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Nifty Thrifty:  anxiously awaiting garage sale season...  |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
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 Posted - Mar 06 2011 : 09:14:15 AM
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Today was the day I sat down with the boys and they tried on all their pants and shoes. We got rid of (passed along to others) three paper bags of things that no longer fit them! I can't believe how fast they grow. My oldest turns 8 in nine days and wears the same size shoes as me. My youngest, who turns 7 a couple weeks later, is right behind him. We used to have people who passed down clothes to us, but since the boys are now so tall, we've passed them up. ;)Come on garage sale season!!!
I myself am awaiting garage sale season because I think I have exactly one shirt that isn't all stained up, which is fine for around the house, but every so often I DO go out in public. :)
We are also looking for mud boots for the boys since they outgrew the ones they had last year (imagine that) and my oldest is threatening to steal MY pair...come on garage sale season!!!!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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Cibola
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Remi
Ellensburg
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 06 2011 : 5:33:58 PM
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Garage sale season is one of my favorites. The best part is meeting and making new friends.
farmgirl: Cibola |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
267 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2011 : 11:30:21 AM
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| I cannot wait for garage sale season so I can sell some of my stuff! I have been piling thingsf in the basement for three years now. Every spring I ask my hubby for help and he says, oh too much yard work. Then summer comes and he says, we have so few nice weekends to enjoy. Then fall hits and he can only think about hunting. And then it snows. Uggh. I may have to do it myself, but it is a little daunting, especially since I really need help with some of the heavy stuff. I will try not to buy anything I don't need at garage sales this year, so I don't have a basement full of things to garage sale next year! |
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Oggie
True Blue Farmgirl
526 Posts
Ginny
Machias
Maine
USA
526 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2011 : 6:26:35 PM
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I think you should have a yard sale in the winter. You'd be sure to have a crowd and I'll bet you'd get rid of lots of stuff! See if you can rent or use some building in town and if need be, get some friends to do it with you. We did that one winter and were amazed at what we got rid of because people were going through withdrawls. :)
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
www.thedewhopinn.com
"I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I'm with."
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." Both by Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) in the Movie Harvey
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2011 : 7:19:24 PM
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I have gone to barn sales and church sales in the winter and spent a fortune. I think people are in withdrawl durin winter.
I can't wait for yard sale season to start gettin things for my DD and future SIL for their apartment.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2011 : 7:46:19 PM
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I am so excited for garage sales too!!! In fact I have been purging out all the extra, un used, un needed items we have and donating them. In the process of purging I have been writing a list of exactly what I need so then when the time comes to rummage I know exactly what I need and then I won't buy something because its cheap or cute without actually knowing if I really need it. "Nothing is cheap that we do not need/want" ~Dr. Roosevelt. I am almost finished going through the kids clothes, then I have to finish going through mine then it is the torture of going through the toys and trying not to offend anyone who has given my kids toys. . . But it must be done, my house shouldn't look like a day care and I am sick of picking up all the toys they haul out of their room! Yes, spring is coming and garage sales are too! whoohoo!
~We can make the world a better place for our kids and future generations by what we do today!~
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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Posted - Mar 09 2011 : 07:27:05 AM
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Haha! I forget that in other areas have garage sale withdraw! :D I love that we can 'Yard Shop' all year round.
"The ideal equestrian has the courage of a lion, the patience of a saint, and the hands of a woman."
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alterationsbyemily
True Blue Farmgirl
696 Posts
Emily
Chambersburg
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2011 : 12:40:44 PM
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I thought I was the only one getting antsy about this. My DH went to his first garage sale last year. He has made leaps and bounds in learning, its okay if it doesn't come from a big box store and in a pretty box.
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JEN000
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Jennifer
Omaha
NE
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2011 : 2:55:54 PM
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| I love garage sales! I should have a bumper sticker that tells people that I stop at them without warning. I can't wait until they start up again. |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2011 : 4:48:55 PM
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Garage sale season is one of our favorites. This year we are especially anxious. With the toddlers turning into not such toddlers and resembling bean poles, it's time for some serious clothes replenishing. Easier if they would wear them out before they grow out of them. ;)
hugs
Jessie
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
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sewsweet
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Carol
Canada
172 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2011 : 1:46:03 PM
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| Garage Sale season is slowing starting where I live. There's a few more every weekend now. YAY! I love garage-saling! |
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AuntieM
True Blue Farmgirl
151 Posts
Marjorie
Holly Springs
NC
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2011 : 2:10:57 PM
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| We went to the first of the season here this morning. I got a mystery novel (.25), a ginger scented soy candle in a glass jar (.25) and five mens shirts and two pair of men's shorts for $4.50. Grand total of $5.00. My DH's summer wardrobe is set, I've spent several hours enjoying my book, and the candle will be a gift for a friend's birthday in a few days. All in all a successful morning! |
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vmfein
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Valerie
Dale City
VA
USA
247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 03 2011 : 6:35:29 PM
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I want to go to a garage sale this year. I haven't been to one in years and gasp my husband has NEVER been to one. he was city boy growing up.
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J.F. Brown
True Blue Farmgirl
130 Posts
Jamie
Beaverton
OR
USA
130 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 4:52:25 PM
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| Hey, all- please think good thoughts for me! Next weekend I'm having a sale, and I kind of want to call it the "It's a Good Thing I'm Still Alive If THIS Is MY Estate Sale". Really, there are some good things, but I really need to lighten up, and hope to make some much-needed money! I do love to go to sales, hope others come to mine! |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 4:58:01 PM
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I love the garage sales and i really love the flea markets!
~ Elaine
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
Farmgirl sister #2882
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
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longbeachfox
True Blue Farmgirl
322 Posts
Mary
Long Beach
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 6:11:26 PM
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Here on the Long Beach Peninsula our garage sale season starts with a boom on Memorial Day Weekend. We have over 300 garage sales on the peninsula from Thurs. through Monday and you can find some wonderful things...wonderful clothes, antiques, collectibles,...fantastic things. The countdown is on...can't wait!!! Hugs, Mary
Farmgirl # 2532
With God...Nothing Is Impossible!
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adnama
True Blue Farmgirl
171 Posts
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fargo
north dakota
USA
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Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 06:03:01 AM
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| We seem to have had the kick off to the season this Saturday. It also snowed on Friday, not the snow and melt kind the stay on the ground and make a slippery, nasty mess keep it cold kind. Darn so close, my tulips are out, my rubarb too, it's good that both are sturdy north dakota stock and will continue to flourish. I found books, big gallon size glass jars, curtains, tray,a new magazine I had never seen before. and an absolutely cute plaque with chickens and the price of eggs and I spent all of $10.00 total at 6 sales. |
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CountryGirl2
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Trisha
Longview
Washington
USA
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Posted - Apr 24 2011 : 03:07:41 AM
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| I love garage sales. ~ Trisha ~ farmgirl sister # 2982 |
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