Garage sales!

[kslim]

Made 200 so far am half drunk and sold half our crap we were gonna throw away

So I'm going with good idea, eff the haters

wait, are you in real time having a yardsale during business hours on a thursday?

yes i am. My weekend has commenced

[Dr Rick Daris]

my neighbors across the street and my wife have had garage sales the past two years. i let my wife keep whatever she makes. sometimes i think she buys stuff just to put it in the yearly garage sale. both years i get stuck running the register for twenty minutes and it is absolutely horrible/frightening. i don't like it.

[CNS]

Rick, did she also buy the register specifically for the garage sales? 

[BIG APPLE CAT]

slim how would you describe the haggling situ?  Lots of negotiating or are people paying sticker?  My understanding is that when people see rock bottom prices the immediate reaction is to see if they can get it for even less.  Have not ever had a garage sale though, so cannot confirm.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Rick, did she also buy the register specifically for the garage sales? 

by register i just mean small box with money in it. people that i don't know walking around my garage looking at my crap that i don't want while i sit and wait for them to haggle me. almost as bad as wet socks it's just the worst.

[michigancat]

who in the world gets drunk at their own garage sale on a Thursday morning?

Also, craigslist will get you more money, but be more work if you're selling. If you're buying, garage sales are more work/less money. Generally.

[puniraptor]

rick, would you take 15 cents for those wet socks?

[Brock Landers]

Rick, did she also buy the register specifically for the garage sales? 

by register i just mean small box with money in it. people that i don't know walking around my garage looking at my crap that i don't want while i sit and wait for them to haggle me. almost as bad as wet socks it's just the worst.

When I had my garage sale my stuff was marked down so low that not one goddam person haggled with me all morning.  They just paid what was marked on the item no questions asked.  Some people were even totalling the stuff up for me saying "Well it looks like I owe you $5.75!"  I was truly looking forward to mushing some old lady or white trash person for offering me 20 cents on a $1 item or whatever and didn't even get to do that.

[kslim]

who in the world gets drunk at their own garage sale on a Thursday morning?

Also, craigslist will get you more money, but be more work if you're selling. If you're buying, garage sales are more work/less money. Generally.

its almost 4 dipshit, also shut up

[michigancat]

oh my bad

[CNS]

I value my time too much to try to sell a few things for a dollar.  We only participate when we have two or three large items, then close up shop when those few things are gone. 
Also, we only garage sale them when we have already struck out on craigslist.

[kslim]

I value my time too much to try to sell a few things for a dollar.  We only participate when we have two or three large items, then close up shop when those few things are gone. 
Also, we only garage sale them when we have already struck out on craigslist.

ive done nothing today but have a few brews watch some non espn sports network and make 250 cool ones off my trash. Sorry but that's not a Waste of time at all in my eyes.

Maybe I'm white trash tho

[CNS]

I could think of basically infinity things I would rather do than interact with garage sale shoppers on my day off.  No judgement.

[CNS]

You know what garage sales are really good for?  Baby clothes.  Sending wife and her mom out and they return with like the next 5 years worth of clothes for a kid and only spent something like $30. 

[kslim]

You know what garage sales are really good for?  Baby clothes.  Sending wife and her mom out and they return with like the next 5 years worth of clothes for a kid and only spent something like $30.

have 2 little ones that have grown out of their clothes. Youre welcome

[CNS]

You know what garage sales are really good for?  Baby clothes.  Sending wife and her mom out and they return with like the next 5 years worth of clothes for a kid and only spent something like $30.

have 2 little ones that have grown out of their clothes. Youre welcome

No need now.  It's what we did back then. 

[kslim]

You know what garage sales are really good for?  Baby clothes.  Sending wife and her mom out and they return with like the next 5 years worth of clothes for a kid and only spent something like $30.

have 2 little ones that have grown out of their clothes. Youre welcome

No need now.  It's what we did back then.

lol I get it man. I get it. On a serious note I'd have a lot of problems putting my kids in not new clothes, I'm a germaphobe so.

[_33]

My two kids sold lemonade at our last garage sale. It was absolutely adorable.

[AST]

My two kids sold lemonade at our last garage sale. It was absolutely adorable.

OH YEAH, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BRING THAT UP IN THE LEMONADE THREAD

[wetwillie]

Write off the car not the kid

[Mrs. Gooch]

Made 200 so far am half drunk and sold half our crap we were gonna throw away

So I'm going with good idea, eff the haters

wait, are you in real time having a yardsale during business hours on a thursday?

That's prime garage saling hours (in Wichita, anyway). That's when the serious buyers are out.

[kslim]

three day sales may not be worth it, just throwing that out there

[puniraptor]

Made 200 so far am half drunk and sold half our crap we were gonna throw away

So I'm going with good idea, eff the haters

wait, are you in real time having a yardsale during business hours on a thursday?

That's prime garage saling hours (in Wichita, anyway). That's when the serious buyers are out.

fascinating

[raquetcat]

The worst is when someone you know (in my case my boss) invites you to their garage sale and is all "there is tons of good stuff, and great kids clothes", then you show up and it's all just horrible stuff, and the kids clothes are so ugly you would feel bad making your kids wear them, just so awkward

[kslim]

The worst is when someone you know (in my case my boss) invites you to their garage sale and is all "there is tons of good stuff, and great kids clothes", then you show up and it's all just horrible stuff, and the kids clothes are so ugly you would feel bad making your kids wear them, just so awkward

throw em a couple of bucks and say "these are all that will fit" not telling you what to do but thats what i would do. i cant for the life of me remember the last time i actually went to a garage sale tho