Last week I went to an auction that a little town outside of Savannah holds every Thursday. My dad and I share a passion for antiquing, or maybe I should use the cooler term that Aaron Draplin uses - junkin'. There is something about finding old treasures and wondering what its history is. Sometimes you can find items that are not even old at all, but they just seem to speak to you. And other times you find objects that others would completely write off but I think it takes a special gift to be able to see an object and to see what its true potential could be.
At the auction, I decided to bid on a chair. From a distance it looked as if the chair was old but had been reupholstered. Upon further inspection, I saw that the chair was actually new. Either way, I liked it. My dad, on the other hand, was not as enthusiastic about the chair's design and color. "But it has no arms," he stated.
I decided it would be fun to do a little impromptu survey via Twitter. And here are the results.
Final #chair stats: Nine liked - Four disliked. Another two people were on the fence.
This wasn't including mine and my dad's votes.
Here's what makes me laugh. Aside from one whole vote (two 50/50 votes from two guys), eight of the people that said they liked the chair were women. All three of the whole dislike votes were men and the two half votes were men as well. Thus, four dislike votes, all of which whom disliked the chair were men.
You probably want to see the chair, huh? Or know if I won the bid? Well, here's the photo - so, yes, I won the bid! :)
The maximum amount I wanted to offer was $80. I won it at $60. It was a very interesting experience. I plan on putting the chair in my bedroom - which is painted a soft blue, so I think it will look pretty good.
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