Another Man's Junk is, well Junk

They say one man's junk can be another man's treasure.  Sometimes however, one man's junk can be, well, just junk.

It’s that time once again.  Mill Creek is having their bi-annual garage sale event.  Twice a year, the residents of Mill Creek open the community to everyone and anyone looking for a bargain.  The bright spot is the guy with the Krispy Kreme donuts and hot coffee. And yes, every year, Robin makes me go to look for treasures at a bargain price.

I’ve learned a thing or two over the years about garage sales.  For example:

• I’ve learned that anything that looks awful at a garage sale will also look awful when you get it home.
• I’ve learned you should, never buy car insurance at a garage sale.
• I’ve also learned that, although it's convenient, most garage sales will not lay-away merchandise for Christmas.
• I’ve discovered evidence that there is only one set of junk for garage sales, and that it's rented out to a different family every weekend from a central office in Ballard.
• I’ve learned that, to get the most out of a garage sale, I decide in advance what we want to buy and how much we want to spend. Then we stay home and hold our own garage sale.
• I’ve learned a basic principal behind garage sales is that, if you can't possibly give something away, you can probably sell it . . . .  to my wife.

Garage sales are an interesting study in societal values. People will spend $20 on gas, driving air-conditioned Lincolns around, to stand in the rain and argue about getting a $4.00 lamp for $3.25.

See ya at the donut stand!

Comments

[Angi Herbison]

Me and my family go without fail. We have 2 little kids so we mainly do the drivebys and one of us will get out and report back. We eat breakfast in the car, get coffee, and bring toys for the kids. Then we usually end up buying hot dogs at a stand later in the day. Sometimes we find some great deals and other times nothing at all. If you've never been you should go and experience it once. It's amazing how many garage sales there are.