A shop with rooms brimming with unique items, “Vintagity” is open for business in Fancy Gap. The firm is open Monday and Fridays from 10 a.m. top 6 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with operating hours on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.
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”Vintagity” in Fancy Gap is a shop filled with items both antique and vintage….and a touch of whimsy. This humble paddle hanging in one of the windows of the store reads “This-paddle was used by Columbus while sailing to find America in 1492.”
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Vintagity Sole Proprietor Robin L. Spraker jumped at the opportunity for a shop of her own last November when she heard the location was available in Fancy Gap. The store was open three weeks and then closed for public safety because of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. The store got back on track on July 27 and Spraker said the response has been really good.
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This is a view into one of the many showrooms at Vintagity. Sole Proprietor Robin L. Spraker likes to interact and meet people. She says she is the type of person that might not remember a customer’s name but will remember their face…except that’s a little harder now with people wearing masks.
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This shelf in the store “Vintagity” is filled with items of character in a special children’s toy room theme. The shop features unique vintage items and antiques. Owner Robin L. Spraker is also a notary.
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The detail is evident in this chenille blanket on display at Vintagity. The store is located at 7833 Fancy Gap Highway. Items in the store include a vintage box radio with a record player, wooden sewing machine, old Daisy butter churn in cast iron, vinyl records, eight-tracks, eight track players, hobby horses from playgrounds, an old plow, Tonka Toys, kitchen wares, Fenton glassware, Mosser, North Wood and Carnival glass, antique (children’s toys, afghans, chenille blankets, quilts, handmade clothes, tools, some Griswold and Lodge cast iron, coins, silver and gold, furniture, Ball jars and speckled enamel dishes).
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FANCY GAP — A humble carved paddle in the window at “Vintagity” speaks volumes on unique items inside…and on a comfy front porch…for customers. The plaque on the paddle reads “This-paddle was used by Columbus while sailing to find America in 1492.”
The shop’s name grabs attention on a sign out front by Cana’s Copperhead Graphics. It has garnered lots of notice from customers who routinely ask sole proprietor Robin L. Spraker how it is pronounced.
“I was looking for just one word. I wanted to name this business just one word…not two or three. Not that there’s anything wrong with three words. I’m doing vintage and antique (items) with more vintage than antique so I kind of Googled vintage and the words came up. There was another word…curiosity…dealing with antiques,” Spraker said. “I liked both but there was something about Vintagity which just pops, so I went with that. People come in all the time and say how do you pronounce that? They always say it wrong. It took me a while. You just have to go slow and put the ‘vin’ out there really slow.”
The firm is open Monday and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with operating hours on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed on Sundays. Spraker is also a Notary Public. The building located at 7833 Fancy Gap Highway has nine well-stocked rooms of merchandise with surprises for any shopper. The inventory’s very nature is “fresh” because each item is replaced with something different after a sale. Persons may contact Spraker at 276-733-7384 or online at vintagity20@gmail.com for more information.
“We have items including a vintage box radio with a record player, wooden sewing machine, old Daisy butter churn in cast iron, vinyl records, eight-tracks, eight-track players, hobby horses from playgrounds, an old plow, Tonka Toys, kitchen wares, Fenton glassware, Mosser, North Wood and Carnival glass, antique (children’s toys, afghans, chenille blankets, quilts, handmade clothes, tools, some Griswold and Lodge cast iron, coins, silver and gold, furniture, Ball jars and speckled enamel dishes),” said Spraker. “We also have end tables and coffee tables and even an old chair with carved swan heads on the armrests.”
Spraker is a native of Carroll County. Her family initially moved away when her father became employed at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Spraker’s chance to move back came in 1993 and she again resides in the family home, just north of Hillsville. Spraker gained a lot of retail experience when she worked for Walmart.
“After Walmart I went into merchandising. The one I was doing before I decided to jump into this business was going around various grocery chains and drug stores and doing audits…checking on if items were not out of date and if stock was rotated. I liked the job but it was so much traveling. It was nice for a while but it was getting to be long hours. I wanted to get into something I can call my own and do it like I want to do it – work the hours I want to work, something that is mine to take pride in. I’ve been wanting to do this store for a long time. The opportunity came up last November when the Fancy Gap location became available after a previous owner tipped me off she was closing.”
Spraker praised Stacy Sykes of Kyle Reality for his help and support and for being an “awesome landlord” for the shop.
“It was so exciting! Getting in here and getting it going….and then the virus hit. I had only been open three weeks and then closed for public safety. I ventured here a few times after that for two months, staying safe. Then I said, ‘I’m going to get this place going.’” I started back July 27th and the response has been really good,” Spraker said. “It’s not really just the money. It’s about customers. Every time a customer comes in I tell them if you see something you’re interested in…it’s just a price. A number to start off with. I always work with them to make the customers satisfied.”
Spraker said the more she is open the better she is guided by customers on what to buy. She enjoys meeting people, something many find difficult after retail careers.
“I like to interact…to meet people. I’m the type of person I might not remember your name but I’ll remember your face…except that’s a little hard now with the masks on,” laughed Spraker. “Someone who comes in here, if I see them somewhere else I’m-going to speak to them.”
David Broyles may be reached at 276-779-4013 or on Twitter@CarrollNewsDave
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