bargain-counter
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Close behind them came a bargain-counter rush in medieval halberds and maces, paneled Tudor interiors, stained-glass windows, Louis XIV chairs, a heterogeneous collection of like knickknacks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everywhere, hundred-dollar handbags were stacked in bargain-counter disarray.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bargain-counter symphony was the idea of Nicholas Johnston, a wealthy photographer whose portraits of the carriage trade fetch the fanciest prices in northern California.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Court missionary thought that a position could probably be obtained for her as scrum-half at a West End bargain-counter.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28 by Various
Then remark: "Very well, the only thing I can do is to buy you a new one, next bargain-counter day, but in the meantime let us see what we can do with this mutilated mouchoir."
From Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. by Stanton, Ellis
