We're dropping prices faster than Wal*Mart

Instead of chasing down everyone else's yard sale today, we had one of our own. My daughter spent a lot of time carefully making bright signs and she got up extra early after last night's rain, to post the signs at crucial intersections. I packed up my car and got over to her house at about 7:30 this morning. The sale started at 9. However, we had customers driving in as soon as we began placing things in the driveway. One man came up to us and asked if we had any jewelry for sale. The next early bird asked if we had any records. They made a quick exit. These yard sale pros know what they are looking for. One drawback to having a yard sale is trying to explain to a 4 year old why her bathing suit that she wore when she was 1 is a tad small now and must be sold. (like me thinking that I could fit into my wedding gown again) It's amazing how attractive toys become to the owners, when they rediscover them after the items have been stored away for awhile. But they cheerfully went along with the plan. A lot of kids in neighboring towns have a new stash of beautiful clothes for just a few dollars tonight. They went like hotcakes. Where did that saying come from, anyhow? How fast do hotcakes go...and where do they go? Well, we'll think about that later.
Anyhow, bikes, skateboards and the eliptical machine, desk, books, TV, you name it, it went, and all for cheap money. By the time these photos were taken, a lot had been sold. That's me making up a "free" box which we left at the end of the street. You really can't beat "free" I guess, because as low as our prices were....the free stuff was a big hit. The day started out very cloudy and I was worried about rain, but soon we had a splendid, sunny day. The little kids are REALLY into sales. I wonder if that's something genetic? Without any training, they began approaching our customers with their sales pitches. We met some interesting and very sociable people. It's a great feeling to get rid of seldom-used items that have been taking up room in your house...and other people are thrilled with their new treasures.
This was definitely a "win-win". (We kept big doggie behind the fence to avoid scaring customers.)