At least once a week Sue comes up with a good shop story and this week it was about a young lady no more than ten years old who came into the shop with her mom. As you might imagine, most kids who come in, mope around half bored waiting for their parents to get done looking at “dumb ol’ stuff” but this girl was different. Which I can fully relate to having spent countless hours of childhood in the fabric store with my mom. This young lady, on the other hand, looked at absolutely everything before spying a vintage Fisher Price airplane over in the corner. Sue could tell it was love at first sight, but unfortunately, mom said no and they left.
The youngster must have been super persistent because about 30 minutes later they were back. Maybe the girl will go into sales some day (lol). Regardless, with mom on board, the plane and its new pilot left happy; telling Sue about all the things she was going to stash inside it.
Kids who love vintage stuff are the best! And when Sue recounted the story it was fun since I was the one who picked the plane to begin with! Then it dawned on me, we also have a Fisher Price dog that Sue should have given her to be the first passenger – but oh, well, missed opportunity… or… maybe not! The very next day, they returned with mom explaining that her daughter could not stop talking about coming back, like a true collector, looking for a needle in the haystack!
Turns out she often goes antiquing with grandma and really enjoys it. And this was the perfect opportunity for Sue to pass the little dog (which I also picked) along to the girl to make the plane more fun! Sue took the time to talk to her about the little people and encourage her to look for them when she’s out antiquing… probably seeding a lifelong quest for Fisher Price people! But, hey, it could be worse, right?! Besides (and not trying to justify – wink wink) BUT as time goes by those little wood people will become scarce.
