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My Favorite New Local Junking Haunt -Sweet Salvage, Buffalo, MN

Sue Whitney, editor

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Yep, there we were out on the hunt for junk (imagine that) when we spotted a store that had our names written all over it. Yee haw! We drove around the all too familiar Minnesota road construction to get there only to find the gates locked. The stuff we saw just out of reach was awesome.

The sign read open the first Thursday through Monday of every month and every Sunday. We looked around and made mental notes of what we would come back for. As luck would have it the very next day was Sunday so we didn't have long to wait!

The journey back was well worth it. What did we find? A red shopping cart, a great cooler, amazing hardware, and even a turtle trap. I don't know yet what will become of the turtle trap, but I am sure it will be better used as home decor rather than trapping our cute little friends!

I have to admit that we found so many cool things we almost broke one of the golden junking rules; don't let your eyes be bigger than your Volkswagon bug. It was a tight squeeze, but we got 'er done. The workshop is now brimming with projects waiting to happen...stay tuned.

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Junkyard_Jennifer writes: I haven't been on here for a few weeks. Wow, are there the changes! The new site looks great. Thanks for the heads-up on this shop! I'm overdue for a trip to Buffalo. I've been craving a visit to the Buffalo Nickel! Posted: 5:33 pm on September 1st

suewhitney writes: Guess I'm going to have to get some grease! I'll be back out there during the next occasional sale weekend. They really had the store looking nice and I also found a ton of stuff at Rose's. Can't wait! If you see me say hello.

Take care,
Sue Posted: 7:11 pm on August 27th

colebuster writes: Hah! At the old web site I said this was a gold mine. I'm due to go back and look around. Last time I had to grease the sides of the car to get everything in. Posted: 6:31 pm on August 27th

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