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The ONLY
Bead & Garden Shop
on the Central Coast!
OPEN WED-SUN!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BEAD
as well as a great selection of succulents,
air plants and miniature garden accessories
333 Morro Bay Blvd.,
Morro Bay, CA
805.772.3338
morrobaybeads.com
Morro Bay
Rich Man Poor Man in Morro Bay,
because we all need more antiques
Rich Man Poor Man is an
antique and vintage lover’s
paradise. With 8,000 square feet
and 35 antique dealers, it’s hard
to imagine walking out without
finding a treasure. With the original
store already a long-time Cambria
tradition, the second location in
Morro Bay is the culmination of
owner JoAnna Crebs’ collecting and
curating efforts.
“I’ve spent my time working on
attracting the best talent, and this
store has been the fruition of that,”
An 8000 square
foot, 35-dealer
treasure hunt
said
Joanna.
She has
taken
her
time
finding
the best
antique
dealers for
the store. Like
her and her hus-
band, Myles, many
of the dealers are enjoy-
ing their second careers. They’re
professionals who take pride in
what they find and sell. She adds,
“These folks are not junkin’ around.
They work on getting a really good
product. At this store, we only
allow antiques and vintage. You’re
allowed to have just a little bit of
new for décor. This is a true antique
store.”
Antiquing or thrifting, what’s
the difference?
So, what’s the difference
between the thrift stores that have
been popping up everywhere and
an antique store like Rich Man
Poor Man? Antiques are over 100
years old. Vintage is 20 years old
or older.
Thrift
stores
tend to
offer
contem-
porary
items
that others
have given
away, with
sprinklings of
vintage, and an oc-
casional antique treasure.
The majority of things in Rich
Man Poor Man are antique or
vintage. They’re also beautiful
items because JoAnna likes pretty
things.
She fell in love with antiques
at 18 years old when a co-worker
invited her to an auction. “I said,
oh, okay, I don’t know what that
is, but I’ll go. And I bought things.
I bought a lot of things, and I
was hooked.” She then explained
that this was during the 1970s,
“nothing was really pretty then.”
She fell in love with the beauty of
the vintage and antique pieces.
She stopped buying new things
and started collecting older, more
interesting items.
Bring your treasure hunting vibes to Rich Man Poor Man.