Remembering Ed's Bargain Shop

in Wilson, NC. When I first started the business, my dad was taking care of my grandmother, who was bedridden. He would come help me out when he could get someone to sit with Grandma. After a while, we found a lady who would sit with Grandma, so daddy could work with me more and attend auctions with me. We eventually outgrew the storefront and rented an 8,000 square foot building, where we were at for about a year. We then lucked up on a 33,000 square foot warehouse where we rented out spaces to approximately 15 full time vendors and various part time vendors. We were in that location for about 3 years when one day the realtor came in and told Daddy that the owner wanted to sell the building and we had 30 days to move out. We then moved to an old schoolhouse on Hwy 97 and was there for about a year when the county said we couldn't have a business there because of the zoning. By this time my sixth child had been born and I felt like I could no longer devote so much time to the business. I was going to close down, but since Daddy was getting ready to turn 70, he asked me if he could take over the business, so we changed the name to Ed's Bargain Shop and he moved to his current location in Spring Hope. I am still a partner with him and enjoy helping him when I can. He will be 80 years old in September of this year and loves to go in everyday (except Saturday, that's yard sale day!) He loves to talk to everyone who comes in to shop, so stop by and talk to "Mr Ed"