Found this at TJ Maxx today. It was on a shelf in the perfume area. I thought it looked odd for a perfume bottle and out of place. I picked it up and turned it over. It was a Lladro. With a red sale sticker marked down to $119. I looked it over and over for any chips or blems but found none. Why is it here in TJ Maxx? Marked down? I think it's quite cute. I justified the purchase by thinking of giving it to my mom. My mom used to collect Lladro's. Plan ahead for Mother's Day. I figured I could always return it. When I took it to the register the lady was like Really? Really? $119. Mm hm. Oh kay Miss Thang and she gave me the raised eyebrows. I don't know why but I felt like I had to explain. It's a gift! For my mother! She collects them! Well all right. You seem to know what your doing. I'm thinking Oh great. If I return this I have to take it back to a different store now. But, I think I'll keep it. I came home a searched it online and after digging around found out it's called Life Amazement from the Harmony collection and it was retired in 2008. It's worth $490 according to the Lladro website. But actually it's worth $119 because that's what I paid for it. I have a feeling I may even wind up keeping it. For me.
I always say it's only worth X if you have somebody willing to pay X.
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