflect the costs in all regions, they can still help you evaluate your own collection.

The love of antique shopping never goes away, not even in a pandemic.  There are always going to be people seeking objects from the past, either from their past or history in general.  The fascination will never leave and therefore, antique malls and shops are never going to leave either.

If you are looking for a great place to explore antiques, come visit Antique Allure.  There is something for everyone and you never know what you are going to find!

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