POULSBO — It could be said she has an addiction of sorts.

It’s an addiction to thrift, variety and a treasure trove of reusable wares.

“I guess you could call me a second-hand freak,” said Lori Lesoing, owner of Viking Village, a 4,300 square-foot establishment overflowing with used one-of-a-kind riches. “I love bargains and I hate to see stuff thrown out and I’d like to see it used again.”

For Lesoing it’s not a pack rat or a lived-through-the-depression-and-must-hoard-all mentality, but an appreciation for, well, saving money, and honestly who doesn’t covet a greenback preserving deal?

Lesoing got her start as a bargain hunter as a young girl shopping garage sales with her mother. As a mother herself she adorned her three girls in second-hand finds: “They had great clothes.”

Lesoing turned her love for bargains into a lifestyle. She’s owned thrift stores before, but it wasn’t until December 2008 Lesoing was able to offer a space for other vendors to hock their pre-owned wares, which become collectibles for another.

Viking Village opened in December with about 14 vendors. Now some 60 vendors, including Lesoing and her husband Bob (the two own the store together), sell a plethora of used goodies.

“I thought it would be fun to give other people a chance to sell their stuff so I rent out space,” she said Tuesday afternoon while helping a customer match a light-blue, daisy-bordered table cloth with an end table.

The Viking Way establishment is referred to as a variety mall and according to Webster’s Dictionary variety is: “…A collection of varied things; absence of monotony or sameness.”

The shelves and aisles in Viking Village put Webster’s variety vein to shame.

“If you’re looking for something they don’t sell in the stores anymore you want to come here,” Lesoing says, “and you’ll find it. There’s handmade unique gifts you can’t find elsewhere.”

She’s right.

Perusing the aisles while keeping time with the upbeat 70’s and 80’s music jamming overhead, one finds fishing gear, Spiderman comics, jewelry, clothes, a leopard dog purse, handmade aprons and birdhouses, cases of designer knives and precious gems and rocks, baby clothes, shoes, dish sets. It’s inexhaustible.

The prices are all reasonably low to boot: A symbiotic relationship at its finest.

Prospective bargain hunters be forewarned: Plan amble time to scour Viking Village, there’s just so much to see.

“If you want to shop you should save two hours to do so because there’s a lot to look through” Lesoing said.

Viking Village has vendor space available. If interested in renting a space contact Lesoing at (360) 697-3691.