#with rae dunn pottery

[halfagony-halfhope]

the overconsumption in america is something that baffles me. what do you mean people are fighting over hello kitty blankets?

[lemmegettamcpictwo]

Dystopian society where everything is labeled like Rae Dunn pottery

[radioconstructed]

⌖ ANYONE REMEMBER when I LARPED as a RAE DUNN COLLECTOR for a WEEK to get GOOD CONTENT of me BRAWLING with all the soccer moms in a V.J. MAXX? THAT WAS FUN!

⌖ ANYWAY! I STILL HAVE ALL THE STUFF! WHO WANTS? Make me a DEAL!

[duckbowl]

The Rae Dunn fandom is dying. Reblog to make it die faster

[wings-of-fire-confessions]

I feel very weird about Ruby. And I don't know why. She does pretty much everything right?? But I just... don't like her...? Well, no, I think she's okay... but... I don't know, my feelings are so mixed and weird 😭

The one thing about her I can pinpoint is when she banished Peril from the Kingdom of Sky and would lash out against her. Which, to be fair, all of those years of watching Peril burn dragons to death and Scarlet's manipulation probably had something to do with that (not saying that Ruby's feelings are justified, but they are certainly understandable). But Peril becomes better? And Ruby eventually apologizes to Peril? And takes back the ban in everything? So she's obviously capable of recognizing mistakes and improving. But... there's STILL just SOMETHING about her that throws me off. The vibes are weird.

Also, I think she would own Rae Dunn-esque pottery. (You know, those jars with the really REALLY thin fonts that people go crazy for.)

For reference, this is Rae Dunn pottery.

[georgeromerosanalcavity]

Need to talk about my Rae Dunn experience as a former TJ Maxx employee for those who don’t know of it.

So if you don’t know what Rae Dunn is, you’ve probably seen it. It’s (usually) egg shell white pottery with a font I recently learned is known as The Skinny. Occasionally they have themed pottery that is a different color or has a themed topper or shape to it but is typically just a very boring set of pottery.

The only thing is, originally before mass production each piece was hand made by Rae Dunn herself before she started mass production (although people still say it is handmade by someone) so the pottery has an allure of uniqueness marketed with it. Because of this and the minimalism craze, people flock to buy these.

The only thing is that Rae Dunn herself has not done personal commissions through her Etsy in some time and has outsourced to mass production, although through certain stores, and while this has not deterred her loyal fans, this means that there are only select places to buy them: Second hand sites and TJX company stores (i.e. Marshall’s, TJMaxx, Home Goods, etc.).

Because of the sudden convenience of your local discount department store selling your favorite bleak vessel for coffee, people didn’t just flock to stores but would stalk them. I remember that, everyday, as we did our morning meet before opening the store, we saw multiple people standing outside watching and waiting, always the same people too, ready to get whatever was newest on the Rae Dunn shelf. It got so bad that, while I’m not sure if this is still practice, for a while the only way to obtain Rae Dunn was in person, because people would take all of the product online immediately. I remember a coworker having to clean the oil off of one of the doors, where a customer pressed her face against the glass and held it there for the entirety of our meeting.

There was also a special colored cart (so we wouldn’t confuse it) that was strictly for Rae Dunn glassware/pottery and we were not allowed to place Rae Dunn glassware/pottery on any other cart. This was because the Rae Dunn cart was always the first thing pushed out onto the floor, hours before opening. We had to do this because while we would push regular products on carts during opening no problem, if we had any visible Rae Dunn, people would pluck entire boxes of Rae Dunn off of it and carry it their merry way. As soon as we opened, what Rae Dunn was on the floor was the Rae Dunn we had on the floor for the day, no restocking period.

There were rules to dealing with Rae Dunn and Rae Dunn customers as well: You were not allowed go say Rae Dunn on the floor in case they heard you. Employees were allowed to buy any product BUT Rae Dunn which was strictly forbidden as several customers would apply entirely to get Rae Dunn. If a Rae Dunner approached you asking about Rae Dunn you could only point them in the right direction and walk away as fast as possible.

You might ask what the allure was besides the very flimsy excuse of “unique” pieces of pottery. The real reason they did this, beyond being hobbyists for these products, was to resell them to other hobbyists for MUCH higher prices.

Btw, as far as memory serves, most mugs and plates were typically $4.99-7.99. (It’s possible that changed but. Again. I cannot look up the TJX online prices lol)

Not to mention, there were certain products that did go together but were never put together in a set. This meant that it would be a hunt to collect the entire matching set, which was the real prize to these obsessive Rae Dunners. It’s so bad that one time while I was going down this rabbit hole, I actually stumbled onto a message board dedicated to tracking shipments of Rae Dunn.

While this could all be centralized to my store when I worked there, I thought it was fucking wild. I saw fights get broken up between Rae Dunners. I saw friendships ruined for Rae Dunn.

[kakyoinryoko]

he would get into extreme couponing. he would be the guy in the front row filming at his young family members recitals and blocking everyone else’s view with his massive camera and making them all hate him so bad. he would collect rae dunn pottery but specifically only the dog bowl that says DEVOUR and he has at least 30 of it and he’s embarrassed he doesn’t have more. he would buy an air fryer and be so impressed with it that he would buy a second one before realizing he does not need two but he wouldn’t be able to get anyone to take it from him even as a gift because no one trusts him. he would post pictures of himself with fish he caught online if he knew how to work a phone but he doesn’t and he is incapable of learning. he would dress as rosie the riveter for halloween. he would drink milk even though he doesn’t like it because he thinks it makes your bones sturdier and he would gag after every single sip. he would get into whittling and only carve whales and squids and then make them fight. he would invite you to go camping in the tundra and then wake you up in the middle of the night wrestling a polar bear and winning. he would stand outside during a storm trying to get struck by lightning on purpose. he would take you fishing and then jump in the lake and come up with one in his mouth. he could chop wood with the speed and efficiency of expert mochi pounders. he would think love shack is one of the greatest songs of all time. he would wear a tuxedo to his wedding but like, in the way a woman who doesn’t like wearing dresses would, not in a man way. he would call his spouse his wifey exclusively regardless of their gender. he would have like 8 kids (all daughters) because he wants a big family and he would never be home (busy going out to kill things) but they would all still like him better than their other parent anyway. he would get pregnant and tell everyone it was an immaculate conception. he would love roller disco. he would make it to the bake-off final seeming like the best baker in the tent and then lose because someone else made a better passionfruit curd than him. he would NEVER swear. except he could say cunt. he would wear half moon glasses to read in bed at night. if you handed him a bowl of cream and told him to whip it by hand he would do it faster than you could with an electric mixer. if you asked him if he’s ever consumed human flesh he would take just a little too long to respond. he would burn his fingerprints off and then wear gloves all the time anyway. by god i could go on forever

[baddingtonbitch]

not the rae dunn pottery font 💀

[windsroad]

the swell entertainment video about rae dunn pottery led me to the video about the nugget couch (??) and i'm upset that they became for kids and THEN became a sex thing bc i'm gonna be honest they look comfy af

[jibridges236]

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[reganthology]

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[rocksolidbeauty]

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[waltersilva]

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[dejavusecondhandboutique]

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[shoegasams]

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[vrob1012]

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