silverstuddedboots

Who wears black high heeled silver studded boots to a church fair?
It was a first for me to see such a site at a church hall. 
Does she know any church people? Did she have a date afterwords?
I really don't know.  What I do know is that I think she was following us that day.
Everywhere we went, studded boot lady was there.
Out of the corner of my eye as I was looking under the tables I would get a glimpse of the shiny black silver studded boots! 
Right behind me, right next to me.  In may way at all times. Those boots blinding my vision of white elephant finds.
I felt fearful at one point as she charged toward me to get a closer look at the jewelry tray.
Yikes, slow down lady, there's no gold in there!
I had never seen her before at any fair... she stood out from the crowd of ladies in their festive holiday sweaters, their red and green clothing or your run of the mill fleece vest, turtleneck shirt and jeans!
She and her friend stood at the table, with their phones in hand researching a print they had found.
Take the print and move away from the table...There are others around you in this cramped little area,
who want to look for stuff just as much as you do.
Church after church that day she was there.  The sense of panic was starting to come over me that I had to get to the next one first.  What if she found something and got it before me?
I am not new to doing this and I've come a long way.  I used to be the first one in line, my heart would be racing as I knew others were coveting my spot.  I had gotten into arguments with people who cut the line, others who would not hesitate to ask someone to let them sneak in before them. I was a nervous wreck!
After a few years of doing that I realized there is nothing in that church that I could buy that would change my life, so I stopped!
My way of thinking  is: If it's meant for me to have then it will be there when I get in, no matter what place in line I am.  Not everyone is looking for the same things that I am interested in, so I don't worry anymore.  I have days where I have great luck and I have had days where I find nothing. It's the thrill of the hunt that keeps me going to the fairs.  Someone's throw away stuff can be useful to someone else even if it's not something that can be resold for a profit.  You may need a cast iron pan but don't want to spend a crazy amount of money for a new one, they are better seasoned anyway, so used is better!
The church fair has changed since Ebay has come onto the scene, it gives people an outlet to sell their treasures and make money .
Who knows if churches will stop having White Elephant booths due to the crazy people who only go to the fair for the tag sale items. I support most churches that we go to.  I usually will buy raffle tickets or baked goods or eat lunch. inexpensivel. Most people don't support the church in any other way.  They don't buy their handcrafted items, their baked goods, jams & jellies, lunch items, raffle tickets etc..they are there for one thing only....Junk!
In the next few weeks as we head out to the fairs, I will keep an eye out for silver studded boot lady, and have to keep in mind that I can't get everything I want at the fairs as there are others who love the thrill of the hunt just as much as I do!