gardenjunkpickergirls: Picker Sister reviews

Inspired by the recent reality TV show Picker Sisters, we are fans of REAL picker shows. We relate to the thrill of finding something cheep. We love road trips and filling the truck with our unique finds. We love the reaction of your husband’s as we pull in the drive w/ junk. Unfortunately, Picker Sisters is like watching a train wreck. You know you should turn away, but something draws you to it. You try to yell at the TV hoping it will STOP, but they just keep heading straight into a disaster.

Picker Sister reviews

...There should be no doubt in your mind that these sisters defy the overwhelming odds to sell what they call “trendy” pieces of furniture to overly-excited customers who wander in off the street shouting compliments before they walk through the door. And although the couch they’ve made looks suspiciously like something you’d find in the run-down living room of a crack-dealer living in the middle of the desert, the sisters frequently remind the audience that what they’re doing is “cool” and “fun” and “awesome.” But even though we have our doubts, if pretty girls in tight shorts with waterfall tresses say that something is exciting, then it must be, right?

http://www.nypress.com/blog-9531-tv-review-the-picker-sisters.html

Can't tell how dumb this is, i watch for the looks n nothing else, spending money on TRUE junk plus buying it hundreds of miles away when u can buy them in the surroundings its nonsense. - tntdwnldr www.tv.com

Offensive to women, do you really need to flirt, touch, and wear little shorts just to buy rusted junk? - LizMayer1www.tv.com

You have to check out this review- they love it but the comments that follow are whats interesting! www.buyingandsellingantiques.org

Again another good review- I wonder who pays them??? but you have to check out the comments that follow- hilarious!

www.medialifemagazine.com

A reviewer that actually agrees with us- the comments are worth a read - they say that the store does not exist- has anyone been there? www.inherited-values.com

mylifetime.com this is their shows website- more interesting reviews.

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MO

I come from a long line of pickers. I learned from my mom, driving the station wagon around on garbage day looking for stuff others didn't want. She taught me how to search through old barns, and find the items everyone else missed. I was refinishing furniture and polishing silver at a young age, always looking for the diamond in the rough. Her passion grew into a fabulous business, but for me, I am still just a picker who makes a living more traditionally. Many of our trips stem from my business trips that Laura tags along on, or weekend adventures. Laura is more thrifty then I am, we are very different . . . I will always have time for picking, gardening and blogging. I have three blogs, none for money, just to share my interests and opinions. Click on my picture to get to my garden blog. There is a reason I do the driving, do not let Laura fool you- you do not want her to drive! Picking is hard work, not a glamorous Hollywood production. You can call us “the picker girls”, “garden junk picker girls” or “the REAL picker sisters”!

Laura

Picker, gardener, not that good of a driver. . . Is one of the "greenest" people you will ever meet. She uses a clothesline, saves everything, is still cooking with some of the pans we had in our college house in the 80's. It’s not about being trendy, it’s how she lives. . . . OK I need to speak for myself here . . . Mo is definitely the blogger, driver and boss. However, I need to clarify a few things in my bio. First and foremost, I am an excellent driver and have an almost clean record to prove it. Also, my job as co-pilot is equally as important. I am, after all, the navigator through unknown country roads; no GPS in the old pick-up for these gals! I also have to rummage in the cooler and prepare sophisticated hors d'oeuvres. Last, but not least, I'm in charge of tunes. If left up to Mo, all we would be listening to is satellite radio's all Grateful Dead station. Not trendy? Without a doubt. I actually started thrifting and picking to save money. I still do for that reason, but more importantly, I want my surroundings to be funky and meaningful, and am always up for an adventure with my "true picker" sister!

Fender Art - has a long connection to "junk"

No it is not a fender made into a chair, just a fender made into ART! DEFINITION: The Middle English word jonk, ancestor of junk, originally had a very specific meaning restricted to nautical terminology. First recorded in 1353, the word meant "an old cable or rope." On a sailing ship it made little sense to throw away useful material since considerable time might pass before one could get new supplies. Old cable was used in a variety of ways, for example, to make fenders, that is, material hung over the side of the ship to protect it from scraping other ships or wharves. Junk came to refer to this old cable as well. The big leap in meaning taken by the word seems to have occurred when junk was applied to discarded but useful material in general.