Liquor

To dream of hard liquor represents situations in your life where you are enjoying yourself with strong power, danger, or the potential to go overboard. It may also mean that you are enjoying risk taking or taking something to the extreme.

Negatively, hard liquor may be a sign that there is the potential to go too far with something that you are exploiting. Having too much of a good time with a risk.

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Second-Hand Store

To dream of a second-hand store may reflect your consideration of old ideas, ideas others are bored with, or getting involved in a relationship with someone that someone you know has already been in a relationship with. Considering making a choice to try someone else's idea or a "second hand" idea. Considering trying an idea that someone else doesn't have time for.

Negatively, second-hand store may reflect your dislike for having to do something unoriginal. Feeling like a loser because you have acknowledge someone else as the source of your accomplishment. Feeling that an old idea isn't an interesting as a new idea that you are considering.

Example: A woman dreamed that she was shopping in a second-hand store. In waking life she was considering a business idea that she had gotten from someone else whom didn't have the time or resources to try the idea themselves.

Staples Business Depot Store

To dream of the Staples Business Depot store represents feeling supported that nothing is complicated about "taking care of business" on your own if you want to. Support that never wants you to stop thinking of easy options to make sure a situation remains working all the time. Feelings about never being embarrassed staying serious or professional if you want to. Feeling that it's easy to get something to help you do something more serious or professional if you want to. An atmosphere that nothing is crazy or stupid about choosing to do something more serious. Respecting yourself choosing to avoid being careless or unprofessional. Resources or options that allow to manage a serious situation or to keep a situation working all the time.

To dream of working at Staples Business Depot store represents about being supportive of others feeling that nothing is complicated about "taking care of business" on their own if they want to. Being supportive of others with easy options to choose keeping a serious situation working all the time. Helping others to help themselves take care of serious situations or to keep their lives working all the time.

People who work at Staples may have dreams of Staples if they are experiencing issues with work or coworkers. Also consider how certain locations inside the building at work feel and how they may mirror waking life situations not related to work.

Example: A young man dreamed of going to his old job at Staples which he quit a week earlier and standing in the parking lot. In waking life he had a crush on a former coworker at the Staples store that he couldn't get off his mind.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing a Latin American girl he met 8 months earlier who was now working at Staples instead of a club promoter and airport customs agent. In waking life a woman he knew was sleeping over at his house. The change of employment from club promoter and customs agent to Staples Business Depot employment in this case may have reflected the dreamers feelings about being supportive of the woman staying at his home in a more serious honest self-help adult manner instead of having fun with her and protecting her.

Store Windows

To dream of a store window represents feelings about possible goals or desires being within reach. Seeing what you want in life , but feeling held back by some minor obstacle. Awareness of yourself being able to achieve something if certain action was taken or certain opportunities presented themselves.

Negatively, a store window may reflect feelings about being purposely kept away from a goal or desire. Feeling forced to "taste" your goals without ever getting to realize them. It may also represent a fear of taking action to achieve your goals and choosing to live with jealous desire. Alternatively, it may reflect excessive "window shopping" with life goals and not enough action. Too much talking about doing something without being serious about it. Not choosing to do something because you keep hoping for something to happen in the future.

To dream of breaking a store window may reflect life situations where you are choosing to take what you want by unconventional means. Frustration with having to be patient or achieve a goal the honest way. Alternatively, breaking a store window may reflect embarrassing people who flaunt your weakness to your face by stealing their power away (beating them up, cheating behind their backs, or humiliating them by just pushing them aside).

Example: A man dreamed of robbing a store by breaking the windows and taking what he wanted. In waking life he secretly worked behind the scenes to rip off an arrogant business partner who ignorantly took his money and bragged to his face about having to wait years to get it back. Breaking the store window represented the dreamer "shattering" his feelings of jealous desire once and for all by unexpectedly humiliating his business partner with legal problems and taking all his money back.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of walking past a number of store window displays that she felt each represented one of her clients. In the dream she told herself that each display should have different colors and lighting to reflect the personality of the client. In waking life she was an interior designer focused on making designs for her clients that were original and tailored to the clients tastes.

Thrift Store

To dream of a thrift store represents feelings about decision-making or options that consider the value of being frugal, resourceful, or appreciating what others may discard. Thoughts about the importance of conservation, frugality, or making the most of what you have. Your ability to find value in the old or overlooked, and your creativity in reusing or repurposing what is available to you. Taking advantage of people or options that are unwanted by other people. Using a discarded or unloved area of your life to benefit yourself. Exploiting something that nobody else wants to help yourself. Needing or wanting to make do with what's available. Recognizing the value in something that others may overlook or discard.

Negatively, dreaming about a thrift store represents feelings of being limited by your current resources or circumstances. Perhaps you feel constrained by your financial situation. Resourcefulness or frugality that uses people who are unimportant or overlooked by society (e.g. elderly).

Example: A man dreamed of stealing from a thrift store. In waking life, he asked his very elderly and lonely grandfather for money when his family told him not to. In this case, stealing from the thrift store may have reflected feelings about exploiting" his grandfather's loneliness and vulnerability for his own financial gain, akin to taking advantage of something unwanted or discarded by others.

Alcohol

To dream of drinking alcohol may represent the potential to go too far with your ideas or interests. Positively, it may reflect how you are enjoying yourself with something you really like.

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Boutiques

To dream of a boutique represents feelings about personal choices related to your identity that are protective of feelings of exclusivity, quality, uniqueness, refinement, and individuality. Feelings about high-quality special options or choices that other people don't have. Feelings about owning something that is out of reach for most people. Choices that make you look good being original or exclusive about respecting yourself. Your thoughts about the value of uniqueness, personal expression, and the careful selection of what you incorporate into your life. The importance you place on personal style, selective tastes, or the pursuit of distinct experiences. Your thoughts about the importance of standing out from the crowd and expressing your distinct identity. A desire for personalized experiences tailored to your specific tastes and preferences. Your desire to treat yourself or others with special care and attention. Struggling to find a balance between your desire to be unique and your desire to conform to societal expectations.

Positively, dreaming about a boutique may represent your appreciation for high-quality options and the value you place on maintaining a sense of individuality. It reflects your conscious choice to honor your distinct identity and adhere to selective tastes, making you feel special and refined. You may take pride in the exclusivity of your choices and the unique path you've chosen in life.

Negatively, dreaming about a boutique may represent feelings of being overly selective or exclusive to the point that it doesn't help you. A resistance to mainstream or mass-produced ideas, choices, or experiences. You may be struggling with a desire to distance yourself from common or ordinary things, possibly leading to isolation or elitism. Feelings about spending too much money. A tendency to make impulsive or extravagant purchases. A need to find a balance between your desire for luxury and her financial reality.

Alternatively, dreams about a boutique may reflect feelings about paying too much for clothing and regretting it afterward.

Boutique symbolism may be common to people having or attending a wedding.

Example: A woman dreamed of trying to dissuade her friend from trying to set up a boutique in New York. She felt that the boutique wouldn't survive the economy if she stuck with her plan to sell brownies and baked goods. In waking life, she was very focused on buying a wedding dress, her baby, and shopping the day after Valentine's Day. In this case, the boutique may have reflected her concerns about her wedding plans being too expensive for her guests to afford attending with current economic conditions.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of ordering a shirt from a boutique whose owner she knew in real life. The store sent her $1000 in clothes that she didn't really want. In waking life, she did order a shirt from a friend who owned a clothing store and felt that the purchase was a little bit expensive. In this case, the dream may be more literal as it mirrors her waking life regret of spending too much money at her friend's store.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of trying on a wedding dress in a boutique. In waking life, she was discussing changing her last name with her boyfriend. She felt that changing her last name would be a great way to leave everything behind associated with her last name and past behind. In this case, the boutique may have reflected her desire for a fresh start and a new identity with a sense of relationship exclusivity using her boyfriend's last name. She was playing with the idea of taking her boyfriend's last name like it an exclusive personal choice that only getting married could provide.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of shopping at a boutique and purchasing a pair of boots. After she bought them she wasn't sure how much they cost and found out that they cost $900. In waking life, she had spent too much money on her budget for the month. In this case, the boutique may have reflected the woman's recognition of overindulging in impulsive or extravagant purchases, and the high cost of the boots could represent the financial consequences of these behaviors.

Cashier

To dream of a cashier represents awareness of consequences of your choice. Noticing the personal cost of your decision. What you have to face in life to get what you want.

To dream of being a cashier represents awareness of yourself setting conditions or ultimatums for someone else to get what they want. Making someone else do something or lose something in order to get what they want.

Cocktails

To dream of a cocktail drink represents feelings about having a good time relaxing leisurely like a grownup however you like to without inhibitions or needing to ask for permission. Having a good time socially "mixing it up" or experimenting with something different. A desire to escape from daily responsibilities, mix with others in a light-hearted manner, or indulge in experiences that feel carefree and celebratory. Your ability to let go, and live in the moment.

Consider the specific cocktail for additional meaning.

Example: An older woman dreamed of cocktails being made the wrong way. In waking life, she felt that she couldn't keep up with responsibilities while she wished that her life was easier. She felt that all she did in life was work while never having fun. In this case, the cocktails being made wrong may have reflected her feelings of frustration about her inability to achieve a balance between work and leisure, symbolizing her unmet desire for time off, relaxation, and enjoyment due to having to work all the time.

Costco Wholesale

To dream of Costco Wholesale represents feeling supported with exclusive "bulk options" for quality time experiencing something or the easy safe ability to experience a lot what you want without problems. Wanting an exclusive ability to spend a lot of quality time with a person you have romantic interest in. Exclusive bulk access to situations, experiences, or people. Joining something in order to enjoy bulk options or plentiful access. Professionally not wasting any time or resources in order to do something a lot.

Negatively, dreaming about Costco may represent your tendency to waste time or resources jealousy unable to obtain an exclusive ability to experience something "in bulk." Feeling that you are wasting time trying to spend a lot of quality time with a romantic interest because they always elude you. Wasting time joining something in order to get exclusive quality time with a situation or person. Awareness that you are able to get quality time with a person or situation without substance to the experience. An professional attitude about getting bulk quality access to a situation or person that doesn't respect you.

Dreams of Costco Wholesale are common to people with romantic crushes on people they are eager to try to spend a lot of time with and make use whatever resources they can to maintain the ability to easily spend lots of time with the person.

Example: A high-school girl dreamed of losing her Costco membership. In waking life she was jealously trying to get an opportunity to spend a lot of quality time with a boy she had a crush on when she found out her friend was dating him.

Example 2: A high-school girl dreamed of a boy she had a crush on standing in line at the cashier at Costco. In waking life she had a crush on a boy for over a year. In this case Costco may have reflected her feelings about wanting an exclusive ability to spend lots of quality time with her crush when he seemed to be choosing to spend a lot of exclusive quality time in other ways.

Drugstore

To dream of a drugstore represents situations that require discretion, privacy, or confidentiality. Your thoughts on the ease or difficulty of obtaining the resources you need to help yourself.

Positively, dreaming of a drugstore may represent your responsible handling of a delicate matter. It may highlight your maturity in respecting confidentiality, or it could indicate a proactive approach to seeking solutions for problems that are private or sensitive in nature. An ability to easily access the resources or solutions that you need for personal problems without anyone else finding out about it.

Negatively, dreaming of a drugstore might imply that you are grappling with issues that you feel forced to keep private or confidential. You may feel a risk of embarrassment with accessing resources while trying to address a problem. You may feel very sensitive about noticing or dealing with a personal problem.

Alternatively, you may be experiencing concerns over your health.

Example: A man dreamed of standing in front of a drugstore. In waking life, his mother had killed herself. In this case, the drugstore may have reflected his wish for discretion with the issue because the subject of suicide felt shameful.

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Lumber

To dream of seeing lumber represents a situation you feel you can do something about. Noticing that change or a fresh start is possible. Starting over, re-organizing, or rebuilding. Flexibility or an opportunity to change. Feelings about being able to rebuild yourself or rebuild your life with a resource.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing lumber on the floor to a mansion and being told to finish construction the mansion. In waking life the dreamer was unemployed for 7 months. In this case the symbolism of being pressured to finish the interior of a mansion using lumber may have reflected the dreamer's feelings about being pressured to fix their life up by getting a new job. The lumber was possibly a reflection of the dreamer's feelings about being able to use a resource develop themself to be more professionally valuable.

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Tequila

To dream of tequila represents the feeling of letting loose and living on the edge while enjoying handling the strength of it. It may symbolize taking risks, excitement, or being in the moment, but with the potential for negative consequences for how strongly you do it. A willingness to try new experiences or let loose and have fun. It suggests letting go of inhibitions and embracing a more carefree and impulsive side of yourself. Enjoying yourself letting loose hard once and a while that notices you are not wimp about it.

Negative associations with tequila may represent contrast between the dreamer's current circumstances of discipline and restraint and their desire for liberation and freedom. A need to exercise caution with controlling yourself or to avoid potentially harmful situations. Feeling strong enough to handle yourself living on the edge or letting loose, but not considering the need to face the consequences later on. A willingness to embrace this new experience or to embrace a new sense of freedom that's only temporarily. Overall, the dream suggests a need to balance excitement with responsibility and to consider the potential consequences of one's actions. Feelings about nobody expecting you to ruin your life living in the edge while you are aware of yourself risking it.

Example: A young girl dreamed of a black girl signalling her to not tell an elderly man about how she drank tequila. In waking life the young girl had told her mother about smoking marijuana after first being hesitant about admitting it. In this case, the tequila may have reflected a desire or temptation to indulge in the marijuana for the first time in her life which probably felt risky or living on the edge due to being underage age and how strong the marijuana was.

Whiskey

To dream of whiskey represents feelings of acceptance of a situation you are experiencing being out of your control. Trying to relax during a chaotic or unpredictable situation. Behavior you use to calm yourself during a very dangerous moment. Accepting the very hard truth as means of dealing with a serious problem. Having to act like a jerk or insensitive person as means calm yourself. Talking about big problems like they are unimportant at all as means to emotionally survive them.

Negatively, whiskey in a dream may reflect an enormous amount of effort you are making to pretend a problem isn't serious. Not wanting to talk about big problems at all as means to deal with them.

Example: A woman dreamed of being unable to find a bottle of whiskey that was stored and then having her father yell at her making her cry. In waking life she was trying to calm down and accept a miscarriage, but ended up blaming herself.