Jeri

Profile

Username:
elderjane
Name:
Jeri
Location:
Oklahoma City, OK
Birthday:
03/27
Status:
Not Interested

Stats

Post Reads:
302,878
Posts:
1358
Photos:
3
Last Online:
> 30 days ago
View All »

My Friends

4 days ago
7 days ago
> 30 days ago
> 30 days ago
> 30 days ago
> 30 days ago
> 30 days ago
> 30 days ago

Subscribe

Southwestern Woman

Life & Events > Heaven Help Us!
 

Heaven Help Us!

The dreaded garage sale is over and I am almost recovered.
It was chilly yesterday morning and I was putting out
items and setting up at 7 a.m. for the eight a.m. opening.
I will never, ever, to the longest day I live have another
one.

It was very cold and damp and all told we made about one
hundred and twenty one dollars. We got rid of some bulky
items and what we didn't sell will be donated on Wednesday.

All of our customers wanted to visit. People must be lonley
indeed. Some were interesting and two stood out. One was
a very handsome, still dashing, retired Col. who was a
fighter pilot in WWII, Nam and Korea. He came twice and
brought pictures of his glory days. He was 87 and looked
twenty years younger. He brought pictures of his younger
self. The other man was absolutely bonkers. Some women
brought him and dumped him off. Like most nuts he was hung
up on religion and wanted to insist that Adam and Eve were
devourers of human flesh. He also cried a lot but mercifully that woman can and got him before we had to
send him away.

As soon as it was over, we high tailed it to a local pub
and had drinks and snacks. My grandaughters came and helped for a while and some of the neighbors were very
helpful.

I have everything rounded up to donate and I guess it
was worth the discomfort. I am not cut out for sales.
I do not have the ability to visualize what other people
find valuable. Some lucky person will fall heir to 21
pairs of men's jeans that I was sure would sell since they
were in good condition. I only got rid of 2 pairs.


posted on Sept 14, 2014 4:13 PM ()

Comments:

I had a sale of items in my New York loft as I was preparing to give it up forever. My neighbor, Lila, really ran it. She's a dynamo. It was tiring just the same, the yield was not large. we now have a garage full of stuff Ed will not get rid of and he definitely would never, ever, have a garage sale. In any case, it is a lot of work and $100 hardly seems worth the effort. But you got a contact for Ted's jewelry work and that is priceless.
comment by tealstar on Sept 15, 2014 6:01 AM ()
When I lived in CA one of the browsers at my garage sale walked behind a bush a urinated in my front yard.I immediately called the cops. He was still there when they showed up. They booked him for public urination and I thanked them. I believe the fine was over two hundred bucks.
comment by jondude on Sept 15, 2014 5:51 AM ()
I don't prefer garage sales that start that early. Gotta be there at the beginning and Donna isn't a morning person. I had a few finds this summer, but I don't accumulate enough junk to have a sale. Everything goes to the Open Door thrift shop when it's no longer wanted. Clothes can be tough to sell and I'll never again buy anything electrical unless they let me try it out. We did buy a pre-lit Christmas tree and the seller plugged it in and it's good. But I got burned a time or two. Anyway a hundred bucks isn't too bad for a day of hanging out, even if the weather wasn't cooperative.
comment by jjoohhnn on Sept 14, 2014 6:14 PM ()
We did this mostly so Ted could test the market on his jewelry. People
liked it and one woman said she was opening a boutique and would like to
take it on consignment so in some ways it was successful.
reply by elderjane on Sept 15, 2014 3:22 AM ()
Holy crow. You should relax and have another drink at home. You probably had the most popular sale of the summer, and everyone came out of the woodwork, kooks and all! ... devourers of human flesh? Never heard that theory.
comment by drmaus on Sept 14, 2014 5:59 PM ()
That man was a giant pain but most people were nice. We did need the Pub
experience!!
reply by elderjane on Sept 15, 2014 3:26 AM ()
Like Kristy, it makes me tired to think about it. My cousins in-law are the sort who have constant garage sales, and I always wonder what their neighbors think about that. The crazy guy story is funny.
comment by troutbend on Sept 14, 2014 5:22 PM ()
The good thing is that all the donations are counted and ready to go. I
keep thinking I need to drag out 3 pairs of Levis in case Ted gains weight
again.
reply by elderjane on Sept 15, 2014 3:28 AM ()
I've never had a garage sale and this post makes me weary. glad it's over and it sounds like the ending (at the pub) was perfect!
comment by kristilyn3 on Sept 14, 2014 4:16 PM ()
Don't ever have one. They are fun to attend but a booger to host and it
isn't really worth it. Some of the most unlikely things sold and a beautiful mirror of Ellie's provoked no interest at all. I ended up giving
it to the neighbor who was so helpful.
reply by elderjane on Sept 15, 2014 3:31 AM ()

Comment on this article   


1,358 articles found   [ Previous Article ]  [ Next Article ]  [ First ]  [ Last ]