#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.

[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]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: NWT Hello Kitty Strawberry Milk Mug.

[shortstuff2042]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Rae Dunn DECK THE HALLS Coffee Mug Artisan Collection by Magenta White Red.

[reganthology]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Rae Dunn NWT Set/4 Snack Plates Wht/Blu Small Dessert NEW.

[rocksolidbeauty]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Rae Dunn Garden Tea Party Plates for Pottery Barn.

[waltersilva]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: RELAX Red Adirondack chair Ivory pottery pitcher Rae Dunn By Magenta.

[dejavusecondhandboutique]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Rae Dunn Think Big Long Divided Dish Tray 2 Sections Artisan Collection Magenta.

[shoegasams]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Rae Dunn Black Pottery Soup SYRUP Mini Pitcher Jug.

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

Rae Dunn left imperfections in her pottery so it was clear that a human made it, and then demand got so high she had to mass produce it, hence why a lot of these pieces are a little misshapen. Yay, capitalism!

made a niche meme for @megan-mayhem in the groupchat but maybe some of my followers will also enjoy it (with apologies to matt bors)