There’s a place in Fletcher, North Carolina where your carefully planned budget goes to die, but unlike most shopping experiences, you’ll be absolutely delighted about it.
Smiley’s Flea Market is where North Carolinians from the mountains to the coast make pilgrimages every weekend, armed with empty trunks and dreams of finding treasures that cost less than lunch.
The phenomenon of driving hours for a flea market might seem odd to people who’ve never experienced the rush of finding a perfectly good vintage dresser for the price of a pizza.
But once you understand what Smiley’s offers, the only mystery is why you haven’t been making this trip yourself…