Tagline: Elliott was right, Molly decided. You never knew what you would find at a flea market!
In A Nutshell: Molly almost snags a vintage lunch box at the flea market, but Elliott picks it up first. When they can't agree on who should get dibs, they agree to walk around the flea market together and flip a coin for it if they don't find something else. At the end of a fun day, Elliott insists she take take the lunch box because he put his phone number inside.
Observations: This is a good example of taking a tried and true setting and putting a twist on it. The twist in this case was the collectible lunch boxes. Usually with flea market/tag sale stories, the item in question is something with sentimental value...grandma's recipe book, a pocket watch, a china teacup. In this story, the lunchbox had a quirky quality that I liked as a change of pace.
I also liked the following conversation which showed more quirkiness and humor:
"So what's the weirdest thing you've bought at a flea market?"
Molly thought for a minute. "Once I bought a portrait of Elvis made out of jelly beans."
That made me smile.
This story also had the perfect upbeat parting of company in which the couple face a future of romantic possibility:
"...and besides, I left my number in the thermos." He turned and waved.
Molly got into her car and, smiling, snapped open the lunchbox.
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