Ax-Man Surplus Store, Minneapolis, MN. June 2014. This store is a Minneapolis gem - the weirdest store that sells everything and nothing - and it's pretty much impossible to leave empty handed. I let each kid pick out a treasure: Ama got a gilttery plastic barbie bathtub, Cook got cheapo earbuds (and a camo sling backpack he used his own money to buy), and Rowan picked out a luggage tag she wears like a purse. I got a fold-up shovel for the winter survival kit!
Last time we came, we bought a vintage rubber gas mask on a whim. It may not technically be a second hand store, but it has the same vibe: crowded, random, and kind of dirty. Plus, you have to kind of dig in to find your treasures, and there is definitely an element of luck.
A giant Jesus bobblehead! His necklace says BE EZ ON JEEZ. He is not for sale, just a decoration, and actually one of the less creepy fixtures in the store.
Everything is for sale in boxes, bins, crates, or barrels - with some pretty funny price signs.
Sparkle Straw Hay for your Unicorn. Ama's face is how she imagines she would feel if she had to do her chores by feeding the unicorn.
Huge oldey-timey TV camera. There's also an iron lung somewhere but we didn't see it on this trip.
German Desert Goggles, and the sign says:
"But I've never seen any deserts in Germany."
"Then clearly you have not been wearing the goggles."
Store fixtures and storage boxes for sale, with a really big rotary telephone in the background.
Big old box of black fanny packs with integrated cup holders. Crutches in the background.
Cotton candy robot, and of course the 80's Ladies poster collection in the background. Mission complete.
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