Anne, OUCH!!! - That hurts!

We went to the Outer Banks in 1992 (was hooked on lighthouses after that) and shortly after, starting buying from a store at a local mall. The first non HL I bought was at Ponce Inlet (anyone remember that small trailer/gift shop?!?!) in 1991 and it was the ugly Spoontiques version.

After that, the rest is history ...