Dodie's Auction

I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH ABOUT DODIE OR HER SHOP.  SHE AND IT ARE WELL WORTH THE VISIT.

WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO SYLVA IN THE DEAD OF WINTER, DODIE'S SHOP WAS OPEN, WHICH ISN'T TRUE OF MANY OTHER BUSINESSES IN TOWN BECAUSE OF THE COLD WINTER AND THE SEASONAL TOURISM MOSTLY OCCURRING IN SUMMER.  HOWEVER, VERY FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE FROM DODIE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WHAT i REQUIRED IN HOME FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSORIES, ALL AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES:  DISHES, GLASSES, KITCHEN ITEMS SUCH AS MASON JARS AND OTHER CONTAINERS,  FUN ITEMS FOR DECORATION SUCH AS A VINTAGE CREAM CAN FORMERLY USED TO STORE CREAM SKIMMED OFF FRESH MILK, A SMALL, BEAUTIFUL RUG FOR MY BEDROOM WHICH I ACQUIRED FOR $40 AND WHICH PROBABLY SOLD NEW FOR 2 OR 3 HUNDRED DOLLARS, A TABLE LAMP OR TWO, CUSHONS, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS WHICH HELPED TURN MY APARTMENT INTO A HOME.

AS SOON AS I WALKED INTO HER SHOP I KNEW INSTANTLY I COULD TRUST DODIE TO HELP ME FIND WHAT I NEEDED.  I WAS ON A LIMITED BUDGET BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BUY RUN-OF-THE-MILL PLASTIC OR CHEAP, MASS-PRODUCED FURNISHINGS FOR MY NEW HOME.  DODIE HAS LIVED IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOR MANY YEARS AND IS HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE ITEMS SHE AUCTIONS OR SELLS.   SHE KNOWS MOST OF THE PEOPLE SHE BUYS FROM, OR WHOSE ITEMS SHE TAKES ON CONSIGNMENT.  ANOTHER PLUS IS THAT, FOR THOSE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA AND OTHER KINDS OF STORES, RESTAURANTS, OR EVENTS, DODIE HAS ALL THAT INFORMATION AT HER FINGERTIPS. 
 
DODIE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD ABOUT HER MERCHANDISE AND IS ALSO A  KIND, CONSIDERATE PERSON, WHO, WHEN SHE FEELS SHE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE, WILL HELP THOSE LOOKING FOR PARTICULAR PIECES OR STYLES THEY WISH TO INCLUDE IN THIER HOMES.   I VISIT FREQUENTLY AND DODIE IS VERY PATIENT WITH MY EXTENDED BROWSING AND NUMEROUS QUESTIONS.  WHEN I NEED AN USUAL GIFT OR SOMETHING PARTICULAR FOR MY HOME, DODIE'S IS THE FIRST PLACE I GO.  AND DODIE IS SO PLEASANT THAT SOMETIMES I DROP BY JUST TO CHAT.