Actually, the whole week was busy. We decided to do a massive garage sale for Heather and Jared. We had donations from four families, and what was originally planned as a two-day sale became a four-day sale. It was a GREAT success!
We knew having such a large volume of stuff to price, organize and set out would take a lot of time. So the Professor and I began on Memorial Day. Part way into it, the Professor suggested listing it on Craig's List "since we were out in the garage anyway". We also grabbed a sign and stuck it in the ground at the end of our street. We thought we might as well.
The buyers started coming, and then they kept coming and coming. We invited people to look through boxes and bags. We kept plopping things on tables. We ran out of space and started plopping down the driveway. We were hot and tired, but the buyers kept buying.
On Thursday, we got more donations, which meant more pricing and arranging. Again, as I worked, I decided to list it on Craig's List and invite people in. This time I called it a "Moonlight Madness Garage Sale". The buyers didn't wait for moonlight; they came down the street immediately. Many of them commented on how fun it was to go to a garage sale on a week night. And they bought.
Friday morning bright and early we officially opened. Oddly, Friday (usually a great garage sale day around here) was our worst day for lookers and for sales. Heather, Jared and Luke arrived for the weekend too, and Heather helped me out for the rest of the sale.
Saturday afternoon we advertised 1/2 price on everything, and amazing junk flew out of here. We were happy to see it all go and turn into $$ for Heather and Jared. Heather and I ended with packing up all the leftovers and carting them to the thrift store. Then we were invited to a barbecue at the Leonard's house to celebrate a great sale.
On Thursday, we got more donations, which meant more pricing and arranging. Again, as I worked, I decided to list it on Craig's List and invite people in. This time I called it a "Moonlight Madness Garage Sale". The buyers didn't wait for moonlight; they came down the street immediately. Many of them commented on how fun it was to go to a garage sale on a week night. And they bought.
Friday morning bright and early we officially opened. Oddly, Friday (usually a great garage sale day around here) was our worst day for lookers and for sales. Heather, Jared and Luke arrived for the weekend too, and Heather helped me out for the rest of the sale.Saturday afternoon we advertised 1/2 price on everything, and amazing junk flew out of here. We were happy to see it all go and turn into $$ for Heather and Jared. Heather and I ended with packing up all the leftovers and carting them to the thrift store. Then we were invited to a barbecue at the Leonard's house to celebrate a great sale.
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