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  1. Lin
    June 27, 2013 @ 4:24 pm

    Unbelieveable!!! The most beautiful mirror I have ever seen! Love the story and am so happy for you! My husband would croake….I would be in Eden if this was mine!

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  2. Cristina
    June 27, 2013 @ 4:29 pm

    I loved the mirror. It is something so absolutely insane I would do it. I have strpped furniture to the top of a dodge neon and a chevy chevette just to get it home…a lot of it needed refurbished but was so unique my inner voice said just go for it…so I totally understand this woman. It looks great in your home too!

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  3. Heather
    June 27, 2013 @ 4:29 pm

    This reminds me (on a smaller scale) how many times I’ve gone out to pick things up and people not believe they will fit in my car.

    These people obviously have no concept of what a suicide door does for you. My little saturn has hauled a giant chinchilla cage on the roof, bookshelves, big chairs, and enough camping gear for two people for 4 days, including a huge cooler, and a smaller cooler. We had enough food to feed at least 15 people because I apparently have no concept of how much is too much.

    I have even fit two 4 x 8 sheets of plywood in my saturn coupe. It’s like a freaking clown car.

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  4. Lora Wells
    June 27, 2013 @ 4:38 pm

    OMG!!!! I have NEVER laughed so hard in all my life!!!!!

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  5. Allison
    June 27, 2013 @ 5:30 pm

    O.M.G.! I love it….your post….and of course the KINGDOM mirror. Love, love, love.

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  6. Julie
    June 27, 2013 @ 5:41 pm

    Victoria,
    I love your writing style, hysterical! I read this and also clicked on the link about the salvaged Victorian Eastlake Wardrobe. Very entertaining. I especially love how you describe your conversations with your husband; I can just picture the expression on his face.

    Very enjoyable šŸ™‚

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  7. Hannah
    June 27, 2013 @ 6:00 pm

    I LOVE THIS! My husband is no stranger to the, “Roooory, I found this thing on Craigslist…”

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  8. Mike
    June 27, 2013 @ 6:00 pm

    you are hilarious and I laughed the entire time I was reading this. That mirror is Uh-Maaz-Ziiiing!.

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  9. Laura Ivy
    June 27, 2013 @ 7:45 pm

    OMG, are you ME?

    I had to tell my husband your story and show him the mirror because I drive him crazy with my CL pick ups. My mom is the same way. We are addicted, but it’s so worth it!

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  10. LKD
    June 27, 2013 @ 8:46 pm

    Nice mirror, but JFC you’re tedious – and nobody except tabloid rag op-ed hacks writing for 4th grade reading comprehension needs all those. Little. Drama-bait. Sentences.

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    • Kristin
      June 27, 2013 @ 8:55 pm

      Geez, if you haters don’t like her writing style, DON’T READ IT! Move along. There are plenty if us who do appreciate it. Yeah, I’m talkin to YOU LKD.

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  11. Marty Schoenleber, Jr
    June 27, 2013 @ 8:51 pm

    Wow!
    Great, fun post.
    Great, fun find.
    Great, fun husband.
    Thanks for the the joy.

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  12. Val
    June 27, 2013 @ 9:21 pm

    Awesome! Your hilarious! Could not stop laughing. Beautiful mirror too. You should meet my partner, he’s your exact match… lol.

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  13. Ed Rhubart
    June 27, 2013 @ 9:44 pm

    I know you! We were separated at birth. Which means I’m next in line for that Kingdom mirror. Congrats. I’m absolutely green. But, I’ll be visiting!

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    • Ed Rhubart
      June 27, 2013 @ 9:51 pm

      Forgot to mention, Alan and I have a category called “Gifts from the Street.” People in NYC throw out the damned things; among other things I’ve dragged home is a SIGNED Stickley chair.

      More than once I’ve “pogo-ing” my way past a dumpster. Once, when a friend asked me what I was doing, I replied, “Shopping!” Duh, huh?

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  14. Claudine
    June 27, 2013 @ 10:44 pm

    This is hilarious!!! A friend shared on FB! I read the whole thing out loud to my husband, LOL!
    I love how we, treasure hunters, think alike!!!!
    I’m so excited you got it!!! I love your kingdom mirror!
    Cheers,
    Claudine

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  15. Carol in E TN
    June 27, 2013 @ 10:51 pm

    You did good girl! Did you pay the $280.00 or did he take less?

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  16. phyllis
    June 27, 2013 @ 11:04 pm

    He was right, that IS a kingdom! And YOU are the queen!!!
    This story makes me warm and fuzzy, which is great šŸ™‚
    I’m very happy to have discovered your blog, too!

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  17. Heather
    June 27, 2013 @ 11:13 pm

    That was Blogess level hilarious and I had to explain to my husband why I was snort-laughing. šŸ™‚ Ridiculously awesome find!

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  18. Annie~SavorThisMoment
    June 27, 2013 @ 11:13 pm

    I.am.in.awe.
    Your power is amazing!!!
    And I’m guessing 8.5 feet tall.
    Congratulations on your new kingdom!

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  19. Nan
    June 27, 2013 @ 11:31 pm

    I love your warped sense of humor and your skills. Getting your husband to move that out of an ally, into a truck and then into your house is awesome. Not to mention that you already had one similar to the one you purchased. You need to teach classes for the rest of us. You go girl! By the way….I have an antique mirror I’ve tried to sell on Craigslist before……..seriously…….no joke! Where were you then?

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  20. Nicole
    June 27, 2013 @ 11:32 pm

    OMG! Love it! I laughed so hard and can so relate!

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