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By: Shaun Carter

Shaun Carter — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:33:06 +0000

I am definitely not a garage saler. I don't understand the urge to buy stuff that other people don't want because it's been sitting around their house for who knows how long. Now I realize some of the things may be new or a good value, but I'm just not into it. But in my town the roads become clogged every friday and saturday morning with parked cars of all the people hitting up garage sales. Shaun Carter's last blog post..Get $50 From Trade King

By: amy Deal

amy Deal — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:35:39 +0000

When my kids were babies, I’d go to garage sales all the time. Yes, it was a pain to pull them in and out of the car and into a stroller, but the bargains outweighed the pain. I am so OCD, I’d scourer the paper the day before, and put together a numbered map. I’d do many drive-bys and not stop if it wasn’t to my liking. Now that they are older they prefer Plato’s Closet.

By: Daphne (One Mom in Alabama)

Daphne (One Mom in Alabama) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:51:24 +0000

I love to go to garage sales and yard sales! Well, when they are plentiful. I find if I spend a day yard-hopping and don't find anything that great, it feels like a major waste of time/gas and it keeps me from going again for a few weeks. Daphne (One Mom in Alabama)'s last blog post..Happy Birthday Hubby!!!

By: Shan

Shan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:36:56 +0000

I’ve gotten some great deals at garage sales. But I only go to sales when a whole neighborhood or a whole village (I live in a small town) is having a sale. That way I can drive there and park and walk around. I tend to go to the homes in the nicer neighborhoods as they are more likely to have brand name clothes for my kids. And while I don’t care about the name, I have to say that Gap, Children’s Place, Gymboree…. they all wear very well. I have three girls and I have yard sale clothes that have been through all three and are still looking great when I give them to my best friend’s daughter.

I pretty much only buy kids clothes and some shoes if they are newish. I don’t even look at the other stuff.

By: Corrie

Corrie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:22:07 +0000

I only go to garage sales if I happen to pass by a sign and it's convenient to stop by. They also have to have a sufficient amount of stuff that I can see just by driving by that indicates that they have kid's stuff (like toys or baby stuff). However, in MI, we have sales called Mom-to-Mom sales which are usually held in churches on Sat. mornings where a local MOPS group, etc. brings in stuff only related to babies and kids. It's nice, because it's like a big rummage sale, but all related to the items you are most likely looking for. Corrie's last blog post..Welcome!

By: Shevy

Shevy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:44:40 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of garage sales and don’t go to them with any kind of regularity. Of course, part of the problem is that a lot are only on Saturday when I can’t buy (for religious reasons) or start on Saturday and have nothing even half decent left by Sunday. I occasionally stop if I’m driving by and see one with stuff that looks interesting, but even then I almost never buy (though we have been *forcibly given* a few dolls or stuffed animals by people when we’ve had our DC with us).

As for having them, I’ve tried a couple of times and made very very little money. You have to deal with “early birds” who show up 2 hours ahead of the sale and are miffed if you don’t let them take everything they like for next to nothing. That’s actually the biggest problem, I think. Everybody wants to get things for practically nothing and they make insultingly low offers (like .50 for an almost brand new pair of skates or $5 for a dozen china cups & saucers in a popular and expensive pattern when they go for about $65 each new).

On the whole I say they’re not worth it.

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By: Jes

Jes — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:32:59 +0000

Oh, I LOVE garage sales! Now that gas prices are so high the best ones to go to are neighborhood garage sales. Go to those subdivisions where a bunch of people are having yard sales on the same day. It’s great. I love finding great deals. I hit a good one right before my daughter was born, someone was selling all their girl clothes and baby girl things. It was great!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:29:38 +0000

I love going to yard sales, although holding them makes me a little nervous. I guess it’s the idea of people judging whether or not my stuff is “good.” Of course I prefer a church rummage sale or something big like that, but I lump that in with “yard saling” in general. You never know what you’ll find, but I enjoy finding unexpected treasures.