Texas Garage Sales Are Weird

So, this morning we had a garage sale. Yes, I know it's the day after Christmas. And it also happened to be like 30 degrees. Rob and his dad are planning to finish off our garage "bonus room" before the new year and the plan was to get rid of things. How well did the plan work? Funny you should ask.

In Va, these are called Yard Sales, and generally they take months of planning and preparation and a bunch of people all coming in together. You don't have them often, and they are a Big Deal. In Texas, people (literally sometimes) open their garages, drag some stuff out in the driveway, and plunk a sign in the yard. People just drive around looking for them, and stop to buy stuff. What I learned today, is that the stuff they buy is strange. As in, I had a few items that were bigger ticket--not that I was selling them for a ton, but they are actually worth something. A car seat and base, for example. A nice baby swing. An almost-new exersaucer. And yet, those are still in my garage while things like those old cookbooks and the ugly wall hangings I found and that ice scooper all sold. My theory is that if you say something is a dollar, anyone will buy it. I'm kind of like that, I guess.

I can't say it was a waste of time, as I have money I didn't have, and at least the junk from our bonus room is somewhat organized. But I still have enough for another garage sale. And the box of junk that was so junky I wrote "free" on the box and left it at the curb is GONE. They're like vultures, these people. Circling the neighborhoods looking for things to take. And poop--I just remembered that I forgot to sell the glass table from the backyard that I picked up for free on someone else's curb...

Anyone up for another garage sale next Saturday??