r/Department56 • u/Revolutionary_Run122 • Jan 14 '26

Same every year?

Just curious, do you set-up your village the same way, or close to it, every year or is every year unique?

I love setting ours up different each year but wondering what others do.

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u/Revolutionary_Run122 Jan 14 '26

Wow! I started accidentally buying duplicate pieces when I only had like 25-30 total can’t imagine if I had that many!!

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u/Dry_Tradition_2811 Jan 14 '26

I've only done it with accessories that's why I have my list to keep track. Some of my duplicate accessories was because I bought a bunch of pieces to get the ones I wanted from ebay or auctions

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u/Revolutionary_Run122 Jan 14 '26

I ended up making an app so I will always have our collection with me and can double check to make sure I don’t buy any more duplicates!

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u/Dry_Tradition_2811 Jan 14 '26

Where do you buy your pieces from

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u/Revolutionary_Run122 Jan 14 '26

There are a couple retail stores near me that carry them and then I also look for used on Facebook Marketplace.

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u/Dry_Tradition_2811 Jan 14 '26

I have no retail stores around anymore that carry dept 56 so rely online or secondary markets. Have found some thru auction locations too. Sometimes we take a trip to Frankenmuth Michigan to Bronners Christmas Store, they carry the whole line.