Garage Sale Junkies
We participated in the neighborhood garage sale this weekend, as we’ve done in the past, and it never ceases to amaze me the dumb things that hardcore garage sale junkies will ask.
“Do you have any albums?”
No. Do you see any albums!?
“Do you have any size 8 shoes?”
No. Do you see any shoes, much less a size eight!?
“Do you have any religious items?”
No. Do you see any religious items!?
“Do you have any baseball gloves for a 9 year old?”
No. Do you see any baseball gloves for a 9 year old!?
…followed up by “Do you know anyone else in the neighborhood who might be selling baseball gloves for a 9 year old?”
But of course, the best one was saved for last, after everything was boxed up and ready to be hauled off for donation.
“I see you had a garage sale. Did you have any bicycle baskets?”
May 20th, 2007 at 3:25 am
“Yes, we did. We were also giving out five-dollar bills for free. Too bad you weren’t here. Anything else you’d like to know if you missed?”
May 20th, 2007 at 6:41 am
and while I was out doing yard work…
Are you having a garage sale?
No. Does it look like I am having a garage sale?
What was I thinking? I could have sold yard waste~
or “free” to anyone who wants to pick it up!
May 20th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
How about would you take less than what you have marked? Sale price a quarter. That about sums up how my Saturday went.
May 21st, 2007 at 6:06 am
Yooper -
Next garage sale you have: “Will you take less than this?” “No, I was pricing things out on E-bay for this sale and this was going for $1.00 more than marked. Doesn’t sell at this price, I’ll sell it there.”
May 21st, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I think the best comments I ever got at a garage sale were:
“Do you have this in a larger size?” What is this, Macy’s? No, I do not have two exact same items of clothing, two different sizes, to sell at my garage sale.
“Do you have anything else in the house?” Oh, yeah, that’s the GOOD stuff. We only sell that stuff to the idiots who ask for it.
May 21st, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Do you have anything else in the house? That’s a good one.
There was one lady who I swear wanted to hunt through our garage for the good stuff. A garage sale doesn’t mean you can go through my garage, no matter how much junk I have in there that I didn’t have time to sort through. Come back next year.
May 21st, 2007 at 8:03 pm
OK, I’ve had it with you guys talking about me!!!
