No, this is not a post about “those” benefits, but friends who share specific interests or hobbies.

I have friends who share my love of doll collecting, friends who share my love of crafting, friends who share my passion for web standards, friends who share my cheese addiction, friends who share my love of a nice wine and excellent food experiences.

Some of these interests overlap, some don’t. What it makes for is fantastic small group of friends, all with eclectic interests, who enrich my life and make me happy.

This post is about my Vintage, Antiquing, Op-Shopping friends, a small group that comprises of my Husband, a man we will call S, a man we shall call M and a lovely lady we shall call L.

Two or so weeks ago, H, S, M and I went all the way to Ballarat for a collectors fair, after arriving in the misty, rainy freezing cold at a tin shed, we were a little dissapointed. Once we paid our $5 to get in however, that all changed for me.

Half way down the main row of tables was this:

Polaroid Leather Case

Hello, thought I – does it actually have a camera in it?

Looking at the price on the ticket, I doubted it. The price was a little high for the minty leather case, but way too low for a camera.

Imagine my girly internal squeeeeee! of delight when I opened the box to see this:

Inside the Box

Trying to hide my anticipation, I took out the camera, still wrapped in it’s plastic bag. A never used, perfectly mint Polaroid Landcamera 1000 with all manuals and warranty cards, a cassette of film AND! an unopened pack of Flashbar.

“Does it work?” I ask the stallholder. “To the best of my knowledge” she replies. I’m skeptical, for $20 Australian, surely this is a mistake. But I buy it anyway, because who can say no to a vintage minty Polaroid? Not me.

My new favourite, slightly pipping my Rocket Camera at the post:

Polaroid Landcamera 1000 with FlashBar