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Best Thrift Shop Find

GeorgeS
GeorgeS Posts: 955
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I found an amazing deal through a friend while camping a couple weekends ago. My wife and I have a common friend from high school who we are still very good friends with. We camp together with our families a couple times a year and the ladies decided to go thrift shopping while out in the country. My wife decided to stay behind and shortly after the other ladies left I got a text message from our friend asking if I was interested in this Egg. I sad to her "hell yes, does it have any cracks" she says to me " just some crazing". That egg came back to the camp site. Her husband is a chef but he never cooks on a small scale so she knew he wouldn't want it. Its a very nice Mini, needs a few parts but Dizzy Pig has me fixed up and has ordered a new Daisy Wheel and band set. Id say it wasn't a bad deal for $40.
Bristow Virginia XL&Mini One of the best feelings in life is watching other people enjoy the food I cooked!
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  • Woodchunk
    Woodchunk Posts: 911
    Nice
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,174
    What a steal!  Congrats on finding the proverbial diamond in the rough.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Home run score...
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Gooooooaaaaaalllll!
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    Score! It sounds like you owe your friends some good BGE grub
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • GeorgeS
    GeorgeS Posts: 955
    WeberWho said:
    Score! It sounds like you owe your friends some good BGE grub
    I always cook the night before we go. We usually do a butt and some ribs. Its amazing how many ways you can eat a smoked pork butt (I had to reword that sentence three time!). They are always happy with my cooks. 
    Bristow Virginia XL&Mini One of the best feelings in life is watching other people enjoy the food I cooked!
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Nice find.  Congrats on the addition to the family

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    analyze adapt overcome

    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
    You suck 

    2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe

    Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    GeorgeS said:
    I found an amazing deal through a friend while camping a couple weekends ago. My wife and I have a common friend from high school who we are still very good friends with. We camp together with our families a couple times a year and the ladies decided to go thrift shopping while out in the country. My wife decided to stay behind and shortly after the other ladies left I got a text message from our friend asking if I was interested in this Egg. I sad to her "hell yes, does it have any cracks" she says to me " just some crazing". That egg came back to the camp site. Her husband is a chef but he never cooks on a small scale so she knew he wouldn't want it. Its a very nice Mini, needs a few parts but Dizzy Pig has me fixed up and has ordered a new Daisy Wheel and band set. Id say it wasn't a bad deal for $40.
    I will give you $50 and come pick it up.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    I hope you didn't have to pay full price. 
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,673
    I thought you over paid at $4,000.  Then I looked closer.  $40 is a great deal!  Nice score.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    northGAcock said:
    GeorgeS said:
    I found an amazing deal through a friend while camping a couple weekends ago. My wife and I have a common friend from high school who we are still very good friends with. We camp together with our families a couple times a year and the ladies decided to go thrift shopping while out in the country. My wife decided to stay behind and shortly after the other ladies left I got a text message from our friend asking if I was interested in this Egg. I sad to her "hell yes, does it have any cracks" she says to me " just some crazing". That egg came back to the camp site. Her husband is a chef but he never cooks on a small scale so she knew he wouldn't want it. Its a very nice Mini, needs a few parts but Dizzy Pig has me fixed up and has ordered a new Daisy Wheel and band set. Id say it wasn't a bad deal for $40.
    I will give you $50 and come pick it up.
    I'd give you $75 and let @northGAcock pick it up and meet me midway.   

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    analyze adapt overcome

    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Mattman3969 said:
    northGAcock said:
    GeorgeS said:
    I found an amazing deal through a friend while camping a couple weekends ago. My wife and I have a common friend from high school who we are still very good friends with. We camp together with our families a couple times a year and the ladies decided to go thrift shopping while out in the country. My wife decided to stay behind and shortly after the other ladies left I got a text message from our friend asking if I was interested in this Egg. I sad to her "hell yes, does it have any cracks" she says to me " just some crazing". That egg came back to the camp site. Her husband is a chef but he never cooks on a small scale so she knew he wouldn't want it. Its a very nice Mini, needs a few parts but Dizzy Pig has me fixed up and has ordered a new Daisy Wheel and band set. Id say it wasn't a bad deal for $40.
    I will give you $50 and come pick it up.
    I'd give you $75 and let @northGAcock pick it up and meet me midway.   
    Road trip!
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Stolen.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Teefus
    Teefus Posts: 1,259
    That's a great deal, and a great story.
    Michiana, South of the border.
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  • DieselkW
    DieselkW Posts: 915
    I thought getting a big ol' Griswold for $10 was a good find.... 

    Indianapolis, IN

    BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe. 

    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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  • GeorgeS
    GeorgeS Posts: 955
    Thanks guys! Some of you all are extremely funny! It’s been a while since I’ve been active in the community. I forgot how awesome you guys are! 

    @Teefus I don’t think so. It was found in a thrift shop out in the country. The town had a whopping 100 people or so in it. A bunch of houses out there still have out houses. It’s a very repressed area and I bet most people took one look and said why the hell would I want a 12” grill and had no idea what it was. The way the tape was stuck to it, it had been there a minute. 
    Bristow Virginia XL&Mini One of the best feelings in life is watching other people enjoy the food I cooked!
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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,137
    Awesome find! Congrats!
    XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, M&M BBQ Texas Smoke King, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal

    Bay Area, CA
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    10% of a new one. Score!!!!
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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