Sarah’s Yard/Garage/Lawn Sale Pet Peeves
Memorial Day weekend usually kicks off yard sale season. That's how I spent my 3 days off. Going from yard sale to lawn sale to garage sale. I always find great deals, and I did, but it never fails that I find myself irritated about some people and their etiquette when it comes to yard sales.
SIGNS: If you are having a yard/garage/lawn sale and you post signs around the area
- Make your signs legible! Big! Point arrows in the right direction!
- When sale is over...TAKE THE SIGNS DOWN!!!!!!!!!! This means...when the sale is OVER....take down your signs so that a week later people aren't showing up at your house to find out your sale is OVER. (Yea, this really chaps my cheeks)
PRICES: When I go to yard/garage/lawn, I'm looking for great deals. If someone has sentimental value to you...it's still worth squat to me.
- Your stuff is used goods...I'm willing to pay "used goods" price. Just because you spent $50 for a pair of jeans you wore 5 times and now want to sell them for $30. Does this look like Ebay?
- Don't individually price your clothing. Make it simple. $1/piece .50 cents a piece. Don't tell me to pick a bunch of stuff and then you'll give me a price for the bunch. Then you give me some ridiculous price and I just say "No thank you" and I've just wasted my time and yours.
- Price your stuff! PERIOD! I don't want to keep asking you what your prices are. If I have to do that, chances are I'm going to avoid hassle and just leave.
TCHOTCHKE: Chachki, trinkets, knick-knacks, JUNK! This is very simple...You don't want it....and neither does anyone else.
There...I feel much better now.