Saturday, February 28, 2009

Beautiful Treasures

Scranberry Coop is a Cooperative of about 150 dealers in more than 200 booths. Our items range from vintage Mr Potato Head toys to authentic Rembrandt etchings. Furniture, dinnerware, textiles, jewelry and much much more fill this 10,000 square foot showroom. Our dealers are constantly updating their booths, bringing in more items, marking prices down, and implementing booth discounts. You never know what treasure you're going to find. Stop in today and see for yourself.






Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Send in the Clowns




















Gene Kelly and Judy Garland give you fun and silly clowning around.





And Stephen King gave us Pennywise, the scariest clown ever in "It."




We grew up with Bozo the Clown, and little traveling circuses. We'd laugh and point and sing along at the seltzer shots and face pies. We giggled watching little cars packed with clowns.

But when Poltergeist came out, and the little boy was afraid of his clown doll, we all related. That scene worked because it was actually scary.

How can that be? How can something so silly and fun also scare the begeebees out of us?

Coulrophobia is sometimes attributed to the idea that behind the make-up mask we have no way to know the clown's true intentions or emotions. Some child psychologists say that the root of the fear is from parents failing to properly prepare a child for an initial clown experience, like at a party or a carnival, and the overwhelming bigger-than-life image of this huge shoe-ed big nosed creature is just too much stimulus at once for a young mind. Therefore, the mind retreats into a fearful state and that reaction is easily recalled even through adulthood.

Then again, many people love to be scared. They love cheesy scary movies, they love that aspect of Halloween, they collect memorabilia of the infamous master intimidators of the era, like Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Frankenstein, Freddie Kruger, Dracula, and of course Pennywise. I say, maybe some people are afraid of clowns, because they like to be.

Do you have any interest in clowns? Come into Scranberry Coop and check out the clowns we have here.


































I was a little afraid of clowns as a kid. Then my grandmother decided that was just silly and bought me a little clown statue on my birthday. It was so cute and sweet. We put it on my dresser in my bedroom and we named it. I loved it. I stopped being afraid of clowns because of "Happy Pappy" and years after my grandmother has passed I still look at it and think of her and how she fixed my fear with gentleness.

I recently saw a similar figurine in the treasure trove of the Coop and wished I could have bought it for her.

Don't ever let it become to late to give someone a meaningful little reminder that they made a difference in your life.


Come into Scranberry Coop. See the thousands of memories.




And if clowns don't scare you, then this video is for you:



Insane Clown Posse "Let's Go All The Way" Cover/Remake


Saturday, February 21, 2009

Ribbit. Ribbit.




"But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your whole territory with frogs.

Exodus 8:2














A frog named Kermit taught us to count and mind our parents on Sesame Street.
A frog was the end result of a witch's curse and the recipient of the princess' kiss to cure in many fairytales.
Warner Brothers gave us Michigan J. Frog who could dance and sing but only for his owner.
In Egyptian mythology, the frog, ruled by Goddess Heret, represents fertility.
Any biologist will tell you the stability of our planet can be observed in the lifecycles of the frog.
Mark Twain told us of the Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
In the late 90's we all came to love Bud, Wei, and Ser - the three frogs hawking Budweiser Beer.
The Doors gave us Peace Frog.
Seinfeld reminded us of playing the arcade game Frogger.
And in the movie Magnolia frogs fell from the sky in the most powerful symbolism ever depicted in film.








Scranberry Coop has all kinds of frogs,
in all shapes and sizes,
from the long ago and far away,
to the fun collectibles of today.






































Ribbit. Ribbit.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Shoes!



A long time favorite in the collectibles world, shoes are just running amuck here at the Coop! We have wooden shoes from Holland, we have authentic baby booties, and cowboy boots. We have shoe stretchers, and tools from back in the day of shoesmiths and shoemakers. We have all kinds of statues and pieces that are sure to add pizazz to any vintage shoe collector's treasure trove. Put your most comfy walking shoes on and take a stroll around Scranberry Coop to see for yourself!























Sunday, February 15, 2009

In Character

Somewhere along the line, wasn't there a character that made your day?
A superhero, a cartoon character.
A mascot, or a role from a fantasy movie.
A comic book character, a little gimmick guy that advertised a product.

Who was it that made you smile?

Ziggy, Snoopy, Jughead, Mr. Clean, Mayor McCheese, Underdog, Daffy Duck, Tigger, Barney Rubble, those Campbell soup kids, the big Texaco Tiger at the gas station, Vinnie Barbarino, C3PO, Mickey Mouse, that cute little orange bird from ... what was that... orange juice commercial...

Maybe you had the face on your lunchbox, or school notebooks. Maybe you looked for it in the Pez racks, or the T-shirt bins. Maybe it was just that the commercial made you stop and pay attention for a moment, just because it kinda made you smile.

And now, when you remember, that character still makes you smile.

Come on. Who made you smile?



























































































Come into Scranberry Coop.
Look around.
See who makes you smile.
It may surprise you to see who's here.