Phew! Who knew getting ready for a crumby old garage sale would be so much work??? Amy and Jon have been sorting and cleaning for awhile, but - smart me! - I waited until Monday to go through stuff! Not good! I have pulled things out, sorted, compared, priced, and organized everything we own in the past three days! It has been crazy! We took three car-loads of "treasures" to Amy's for the big sale.
The sale was a "family event," with contributions from the Chalupa's, Andy and Tim, Stacy and Dave, Kelly and Sean, and Amy and Jon. We had everything from baby shoes to pay-as-you-go cell phones; cd burners to kitchen glasses. And we had three Titanic cd's, two VHS tapes, and the theater movie guide - all yours for under $2!
It sounds hokey, and initially I only took our "treasures" to get them out of my hair, but it was a really fun morning! Carter helped man the sale, and I got to hang out with some of my favorite people! It was a good time. Some highlights:
5. I got in the car to pick up Carter; the clock read 7:57am. The sale started at 8am, and we'd already had three customers! Yes!
4. The garbage man stopped, in the middle of his route!
3. Someone actually commented on Carter's "$3.50" price tag, asking if we'd take $3.00!
2. The guy who, at 8:30am, came to the sale with no shirt, smoking a cigar
1. The lady who came once for random things, and came back to purchase the Karma Sutra and God's Prayer journal ... does one cancel out the other?!?
And the best part was not the 100+ heat, but earning some Dells cash while hanging out with my buddies!
The sale continues Satuday, from 8 - 1, so stop by 609 NW Linden to see our treasures!
Little neon-green signs were posted all over the North end of Ankeny, calling treasure-hunters to our sale!
"Sales Alley" We set up our sales camp in the shade, and lined the drive way with goodies. The big seller of Friday: VHS tapes and CD's! One lady offered to buy all 320 of them at once ... with $62! That was a no go! Garage Sale Lesson #14: when things get slow, go "rearrange," it makes the area look busy, and pulls in perspective lookers! That's what Amy, Andy, and Stacy are doing above!
Item description: 1 infant/toddler. In good condition and highly loved. Pleasant natured, good eater, holder of "most adorable baby" title! $3.50 or best offer
Please pay the cashier at the back
You should have just given Niecy Nash a call. She would have dragged all of your foolishness out and sold it at the yard sale for you!
The cleaning and organizing, that would have been on her too, honey!
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