What comes closest to your feelings about garage sales?

debodun

debodun

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1) I have a bumper sticker that says "WARNING! I BRAKE FOR ALL GARAGE SALES!" and spend the weekend going to everyone I see advertised.
2) I'd stop if I happen to see one.
3) If I saw one I would look as I drove past and only stop if I saw something interesting.
4) I would look as I drove by, but wouldn't stop for any reason.
5) I wouldn't be caught dead buying someone else's trash.
6) If there was one on my block, I'd call the cops and complain about the traffic, noise and blocking the street and sidewalk.
7) If my community allowed them, I'd go to a council meeting and demand that they be outlawed.
 

I stop at sales that look interesting but I wouldn't bother to hold one of my own.

Before the pandemic, I used to hit the thrift shops and the flea market in my area each week.

This extended stay at home may have been the cure I was looking for to reduce my impulse buying and stick with online shopping for a very, very few interesting things to add to my collections.
 

After my mom passed, I took a carload of clothing to the SA. They refused to take it. The next time I drove by, there was a sign on the fence " WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY DONATIONS AT THE PRESENT". There isn't a Goodwill anywhere nearby. Also, all the local thrift stores went OOB in the last 10 years. So much for donating. Our annual commuity-wide garage sale weekend was originally planned for May 16 & 17, but I'm pretty sure it will be postponed. Even if the social distancing ban is lifted by then, people may still be antsy about it.
 
While out driving the other day, I saw a B'nai Brith donation box with a sign that they are accepting clothing donations. We have a clothing donation box in our recycle room, but I don't know if they are still acception donations. Possibly not.
 
It's been years since I had / or stopped at a garage sale... it's just not something that would interest me anymore.

I'm at the 'give it away or toss it away ' phase of my life. ..lol
So .. I guess I'll have to go with No. 5
 
Never go to garage sales. I have all I need now. Can't understand why some senior men go to the sales at the end of the day; hoping to get something for next to nothing & then try to sell the things at their own garage sales a few weeks later. They really need an alternative lifestyle.
 
I used to like them. I would slow down and look. The cane I use now, I bought at a garage sale about twelve years ago. It's one of those aluminamn adjustble jobs. I stuck it on the back of my motorcycle and rode with it until I retired the bike. It was, believe it or not, a conversation piece with a permanut place on the bike between my saddle bags. Peope wanted to know why I crried it.

I woud buy pocket knives, or anything I might use or wanted, such as tools.
 
Once upon a time, I was a #3 - but only if there was no traffic and there was adequate parking space. Now, I have all my necessities and all the 'pretties' that I want, so haven't been stopping in years. That being said, we have several thrift stores around that I would much rather browse than ever go to a mall!
 
Empty said:
Once upon a time, I was a #3 - but only if there was no traffic and there was adequate parking space. Now, I have all my necessities and all the 'pretties' that I want, so haven't been stopping in years. That being said, we have several thrift stores around that I would much rather browse than ever go to a mall!
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Me, too.
 
Packerjohn said:
Never go to garage sales. I have all I need now. Can't understand why some senior men go to the sales at the end of the day; hoping to get something for next to nothing & then try to sell the things at their own garage sales a few weeks later. They really need an alternative lifestyle.
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So why do you judge them? They certainly aren't impacting your life.
 

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