Garage Sale 1
Today our subdivision hosted a neighborhood garage sale. Multiple homes within this huge upper-middle class area dumped old unwanted stuff on their driveways and yards so folks searching for bargains or the unexpected gem could bicker over prices marked unbelievably low for once expensive items. Things included in my driveway were nearly new double bedsheets priced at $1.00 a piece, serviceable blankets at $2.00, as well as, numbered and retired Napcoware and Adrian figurines at $10.00 each. I had rummaged through only the living area and study of my four bedroom home for this yearly sale. I usually box stuff up about twice each year for the "White Elephant Sale" at our church. This year, I decided to see what would happen at a garage sale.
Vera, my housekeeper arrived early. My son's family arrived with their stuff shortly after that. My husband helped set up tables and then disappeared. He had a running session with his model train club scheduled for the Chili Festival at one of the parks. My son set up his bounce house as advertisement for his business.
I sat in my wheelchair, with my fanny pack, collected money, and distributed flyers for the bounce house business. Luckily Vera and I had already marked most all items so people didn't have to ask prices and could just pick stuff up and pay. I rarely agreed to lower my already very low prices--everything started at 50 cents. The most expensive item was $2.00 other than the figurines--which I ended up wrapping and giving to the White Elephant Sale ladies who showed up by accident.
(Their showing up really was an accident---or a devine set-up. The night before a thought came to me that I needed to contact Peggy--the White Elephant Lady- and suggest that we go ahead and have the sale again this year. I would help. The Two Peggys In charge since my name is also Peggy. )
At the end of the day, I made over two-hundred dollars and had gotten rid of all the stuff I didn't want. My husband even spoke about contributing to this again next year. (As long as there's another running session I guess.)
Vera, my housekeeper arrived early. My son's family arrived with their stuff shortly after that. My husband helped set up tables and then disappeared. He had a running session with his model train club scheduled for the Chili Festival at one of the parks. My son set up his bounce house as advertisement for his business.
I sat in my wheelchair, with my fanny pack, collected money, and distributed flyers for the bounce house business. Luckily Vera and I had already marked most all items so people didn't have to ask prices and could just pick stuff up and pay. I rarely agreed to lower my already very low prices--everything started at 50 cents. The most expensive item was $2.00 other than the figurines--which I ended up wrapping and giving to the White Elephant Sale ladies who showed up by accident.
(Their showing up really was an accident---or a devine set-up. The night before a thought came to me that I needed to contact Peggy--the White Elephant Lady- and suggest that we go ahead and have the sale again this year. I would help. The Two Peggys In charge since my name is also Peggy. )
At the end of the day, I made over two-hundred dollars and had gotten rid of all the stuff I didn't want. My husband even spoke about contributing to this again next year. (As long as there's another running session I guess.)
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