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Old 08-01-2013, 04:04 PM
 
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thanks for the list
I am looking for a table that I can put a zinc top on for small breakfast area
I don't want to buy new, especially since zinc topped tables are mega$$
don't know if I will get around this time or not
still dealing with the paver projects

does anyone think there is big difference in what is for sale in second hand/thrift/consignment stores based on whether it is in/out of season...
Seems like last year right around May there was a ton of nice looking stuff on Craigslist for reasonable $
this year really disappointed in what is out there--
and not a thrift store shopper normally --
got a bedroom suite for guest room last year in July that was just what we were looking for (vintage, low queen headboard, faux bamboo) at store in Venice--but that was luck more than strategy or smart shopping...

Where do you find zinc to top furniture?
Hubby and I have a very old claw foot dinning table that needs a new top treatment. Had been vacillating between copper and granite. Zinc just became another option. I am thinking it would be much lower maintenance than copper. What kind of care taking does it need?

Here is the link to google images for zinc table tops. Real eye candy.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...90.45Bv22WnbT4
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Old 11-27-2014, 09:48 AM
 
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Default Beware goodwill!!!

I had been a lifelong Goodwill shopper until recently when I was told some very negative things about this organization, so I did some research on-line. Turns out that through a loophole in the law, they are able to pay many of their employees less (sometimes MUCH LESS) than minimum wage, while many of their executives rake in the big bucks. Check it out.
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Old 11-27-2014, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Sarasota, FL
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I had been a lifelong Goodwill shopper until recently when I was told some very negative things about this organization, so I did some research on-line. Turns out that through a loophole in the law, they are able to pay many of their employees less (sometimes MUCH LESS) than minimum wage, while many of their executives rake in the big bucks. Check it out.
You mean the kid that foams at the mouth when you are greeted at the door? Big deal.
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