Hey all- I didn't know this forum existed, otherwsie I'd have gone this route first. We've got just under 1000 different lables of vintage, full unopened bottles of hot suace. I've got one lot up on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330288160508&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=014) , but here's some background-
My wife and I first started collecting hot sauce back in1995, when we had decied to try to get all of the hot sauces that were pictured on a poster we had in our apt kitchen. I think there were about 36 bottles in the picture. We would look everywhere we would travel, and back then, you could bring the stuff back on your carry-on luggage on the plane. We'd go so far as that when we were away on vacation somplace, we'd rent a car and spend one entire day driving to every supermarket, convience store, ect, we could find in search of hot sauce. There was one trip we had made, where my carry on bagage consisted of a small suitcase with probably 80 bottles in it (I kid you not). We filled a shelving unit we had put togther and had more than we could display (See pics). When all's said and done, I think we have close to 1000 DIFFERNT lables of unopened hot sauce. We bought a house and didn't have a place to diaplcy all of the sauces, so they've sat (individually wrapped) for many years. Now that we have kids, we can't really discply them for fear of a little one playing with and breaking, or causing something to leak. It's probably been 6-7 years since we've actively pursued new lables. Every now and then, someone gives us a bottle, but for the most part, this collectin is at least 6 years old and older. Our interests have changed, so we'd thought we'd unload this collection and make some space in the basement....
So anyways, to make a long story short, we've got a lot of sauce we'd like to get out of our house. I'd definetly rather move this all in one lot. Shipping would be a rediculous cost, so if anyone in the Chicagoland Area is really intersted (or anyone willing to come pick-up from wherever), please contact me. There's simply too many bottles to make a list, which is why I'd rather you be able to come and see what they are. I will continue to put these things up in 8-12 bottle lots on ebay. There are some hard to find bottles in this collection.
Mods-
I'm not sure if this falls under the 'collector' catagory or not, but because of the age of these, I decied to post here...
My wife and I first started collecting hot sauce back in1995, when we had decied to try to get all of the hot sauces that were pictured on a poster we had in our apt kitchen. I think there were about 36 bottles in the picture. We would look everywhere we would travel, and back then, you could bring the stuff back on your carry-on luggage on the plane. We'd go so far as that when we were away on vacation somplace, we'd rent a car and spend one entire day driving to every supermarket, convience store, ect, we could find in search of hot sauce. There was one trip we had made, where my carry on bagage consisted of a small suitcase with probably 80 bottles in it (I kid you not). We filled a shelving unit we had put togther and had more than we could display (See pics). When all's said and done, I think we have close to 1000 DIFFERNT lables of unopened hot sauce. We bought a house and didn't have a place to diaplcy all of the sauces, so they've sat (individually wrapped) for many years. Now that we have kids, we can't really discply them for fear of a little one playing with and breaking, or causing something to leak. It's probably been 6-7 years since we've actively pursued new lables. Every now and then, someone gives us a bottle, but for the most part, this collectin is at least 6 years old and older. Our interests have changed, so we'd thought we'd unload this collection and make some space in the basement....
So anyways, to make a long story short, we've got a lot of sauce we'd like to get out of our house. I'd definetly rather move this all in one lot. Shipping would be a rediculous cost, so if anyone in the Chicagoland Area is really intersted (or anyone willing to come pick-up from wherever), please contact me. There's simply too many bottles to make a list, which is why I'd rather you be able to come and see what they are. I will continue to put these things up in 8-12 bottle lots on ebay. There are some hard to find bottles in this collection.
Mods-
I'm not sure if this falls under the 'collector' catagory or not, but because of the age of these, I decied to post here...
where you get that monster ?
