Garage Saleing

I really love garage sales-- always have. I love the deals, of course, but also enjoy the stories a family's discarded possesions tell. I love exploring the neighborhoods and back roads. I love that it is a chore in one sense, but a pretty fun one!

I had a great morning of saleing this past Saturday.

Details:
In our parts, sales happen not just in garages, but in parking lots, yards, and along the roadside. Few take the time to price their wares, or even sit them out on tables. Often there are just piles or boxes of junk, through which the bargain-hunter sorts. The first few ventures I made at Southern garage saleing were totally unsuccessful. If things weren't priced, I would just wander a bit, say thanks, then leave quietly. How Minnesotan of me.

Major breakthrough in strategy this Saturday, though!

Here's how you sail the sales, Tennessee style:
1. Excavate the piles.
2. Load up your arms with the desired goods.
3. Approach the seller, "How much for this?" Point to ONE of the objects.
4. Seller responds, "Oh, 75 cents. Well, how about $2 for all of it?"
5. Deal! Pay up and head out.

A list of what I got for a total of $7 on Saturday:

• 6 pairs of Baby Gap socks, various sizes and colors
• Baby Gap sweater and hat set, off-white cable knit
• Answering machine
• 2 hardcover kids books
• Vick's brand humidifier
• 2 really nice Carter's onesies
• baby carrier (the soft cloth kind that fits on the parent's front or back)
• baby bottle drying rack
• "I love Daddy" bib

Pretty good, huh? 3 cheers for assimilation!