Tommyh
10 Answers
country bumpkin
| 10 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Car boot sales are pretty common here too.Usually organised by some charity or other with a small fee for stalls.I s'pose you're still getting used to calling them boots instead of trunks.LOL
I'm also not used to the slim to none choices of food at the grocery stores. For example at our local HEB grocery store we had about 40 choices of canned vegetables and here we have about 10. I can find only one brand of popcorn here, no Jiffy pop or Orville Redenbacher etc.
Even the paper towel rolls and toilet tissue are mini rolls.
Tommy: You don't actually say that TO the woman???
bulletman
Yeh, Tom i have had several Garage sales, it's a great way of getting rid of gear you dont want or need, and get cash for them, as they say, 'one man's junk is another man's treasure'. We have a massive Trash and Treause here at the last remaining Drive-IN every Sunday, i guess it is the same as a car boot sale, it is extremely popular.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
pythonlover
Yes, a car boot sale. Have you heard of them ?When my daughter was in primary school every year the school would hold a car boot sale where you could fill your cars boot with items that you no longer wanted and sell them from the boot of your car on the school premises.You gave the school a small fee in which they benefited from. I did have a successful one, enough to buy a ceiling fan.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
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jhharlan
A few. There’s a lot of work to it and almost not worth it. This is why God invented the Good Will…...
| 10 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Clonge
sawali
Bob/PKB
The first one was by accident. I was cleaning my garage and had taken everything out, swept the floor, and was rearranging shelves and putting stuff away. Some people stopped their car and asked if I was having a sale. I asked them what they wanted, and it was something I had. It didn't take long for me to draw a pretty good sized crowd and I think I made close to $100 in about an hour. The next one was years later and 500 miles away. So much stuff, we put it on a 20-foot long flat bed trailer and parked it in front of my elementary school, out in the country, but at a four-way stop. It was successful, but wearisome. I could have the sale to end all sales with all the stuff I have now, but there's no way to have one at this complex. Occasionally I'll take a few boxes/bags of things to Goodwill or Salvation Army, and always get a donation receipt. I keep track of what I've donated, too, in case I itemize on my income tax returns.
I don't stop at many, because I'd be stopping all day long, but DO enjoy them, as well as thrift stores. ESTATE sales are becoming a big draw around here. My friend just bought a collection of water pitchers (will use them on the tables at her daughter's upcoming wedding reception), while another friend purchased some crystal decanters and ornate mirrors at the same sale. THAT estate had 4 separate sales, each lasting two days. WOW. Lucky for me I missed it. Last one I went to I got a scroll saw, and a box of dominoes. Auctions are interesting, too....
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
sunnyB
Yes we did it once, it was an organized event in our village, everyone paid £5.00 to a local charity, and the local council advertised the event, anything else you made was yours . We didn't sell much after about the first hour, it poured with rain and was a complete waste of time.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
bustieone
Even better is bundling it in boxes and drop off at either Big Sisters or Salvation Army, it helps employ people in sorting, cleaning, and selling it. Plus it either is given or sold in their thrift shops, discounted for those with less funds available. We additionally can make a tax deduction, if we please, from Federal Income Taxes.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
mycatsmom
