I was dragged willingly went on the rounds of the 2nd hand/op/thrift shops with my wife & our Scottish friend Pat yesterday.
Pat who has been a close friend of ours for many years is my adopted Mum, my real Mum is still alive, but Mummy Pat thinks I’m awesome. What I expected to be a day of drudgery fun really turned up a couple of great photo opportunities.
First I found an ultra incredible Teddy Hat/Beanie.
Michelle being a party pooper won’t cooperate in humouring me in embarrassing photo shoots. I didn’t even bother asking as we’ve been through it all before without success. However, Pat was only too willing to help out as my photographic assistant.
Doh!!! I forgot that I still had my sunglasses on & Pat didn’t tell me that I didn’t have Teddy’s face sitting up straight…
Next, I saw this item of amazingness in the kiddies stuffed toys bin.
Yes, it was none other than Captain Underpants. I was so excited I could hardly talk!!! I will never think of Op Shopping as a burdensome pointless exercise ever again.
I just love the thrift shops! I am happy you found such cool items. You need to be a “regular” now, and go often. I love your new hat! It looks very handsome on you!
I didn’t buy the hat. Out of compassion for the poor I left it there for some underprivileged needy person…..
I have my Captain Underpants sitting on my bookshelf.
Wow that’s awesome. I’m impressed!!!
Gross Bearman, get your wife to wash them
Teddy Hat is adorable. My girls like it a lot. Also, the bearded look suits you. The look goes well with the new scooter.
I left it at the shop, I thought if I wore it in public I may get bashed by a gang of Harley Riders
Did you buy Capt. Underpants?? Please tell me you did! He would make a fine companion for Flat Tony. Dixie might want him though for her sharp little teeth.
I couldn’t leave him there to be all lonely….
Tony you have possibly inspired a new breed of Secondhand hunters with your truly awesome post. I hope this becomes a regular feature !
Yes there may be hordes of weirdos searching the op shops for cool hats now
Please tell me you bought them! haha soooo cute!
Only the Captain, Teddy Hat was left unpurchased
SEEING YOU NEAR FULL FRO THE FIRST TIME. WE VISIT THESE SHOPS REGULARLY. SOMETIMES YOU GET VERY GOOD THINGS.
They do have bargains at times Lviss but here in Australia they are getting more expensive. Considering all the items are donated free to charity their prices have become quite high. They are supposed to be there to help the needy.
The hat is cool..!
Cool??? Are you totally nuts, I wouldn’t be seen dead outside of the op shop in it. I even hid in the book room to get the photo so no-one else would see me wearing it….
I have a different definition of looking ‘cool’ you see..
Actually my logic has failed, I hid in the book room to get the photo so no-one else would see me wearing it…
However, through the power of WordPress & my indiscretion in posting it the whole world can see me wearing it. I may as well just have bought it & wear it everywhere…
That bear hat rocks!
We have “sabretooth*” hats here and if my darn head wasn’t so big…
*He’s the mascot for the Buffalo Sabres Hockey Club and the kids just love him… nothing like a giant carnivore to get fans rowdy.
It may Rock but I still don’t think I would wear it in public
“I’m a happy bear, and I ought to be, ‘cuz I sit inside the store and wait to wear Tony …”
Now you just have to put it to music Dennis. I am predicting a top ten hit
The bikers wouldn’t touch you, Tony. With that beard, those shades, and those tattoos, wearing that touque would scream “Wanna make something of it?” like nothing else could.
I don’t think I would like to put them to the test…
Tony-
Set the one of you in the bear hat as a profile picture for FACEBOOK; you may get a few smiles!!!!
“Born to be Wild Tony. yey yey!”
*Rocking my head back and forth while flashing the /m/ (Rock on figure puppet).*
ahahahahahaahaha!
Born to be wild with a teddy beanie on my head. I don’t think that’s really very wild Jonno…
Born to be mild maybe…
The hat goes so well with the tats. i bet if you went into a biker bar dressed like that, you wouldn’t have to buy drinks for yourself all nightall night.
Yep, they’d either say “That bloke’s got real guts coming in here with that hat on, he deserves free beer all night”.
Or….
They’d say “Look at that stupid dork in the teddy hat, let’s kill him!!!”
You aren’t allowed to have beer in hospital….
We are all Captain Underpants in our … underpants.
… someone called me Captain Brief once, but that wasn’t a compliment. hee hee!
I wonder if there’s a Captain Thong???
You should have bought the beanie too!!!
I bought Captain Underpants for only 50 cents & Pat reckoned I paid too much. She said I only should have paid 10 cents but I reckon Captain Underpants was worth 10 times that amount, or maybe 6 times depending on how long it is till payday.
Your Mum sure drives a hard bargain. She’s the Op Shop Haggling Queen…