Today was a blast. We had a multi-family yard sale in my community and seriously, we all got RICH!!!! I can totally buy a mansion, pay off my debts, and take a cruise to Europe with my earnings...all in the economic downturn too!Ok fine "I wish," but we actually didn't do too badly! I was able to sell all of the "high-ticket" items, like two train sets for $70 (!) and a bike and our old coal BBQ grill. Overall, I made like $130-ish. It was fun. We should have a community yard sale every year!
But we MUST ban crazy thieves. So, Rachel Den Beste and I yard-sale'd together, and she had a SUPER UGLY RUG (who KNOWS where she got that beast!) that she was selling: $2. Well, this lady picked it up, put it under her arm and started walking off!! I nicely went over and said, "Oh were you interested in the rug?" And she said yes and paid up. So, I wasn't sure she was a thief just yet....
BUT THEN, I talked to my neighbor Brad, and apparently, he "caught a shoplifter" taking one of his wife's expensive purses from the for-sale items! I asked if it was a hispanic lady, and he said, "yes" and went on to tell me that she picked up the purse, put it in a RUG that was under her arm, and then high-tailed it to her car!! He followed her and she ended up buying the purse! But I can't believe the NERVE! Crazy people out there.
Anyway, I got super fried, and Claire got some sun too--ALTHOUGH, I put SPF 50 on her! We were just out in the sun a long time, from 9-12 (yes, I was late to my own yard sale...but Jordan was late getting home that morning and I needed his help!)
And yes, we had Wendy's.
3 comments:
why shoplift at a garage sale? It's already all dirt cheap! Some people! I want Wendy's. A frosty sounds really good right now.
wow, desperate times call for desperate measures right? i mean she definately "purchased" the rug as a hiding place for the bigger ticket item! sneaky. i guess that is good use for a hideous rug right? congrats on the $$! i love when my junk turns into $$.
the "beast" came from cleaning out my husband's grandma's (seriously, where do all those apostrophes go? whose ownership of who's, who cares.) apartment....and ya, not the prettiest thing i've ever seen. at least you got me the whoppin' 2 dollas right? thanks janesser!
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