Walking into Carpark V is more like entering a battleground than strolling down memory lane with the Enid Blytons in the corner. However, look past the fourth-hand whitegoods, stinky teddies and random lampshades, to find the literary magic behind a bunch of folk hobnobbing over a bowl of noodles.
Sydney's Swap and Sell Market is a multifaceted experience.
The Ambiguous Horse of Pip Carroll's many-tentacled design agency is thankfully more ambiguous than Khartoum, the prize stallion that meets an unhappy end in THE GODFATHER, but less ambiguous than the slack-jawed, talky-talky Mr Ed and those prancy, saccharine Little Ponies. Ambiguous Horse, in fact, is named after the optical illusion of its equine-silhouette logo, but all you need to know is that it's an agency that helps facilitate the awesomeness of many designers by selling their wares online and helping out with the tricky stuff artisans are oft too busy to do.
I have this problem. It involves festive occasions and cards. Catch me 15 minutes before a birthday and I'll be in the supermarket searching for something that doesn't say (quote): "We are all stories, unfolding day by day. Enjoy your next chapter. Happy Birthday".
In absence of an appropriate option, I'll end up buying a SESAME STREET eyesore featuring the Cookie Monster and "You're 2.
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