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American Science & Surplus

17 years ago

I was at it again today. Bob and I went to look at some houses for sale. Both were disappointments - they both needed work done on the foundations so there would be no way we could get financing even though there isn't an immediate threat of it collapsing. Any way, to cheer myself up, we stopped at a fun local store called American Science & Surplus. Lots of weird and wonderful stuff. Here is a sampling of the things in the store. I will post pictures later of what I ended up buying.

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Here are some pretty bottles in green and brown that were a buck a piece with another 20% off for MARCH MADNESS. lol

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Here are two smaller cobalt blue bottles they were selling for 75 and 65 cents with another 20% off. I got 8 of the bottles on the left to make a mini bottle tree.

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Just to give a sense of their quirky sense of humor at this store, here is one of the displays - a zebra cow.

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These were frog covers for peep holes. I wanted one so bad but I don't have a peep hole on my door so I passed it up. Now I'm trying to remember if the frog's mouth was big enough to fit around the hole in a birdhouse. Hmmmmm...I might end up going back there tomorrow!

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This skeletan was about 3 feet tall. Not sure he would be good in the junk garden but he'd be perfect at Halloween.

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This is a Tyrannosaurus Rex model made of wood that was probably 8 feet high.

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This is a wood model of a Velociraptor that was probably 4 feet tall.

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This is one of my favorites, it is a buffalo head made of old tire treads.

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Comments (10)

  • 17 years ago

    Luna,

    I wish you the best on finding a house. It is a hard job. Hubs and I love to look at an antique homes real estate sale website (it is oldhouses.com). We will look and dream for hours. We downsized not realizing that we would ever need more space. A house with a garage apartment/guest house would help with aging inlaws. Unfortunately the choices are few in our price range.

    Now that is a FUN shopping trip!!!!! What 'different' merchandise and decor.

    Loved your idea about the frog bird house if the hole is big enough. If it is not big enough it will become a frog bee house. lol

    susie

  • 17 years ago

    Good luck house hunting. You will know when the right one comes along. Neat stuff at this store. Saw some bottles that are interesting.

    Kathy

  • 17 years ago

    What a great place to spend an afternoon in! Lots of "stuff". I wish you and Bob the best in finding a house!!

  • 17 years ago

    Wow...talk of blue bottles...your mini-tree will be great! Loved the frog peeper also...hope it works for a bdhse! Good house huntin'! Jeanne S.

  • 17 years ago

    Oh what a cool place to get lost in for a while!

    Wouldn't the skeleton look funny laying on the ground with some daisies growing out of his ribs?! LOL that would qualify it as GJ lol.

    The bottles were a very good buy, especially the blue ones!

    When I saw the peep holes, I could see it on a birdhouse. It sure would dress up the right birdhouse.

    Best of luck on the house hunt, be patient and wait until you find the right one, it'll be worth it. We lived in an apartment for 3 years before we bought this house, I missed having my own dirt so much. Just keep hunting and you'll find the one for you, with a place for you to get really creative & have lots of good garden junk! Loved all the pics ~tenderlee

  • 17 years ago

    Love the green and brown bottles...Wow what a place...I thought birdhoses to when I saw the frog things...

  • 17 years ago

    My son-in-law buys from them on-line all the time.
    Never did know anyone that had been in their store
    before tho'. I got some blue bottles a couple of
    years ago when he was making an order. They have
    lots of stuff!!!!!!

  • 17 years ago

    Coool stuff!! Looks like a great store to rummage through. I especially like that tire buffalo head. Don't know what I'd do with it, but it's neat!

    About house hunting.... ya wanna hear a story? Before I moved here I was going back and forth a lot for several reasons, one being I needed to sell my house. DH was renting a place and we were thinking we'd look for something once I was here permanently. I had called my GF and she was asking if Australia was feeling like 'home' yet (I had been here several weeks) I couldn't believe she asked this because the few days before I called her I was wondering how Australia would ever feel like home. Actually, my 'homesickness' was what drove me to call her. So after a good talk, I decided to talk to the Man Upstairs and told Him that I wouldn't feel comfortable in Australia until I had a 'home'. Then I said, "It's in Your hands now" and left it at that. About 40 minutes later, DH comes in and says he thinks he has a real home for us. The owner said we could rent until my house in NY was sold and then we could settle. We went to look at it and it was perfect. Sweet little two bedroom, close to the town center, practically brand, spankin' new.

    The best advice is go to the Lord; He knows what you need and He'll provide. But leave it in His hands. Let Him take care of you. Of course, keep the search up, but let Him be the guide.

    Good luck and here's praying you find the perfect home soon!!
    Cait

  • 17 years ago

    Good luck with your house hunt, Luna. And thank you for the pics and the lead about this store! I want to go if I'm ever nearby.
    kathy

  • 17 years ago

    That looks like a store that my son would love to go in...it looks like a lot of fun.

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