tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60005859825831106262024-02-08T01:00:40.472-05:00Ugly Crap We Found at Marden'sSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-2332214981130767962017-03-16T21:22:00.000-04:002017-03-16T21:22:13.929-04:00When wandering the aisles of Mardens looking for items for this blog (or any other time, really) I'm often confronted with the same question. Whether it is in ladies clothing, shoes, toys... and especially in the questionable foods section, the question remains the same - "But - WHY?!".
I'm all about this toy - looks like a blast...but can we have a conversation about that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632578714473901332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-38414720365939946172017-03-01T14:36:00.000-05:002017-03-01T14:36:29.650-05:00Your Metallic Shoe Headquarters
Hey everyone! Erin-Margaret here - Sarah and I once shared an apartment at UMaine, who knew we also shared a love for Maine's eclectic superstore?! This morning I needed some thread and some fabric for a quilt I am working on, and Marden's is the BEST place for quilting supplies - so off I went. I found several gems today - here are a few:
Need a little more luster in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632578714473901332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-8633597879019380472011-11-13T17:11:00.008-05:002011-11-13T18:22:47.083-05:00Adventures with Marden's Off-Brand CandyIt's two weeks after Halloween, but whatever. At Marden's, it might as well be Halloween every day.The food aisle at Marden's is, well...let's call it "eclectic." Sometimes it has things a normal person would actually consider eating; most of the time it's filled with stacks upon stacks of canned Cream of Mushroom soup and every flavor Slim Jim one could imagine. But the candy aisle is almost Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-64795533122945310782011-09-11T21:09:00.003-04:002011-09-11T21:15:01.315-04:00Prince called, and he would like to remind you that Purple Rain happened in 1984.So, really no need to shell out the $85 for these unless you have your own personal DeLorean.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-20089259509347478552011-09-11T21:01:00.003-04:002011-09-11T21:02:58.261-04:00We have no idea what this is...So of course, we tried to smoke it.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-34757443329810789432011-09-11T20:49:00.002-04:002011-09-11T20:55:52.644-04:00It's starting to turn from shorts and skirts weather to pants weather. (Which, if you know me well, you know this is depressing not because I hate the cold, but because I hate pants.)These shorts, though? Would keep both me and Jillian warm on a cold winter's night, because they're essentially made to fit Paul freakin' Bunyan. And suddenly I have a craving for flapjacks.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-30529223541677541322011-08-07T13:21:00.007-04:002011-08-07T14:51:11.863-04:00In real lifeI knew that this would happen at some point. Remember this one from June?So I walk into work last week, and one of my coworkers is wearing it. I am so not lying. I didn't even make it over to my own desk before I just about hit the floor with laughter. He says he bought it for $4 in Lincoln. I've blacked out his face because, despite having a strange fashion sense, he's an incredibly nice Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-25584884910791377832011-08-01T22:43:00.003-04:002011-08-01T23:06:31.595-04:00Fake Captain of a Fake ShipThis reminds me of when I was four or five, and my neighbor at camp used to let me and my brother wear a captain's hat and "drive" his boat on the lake. As an adult, the only instances in which one could wear this jacket would be either ironically or if he/she were trapped in Mr. Rogers Land of Make-Believe. First of all, the insignia reads, "VIP Person." That's as redundant as using your "PINSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-89856387449920247172011-07-27T21:14:00.003-04:002011-07-27T21:20:41.170-04:00This post is rawrsomeI am not at all ashamed to admit that I am currently scouring the interwebs for an exact copy of this t-shirt in my size. (I shudder to think what my adult-sized chestal region would do to this juniors-sized garment). I've found some fair copies, but they've all lacked the essential element of the glitter. To go all Paleolithic: SHIRT RAWRSOME. MUST. HAVE. SHIRT.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-87460231473859149392011-07-04T19:42:00.001-04:002011-07-04T19:46:35.678-04:00Believe you me...when I spotted this the other day, I did not expect that a book titled "All Men" would contain scrapbook pages. But that's just my mind lately. Sigh.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-33292884374307481732011-06-30T23:30:00.001-04:002011-06-30T23:37:07.748-04:00I guess Marden's probably considers this "Americana." It took me a while to identify them as chickens. Evil, Yankees-pinstripe-wearing, triangular chickens that stretch even the broad definition of "lawn decoration."Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-91124011800486133042011-06-23T23:46:00.003-04:002011-06-24T00:11:22.744-04:00The lovely Allison here is holding up a dress that's two parts unspecified female superhero and one part The Flintstones. Because why not slap some leopard-print cap sleeves on an otherwise unobjectionable dress? But that's not the point. Allison has a blog of her own on cooking, and it's cute and funny, and you should read it. It's called A Cup of Peanut Butter is A Lot, and you can find it Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-36161138043912064122011-06-17T20:23:00.000-04:002011-06-17T20:23:00.208-04:00In the bars in Boston, I used to play an improvised game with my girlfriends called Douchebag Bingo. Basically whoever spotted everything on a list of d-bag-related items (backwards hat, sunglasses indoors, wedding ring tan, shirt opened to the third button or more, neck tattoo, Ed Hardy t-shirt, Yankees paraphernalia, etc.) called BINGO and drank free for the rest of the night.This shirt is a Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-55016791867309259272011-06-16T20:36:00.001-04:002011-06-16T20:36:00.912-04:00 For when you want your torso to resemble a bad painting by an art student who was suddenly struck with inspiration by Picasso in his surrealist period. Although you could probably just hire said art student to throw paint at your torso.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-57306223195812260852011-06-15T20:22:00.000-04:002011-06-15T20:22:00.610-04:00Mom Pants Extravaganza!It appears that a slacker employee with a penchant for crafting went nuts, because I last saw these patterns in the Marden's discount fabric aisle.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-50266039476365733012011-06-14T20:04:00.000-04:002011-06-14T20:04:00.553-04:00Another trend for summer, ever so slightly more bearable than the strapless rompers: satin scarves repurposed as casual wear.I have this satin bathrobe that my ex bought me in Chinatown in Toronto years ago that reminds me of the shirt at the top. But you know what, I've never ventured out of the house with it. Though I inadvertently walked halfway to work in my fuzzy slippers one morning when Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-16225417251561122712011-06-13T20:00:00.000-04:002011-06-13T20:00:02.526-04:00Meredith suggested that these fabulous muppety shoes could be the makings of a Sexy Elmo Halloween costume.And much as I despise the whole "sexy character from a children's show" oeuvre (see also: sexy Rainbow Brite), I'm kinda all over the Sexy Elmo concept. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-71145843321235089932011-06-12T16:30:00.000-04:002011-06-12T16:30:00.987-04:00Whaaaa......?.......Ohhhhhhhhh. No, I still don't get it.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-44937993598272754232011-06-11T12:25:00.000-04:002011-06-11T12:25:38.336-04:00A lot of high school commencements are happening this weekend. Congratulations, graduates!It's what you've always wanted as you head out into the world a newly anointed graduate: a frog with a mortarboard and a diploma!By now I'm sure you've heard a half dozen inspirational speeches about how education is essential but will only get you so far, and common sense and practical thinking are just Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-36224637509739360152011-06-10T18:11:00.000-04:002011-06-10T18:11:00.946-04:00Oh my heck, these are the cheesiest and simultaneously most fantastic purses known to womankind:The piano, the weird ball and bow, and the butterfly I can survive without, but none of you had better buy the owl before it gets marked down or I will hunt you down and steal it. It's $50, which I think is pretty expensive for a tiny purse that can barely fit your phone and a tampon (though I checkedSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-43377692693618912102011-06-09T18:55:00.001-04:002011-06-09T18:55:00.680-04:00Dear Misguided Tween Who Will Inevitably Buy This Because She Thinks It's Edgy:Kelly Kapowski called. Her Saved By The Bell wardrobe is missing a sweatshirt.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-90643618670877794942011-06-08T20:07:00.001-04:002011-06-12T17:54:19.403-04:00There is a very special subspecies of discount shopper (whose natural habitat is Marden's, of course) who will buy any shirt they can yank over their head if it's cheap. I fear that they've found their downfall.You know those scarves they claim can also function as a shawl/turban/belt/tube top because they stretch every whichway? Yeah well, they made them into shirts. (No really, these are "Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-28012345361924173812011-06-07T21:11:00.000-04:002011-06-07T21:11:23.056-04:00Are you one of those people who remains unconvinced that Marden's has everything you could ever want?Kablam! Lilly Pulitzer Special Edition animal crackers. You're welcome. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-50241503840753185452011-06-06T20:03:00.000-04:002011-06-06T20:03:00.385-04:00It's unofficially summer, and this summer has brought in a new crop of inexplicable juniors "clothing." The theme to this summer appears to be skanky strapless things. I have shirts that are this long:And a tiered denim strapless dress:I can't even.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000585982583110626.post-57337550412751228372011-06-05T19:34:00.000-04:002011-06-05T19:34:00.074-04:00Remember this frilly pink legs-and-a-skirt lamp from my very first post?Poor thing. Look at her now. She's been de-skirted and looks so sad.So I put a High School Musical lampshade on her to make her feel pretty again! There, that's better.Parenthetically, I can't believe I didn't notice the lamp in the background as I was taking this picture. Luckily, I got it in the shot by accident:Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10654824886345258146noreply@blogger.com0