How to Collect Cookie Jars

Start your collection with a cookie jar that you like or maybe a cookie jar that is meaningful to you. Perhaps you may be looking for that cookie jar that used to sit on your grandmother's kitchen counter when you were growing up. Spot the one you want, but conduct research it if it is claimed to be an original or antique.

Search garage sales or estate sales for cookie jars to collect. Often it is possible to find a cookie jar tucked away in the corner at these sales. If you are lucky, you might even find one that is worth considerably more than the garage sale tag price.

Flea markets and antique malls usually have selections of cookie jars intermingled throughout their displays. Again, be careful of what you are purchasing if it has a hefty price tag to make sure you are purchasing what you think you are.

Browse the online or Internet auction sites. These are terrific avenues for shopping and researching the various cookie jars out there to bid on. Look at the photos carefully to guard against buying a cookie jar that has cracks or chips, as this would decrease the value.