Tag: garage sales
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We Never Walk Alone
When the kids were young, we supplemented our clothing budget with garage sales. It was my husband’s passion more than mine. I loved the deals he was able to get; he knew how to bargain and would get gently used clothes for the kids that were acceptable to the littles and appreciated by me. Those […]
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Trinkets, Treasures…or Trash?
We’ve been in vacation mode for a week and have decided doing what isn’t our norm is the best way to embrace this time. So we went to a flea market. No idea why calling it a name that intimates people selling bugs, but what we found was a mixture of Goodwill, garage sale and […]
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Trash, Trinkets and Treasures–Which Is It?
There are things I participate in while in Colorado that I never do in Orlando. Perusing garage sales is high on that list. I don’t make time to go to neighborhoods to look at other people’s stuff back home. It makes me uncomfortable. It feels like I’m passing judgement on their taste or things when […]
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My Junk, His Treasure
I’ve never been a big fan of garage sales. It feels very personal to pick through other people’s stuff, determining its value based on my need or whim. I find I evaluate the people selling it based on how they’ve priced it and cared for it. I don’t like people doing that to me. I’m […]
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What’s It Worth To You?
My friend, Katie, and I spent time at the Salvation Army store the other day. She wanted to get some things to personalize her space in her apartment. I, being of superior shopping skills and a dithering mind, came along for the fun. This store had everything. Furniture, clothes, kitchen ware, paintings of questionable taste […]
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