Antique Shop Owner Gifts

"So what's new..?"

Antique shop owner looks at old chalice, saying: 'Well, it MIGHT be worth something if it had the original myrrh inside.'

"Freudian, Jungian, Adlerian – none of it compares to retail therapy."

Southwark Fair.

Woman blowing dust off book 'Desert Romance'

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

"This is a clever little shop. It makes you think it would be fun to own a lamp."

'They look more up to date than the ones in your tool-box.'

Trilby - 'Je prong!'

Rodin's Browser

You had me at vintage.

'They've certainly got designs on your purse!'

'Meet the author with her collaborators'

Antiques

Sale.

The First Printed Bible

"If there's any one lesson we've learned from the eighties, it's how to shop!"

"Of course, lots of women are just going bare-headed."

'Have you got the book 'After the end of the world'?'

'I'd like to match this credenza.'

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

'I'll take it!'

'This is a letter opener, from the days before faxes and email. I just sold it online after I listed it as a vintage communication device.'

"I feel there's a whole culture around mules."

Bob thinks his new neighbor may be bad for business.

Estate Sale! All the stuff my kids said they don't want to inherit.

"Attention, everyone! I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family."

Stone Age women were less happy than men at the arrival of the iron age: Look what I've invented just for you darling.

Dinner at the Jolly Sandboys (opening to Ch 19)

'We always like to give more bling for the buck.'

Ye Old Cafe: No Coffee Today - Sore Arm!

'Have you any idea just how little this is worth?'

'I think there's been some mistake...'

'Who are you kidding? This is a wind-up isn't it!'

Honesty in retail