6. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help We try to post stories and   
   comments from our readers each week. Send your story to newsletter@tias.com   
   and we'll publish it in an upcoming newsletter. Please share your story about   
   what you collect and what got you started collecting. We   
   *love* to hear your stories! If you have a story you'd like to share, tell us   
   about it and if you have any photos, we'd love to see them! Send us an email   
   to newsletter@tias.com so we can share your story with the rest of our readers.   
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   Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting   
   updates.  Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques   
   If you have photos of items you would like to share you can post them there as   
   well.  You don't need a Facebook account to visit our page. If you do have a   
   facebook account please "Like" us!   
      
   Also, everyday, we post a "This Date In History" story on our Facebook page,   
   along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event.    
   We're also highlighting one item each day that we find particularly   
   interesting - something that's very unusual!  Check it out!   
      
   Thanks to those of you who have responded in the past! We really enjoy, and   
   appreciate, the feedback!   
      
   It's always fun to see what other people own and treasure! Although we can't   
   put the pictures in this newsletter, please visit our Facebook page to view   
   the images and learn about those items.   
      
   Please let us know if you'd like us to highlight one of your favorite   
   collectibles!   
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   Here's an interesting store from Darlene A of White Rock, NM: "As a little   
   girl growing up in rural Mississippi, I had little money and even less   
   knowledge about collecting, but it must have been part of my DNA.  I started   
   carefully looking at the gravel in our driveway, collecting the pieces that   
   looked pretty or unusual, and putting them in an old purse my mother gave me.    
   Years later, I saw used Limoges trinket boxes for sale in a shop in France.  I   
   could only afford to buy one or two even though they were very reasonably   
   priced.  They were so delicately pretty, and it was tough to leave the others   
   behind!  This began my collecting of trinket boxes of all sizes, styles, and   
   materials.  And, yes, I still like gravel and rocks!"   
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