{"id":21872,"date":"2025-01-08T00:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T07:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21872"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T21:33:48","slug":"the-charm-of-the-barkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/the-charm-of-the-barkin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Charm of The Barkin\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do You Thrift?<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

By Isaiah Frizzell
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Aubrey Cravens at The Barkin. Photo credit: Isaiah Frizzell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Does anyone not? The last decade has seen the thrifting scene become a meme. The 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s had mall rats, now we see vintage voyagers. We have a few thrift stores that offer an alternative to fast fashion and disposable everything. None like Barkin, though!. It\u2019s the most charming, bountiful, recognizable and alluring depot, not only for their products but also the interaction with the charismatic ladies who make it happen there, daily.<\/p>\n

Metallic ceilings, bright windows and a well organized layout of goods make The Barkin\u2019. Clothes, jewelry, small appliances, tchotchkes, you never know what treasure you\u2019ll find. This is an absolute destination in downtown Hailey.<\/p>\n

Manager\/Interior Designer Aubrey Cravens loves horror films. Her last name works that, too, \u201cwait, like Wes Craven?\u201d \u201cYes, but with an Sssss\u201d she expounds, drawing out the sibilance in gothic reverie. Delight, all around. Cravens has been manager of The Barkin\u2019 for the last nine years, 3 of which were at its former location.<\/p>\n

Did You Know?
\nThe Barkin was previously named Neimans Barkas! \ud83d\ude42 Neimans legally bullied a name change and it became The Barkin\u2019 Basement which many locals still refer to it as.<\/p>\n

You might not know about their precise square footage basement. Cravens keeps the inventory in exacting orientation explaining, \u201cit literally mirrors our floor. So, the electronics are here. We have the same spot in the basement. It\u2019s like shopping. You go downstairs, you get your shopping cart, and you put electronics in and then you put that out on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cravens is maybe ultra-organizational. \u201c I\u2019m a little OCD, I would say. I mean, yeah. I just love organizing.\u201d<\/p>\n

And what a vibe she and her staff create! Cravens and Diana Ellison are two of the sparkling women you\u2019ll encounter at The Barkin. Laughter, jokes and play abound with these two and although they display a sign reading \u201cDogs Welcome, Humans tolerated\u201d Cravens maintains balance, \u201cI\u2019m a cat person too. So I get cat things when I go visit my mom. I\u2019m like, you have to have cat stuff here too. Not just dogs.\u201d How wonderful! A fresh, feline friendly fountain of felicity in dogtown!<\/p>\n

The Barkin\u2019 is easily the most beautiful storefront in Hailey with a spectacular set of windows facing Main street and the Hailey library. Cravens rates, \u201cThe biggest thing is, you go to a grocery store, you know you\u2019re getting groceries. An electronics store? Electronics. But, you come into a thrift store you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re going to find. That\u2019s just the excitement. The treasure hunt. It\u2019s new, always new, every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Precisely! Cravens and Ellison are a hoot, and trust, they have jokes. They\u2019re a vibe!<\/p>\n

If you want to donate anything, at all, they take donations Wednesday through Saturday, 10 to 4pm. Barkins, bar none.<\/p>\n

Happy thrifting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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