You gotta watch out -- some of the baskets sorta look nice to the tourists but aren't well made like a true artist does ( and there are a few of them around and their baskets are mighty spendy). My wife, unfortunately, has learned the discernment...
Miss Betsy she set up in de ro up dere n sell dem Gullah basket she make to dem rich whifolks come Keewaw. I axed her to makes me a sweet grass whip doon yo know wun day n she dun mades dat fo me but she done tows me not tell nobody wheah dat cames fum cawza dem ladies up dere in mount pleasant dey gits real upset peoples be doon dat kinda thing. I makes only dat wun fo you but you cain be upsettin dem ladies you know. It ain right. Dem ladies gots da law fo dem to sell dem baskets in da ro dere you knows, bunch a dem ladies dun wents up dere clumya on de bus an sats down wif da gubna Sanfuh he name and tells himself da law say dey can sets up an sell dem Gullah baskets dere in de ro an he says you ladies right bout dat you go on sells yo baskets dere in de ro ain nobody gone botha you. So we does n ain nobody be botha us cause dey knows whut de gubna he say bout dat an it bein da law. Ummmhmmm. --R (sent from my miniPad) On May 31, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Locally the sweet-grass baskets are famous and pricey. I think the small sizes start at $50 and go up. A few years ago on some Caribbean island, same baskets started at $10, and that was the seller's opening price for bidding. I never wanted nor needed one, so I passed, next time I'll get them for gifts I suppose. Could probably make a killing importing them from the islands and reselling locally, set up a little roadside stand, be the only white folks out there selling them, charge half the price the local sellers charge. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 > On May 31, 2015 11:26:16 AM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > Interesting "piece" about Gullah (near Chuckietown, SC) baskets on > CBS's "Sunday Morning." > > Wilton > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
