So what is more All American than a garage sale? As part of the previously mentioned 4-letter word "move" process, my neighbor Shella and I held a garage sale last weekend. We brought pink tiaras, scoured our closets and basements and held a super sale, during some truly awesome weather. Great fun was had by all AND we made some money. Woo Hoo!
A few ramblings on having a garage sale: we live across from a retirement community and in the middle of four blocks of apartments which house primarily (not a slam, just a reality!) many Hindu residents who work at the "Farm." Add to that the many neighborhood residents and we had a great and diverse crowd.
Always interesting to note what did and did not sell at sales. Here's a partial list:
What DID sell:
- partial box of opened multi color christmas balls
- 3 boxes of unopened bead crafting sets
- scanner without a cord
- multi-cd/cassette player (non-functioning cd element)
- ceramic pitcher and plates
- brand new photo album
- two older 19" carry on suitcases
- grandmother's dining room table
- 2 comforters
- full length mirror missing the crucial middle board to hold it upright
- skinny christmas tree with individual branches
- "Vintage" golf bag
What did NOT sell:
- vintage golf clubs (they wanted only the bag)
- Clothes (liz claiborne, eddie bauer, spiegel, ann taylor)
- entire table of christmas decorations
- entire bag of children's craft materials
- cd's
- Sexual Fulfillment guidebook
- 2 briefcases
Apparently people want to use a vintage golf bag to hold their own clothes and do not need sexual fulfillment.
PS...Rita, our fabulous condo dog, was the official mascot for the garage sale. We gave her a pink tiara, and christened her Rita the Garage Sale Queen. She made the 10 p.m. news so they apparently agreed.
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