The "Dishes" and "Pots and Pans" sections of the Mile Nine Dump Free Store.
The Free Store now has... well, I guess you would call them departments. Some artistic soul hand painted signs for the various sections of the two structures. They seem to have very little to do with what is actually on the shelves but the intention is there. Baby steps, people, baby steps.
I didn't find anything for us this time but I did notice a few gems.
I'm told that free stores are common in the west. Before coming to Whitehorse, my virgin Ontario ears had never heard of such a thing. A store... that's free? But the tales are true. Our little Free Store in the Hamlet of Mount Lorne is fairly small but the odd treasure can be found.
Are you curious what we found today? Come join me on a tour and find out...
This is where the magic happens.
Every week we come and drop off our garbage and recycling and every week I take a peek at the free store. I spent weeks looking for a sofa with no luck. This time I was hoping for a coffee table or a television stand.
Across from the recycling is the Free Store where you never know what you will find.
This is like a library without the overdue fines and the paperwork.
You'll find lots of randomness in the Re-Use area. It's fantastic.
This is where I found my wine glasses and soy sauce dispenser from last week.
Alas, if only I had the room.
There are lots of kids clothes here. With Oscar growing like a weed, it's a great place for all his clothes that are too small. This section also has a selection of hockey equipment, kids snow suits and winter boots, among other things.
This one I don't quite understand. Either they are broken vacuums or Yukoners believe that a light dusting of snow and a few months frozen solid help improve the functionality of the average vacuum.
It was a train table and the sign said "Complete Train/Toy Table - no train though"
We sadly had to give up Oscar's lovely train table, made by Grandad, painted by Mummy, when we left because of lack of space.
Now, not only do we have a coffee table, but Oscar can play with his train set without having to bend over or crouch.
Why is it that kids get so much more delight from a train table than just playing trains on the floor? It's one of those mysteries of life. I'm just glad to see him happy.
I mean, look at this kid, isn't he adorable?
Soy sauce bottle from the Free Store at the MIle 9 Dump in Whitehorse.
Whitehorse may not have a re-store, but it does have a free store. Locals take their unwanted items to dump and leave it at the free store for someone else to take in to their home. They say one man's junk is another man's treasure. Lord knows we got rid of enough "junk" before we left. We only brought the bare minimum so it's fun to "shop" for little extras. I did see a cute sofa but unfortunately it was covered in a mound of snow, so we passed. This week I got a soy sauce bottle, some wine glasses and a planter and Rich got a Yukon golf shirt. What can I say, we're living the dream.
