Little Treasures

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:53 pm

I bought a clock from an antique store yesterday. It's a dark wood box with Roman numeral face. The front panel opens and there's a jewelery box inside. Freakin' cool!

Now I can hide all my expensive jewelery inside the clock and, if I get robbed, no one will know.... oh, damn.

um.

forget it.

it's a cool clock though.

and I don't own any expensive jewelery. Honest.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:02 am

koan;1161839 wrote: I bought a clock from an antique store yesterday. It's a dark wood box with Roman numeral face. The front panel opens and there's a jewelery box inside. Freakin' cool!

Now I can hide all my expensive jewelery inside the clock and, if I get robbed, no one will know.... oh, damn.

um.

forget it.

it's a cool clock though.

and I don't own any expensive jewelery. Honest.

I hide my valuables in a fake Campbells soup can. Cream of Asparagus.

The bottom unscrews.

They have lettuce security keepers too. Very covert.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:30 am

koan;1161839 wrote: I bought a clock from an antique store yesterday. It's a dark wood box with Roman numeral face. The front panel opens and there's a jewelery box inside. Freakin' cool!

Now I can hide all my expensive jewelery inside the clock and, if I get robbed, no one will know.... oh, damn.

um.

forget it.

it's a cool clock though.

and I don't own any expensive jewelery. Honest.
Good idea, unless of course they steal the clock. :-2

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:00 am

There was some quotation I came across to the effect of; Everything in your home should either have an immediately apparent use or be something you enjoy looking at.

I've been needing a clock for awhile but didn't take to anything I saw in the stores until now. Glad I waited.

The best way to find little treasures is to go shopping with nothing specific in mind and let discovery guide your hand. My favourite possessions have been things I happened across by chance.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:03 am

I agree with you there Koan. And the thrift stores always have a great "find". Got my daughter a wicker mirror for $10

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:10 pm

koan;1161987 wrote: There was some quotation I came across to the effect of; Everything in your home should either have an immediately apparent use or be something you enjoy looking at.

I've been needing a clock for awhile but didn't take to anything I saw in the stores until now. Glad I waited.

The best way to find little treasures is to go shopping with nothing specific in mind and let discovery guide your hand. My favourite possessions have been things I happened across by chance.

Well, the antique clock fits both of those and it's an investment and even more importantly it's "Freakin' cool", so excellent job!

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:13 pm

G-man;1162083 wrote: Well, the antique clock fits both of those and it's an investment and even more importantly it's "Freakin' cool", so excellent job!

I can hide money behind the mirror:wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:39 pm

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:41 pm

Nomad;1162102 wrote:

What kind of soup is that? Well, I guess it doesn't matter since I like what's in the can BETTER!!!!:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:48 pm

Sounds like a sweet find, Koan.

We were burglarized several years ago at our home. The only thing that was taken at that time was the jewelry box Hubby gave me that Christmas WITH all the jewelry inside. The jewelry had more sentimental value to me than monetary. Never recovered the box or the jewelry. Hubby and I believe to this day that the burglar knew that the jewelry box existed and knew exactly where it was. Word of mouth..because only family members knew about it.

Just a friendly word of warning.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:19 pm

along-for-the-ride;1162157 wrote: Hubby and I believe to this day that the burglar knew that the jewelry box existed and knew exactly where it was. Word of mouth..because only family members knew about it.

Just a friendly word of warning.

Never let your family in my house. Thanks for the warning.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:43 pm

Nomad;1162102 wrote:

oh now I love this idea!

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:22 am

When I first saw this post the only thing I could think of was when my kids were babies and we changed their diapers, there were always little treasures inside:yh_rotfl, meaning poops.:yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:37 am

My father was a pharmacist, and he had to keep any dangerous drugs in a high security safe. My dad was a bit of a lateral thinker so, except for when he knew when the drugs inspector, or the local police sergeant were due to call to inspect his drugs book, and poisons book and stock, he always kept the dangerous drugs hidden on high shelves behind other ordinary prescription drugs, dotted around the dispensary! If any druggies broke in, they would go straight to the safe, and if they managed to break into that they would find a few packets of aspirin ! :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:13 am

qsducks;1162642 wrote: When I first saw this post the only thing I could think of was when my kids were babies and we changed their diapers, there were always little treasures inside:yh_rotfl, meaning poops.:yh_rotfl

We used to call the poop "Little Treasures":yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:41 pm

Nomad;1162172 wrote: Never let your family in my house. Thanks for the warning.

What I meant was that some family members who were in our home, and welcomed, innocently discussed our home layout and items in our home to another person who was "unsavory" and this other person used the information to plan and execute a burglary.

Understand?