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16 November 2008
G’Day
Everyone
I
trust that you have all enjoyed the festive season and that some of you
were fortunate enough to receive an Emu comport or maybe even a Kiwi
master bowl…. you lucky people!!!
Now
that another Christmas and New Year is done and dusted, doesn’t it kind
of make you wonder whether its worth all the worry, stress and confusion,
not to mention the spending…..and did I mention spending???
Without
sounding a bit like a scrooge, I’m certain the real winners in the end
are the retailers. Not that there’s anything completely wrong with that,
as some retailers probably have families too, but it never ceases to
amaze me the exorbitant prices that are asked before Christmas and the
absolutely 'bargain basement' prices after Christmas. Just bear in mind,
they are still turning a profit as well.
I
guess the moral to this is to be savvy about when and where you buy. This
doesn’t just apply to buying carnival glass but just about anything
really. There are some 'golden rules' to be mindful of when buying which
are; never purchase anything on 'raw emotion', never show or reveal to
the seller that you 'must have' the item regardless of the asking price,
only be prepared to pay for what you had set aside as a logical figure to
own it and never pay more than you can afford or for that matter, what
its worth. Ultimately, common sense is the best strategy you can arm
yourself with!
Yet
again, another thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all who attended the
November ’08 meeting. Vicki and Mark were our hosts for this meeting and
did an excellent job of ensuring that everything had a very festive feel
to it. Santa was very impressed indeed!
Our
next club meeting in February is 'Dutch Auction' time, and will be hosted
by John and Lorraine in Blackheath NSW. So please try to remember to
bring something along, wrapped and ready for auctioning. This is a great
fundraiser for our club and it goes a long way towards helping keeping
our costs of membership, the newsletter, insurance etc in check.
The
theme for this meeting is 'Fruit Salad'. It’s an excellent theme in that
just about everyone would have a piece of carnival glass that relates in
some way to this theme. We should see some interesting and impressive
examples bought along to this one and I can hardly wait!
So,
I hope to see ya there!!
And
as Always,
Drive
Safe & Happy Carnival Glass Hunting!
Your
Club President,
Maurice
Geake
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Some of the beautiful carnival glass
on display at our last meeting
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Club members enjoying the convivial
atmosphere at the last meeting
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.....and I'm not even going to think about what
Santa was getting up to!
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