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Bad sales in bad weather

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With Meghan back in town after two weekends away, last Saturday we just had to go out and make the rounds of whatever piddly sales were out there, even though it was bordering on drizzly when we headed out. There … Continue reading

Junk in my parents’ trunk

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My parents and sister went to a city-wide yard sale day somewhere in the California Bay Area last month. Yes, last month — even in California, I think scheduling your city-wide yard sale in October is pretty bold! However, they … Continue reading

Bitch-N-Swap: Digging in

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Meghan and I rode to the Bitch-N-Swap together and after making about five wrong turns trying to get to Leslie’s house, we finally made it there. We told her that she should have had signs up with arrows that just … Continue reading

Bitch-N-Swap: Forbidden Items

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Last Sunday our pal (and occasional guest star) Leslie hosted one of her regular “Bitch-N-Swap” events. She’s been doing these for a few years and invites all her friends to bring stuff they don’t want and take stuff they do … Continue reading

Saturday’s junk

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In my previous post I didn’t bother to report on what ended up in our trunk last Saturday. It wasn’t the most score-o-riffic day. All I bought was one pair of kids’ shoes, one unremarkable picture frame, a book about … Continue reading

A tale of two sales

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Meghan and I went out on Saturday in ridiculously heavy fog. At first it was so bad that we couldn’t see half a block in front of us. The first sale we tried to go to wasn’t set up yet, … Continue reading

Saling in the off-season

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Saturday was cold and drizzly and Meghan was still out of town, but I had the itch to hit some sales and headed off alone around 8:30. Going to sales in the off-season is a whole different deal. In summertime … Continue reading

Fall is here. So are links.

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Fall is here. Rain is here. Yard sales … well, they’re still here, but not as much, and certainly not as much on my mind. I went to just one sale last weekend and all I bought was a 25-cent … Continue reading