Category Archives: Sale Tales
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
One sale … that’s all
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It’s 9:30 am on Saturday and I have been to one sale this week. Sad, I know. Let me explain — Seattle weather has been the pits. In the last three days it’s been pissing rain, hail, storming, and windy. … 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
Striking out at Austin sales
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I arrived in Austin on a Friday night and made plans to go out and hit some sales the next day with a local Texan (a short-lived Seattle expat). Lisa had warned me not to expect too much, saying that … Continue reading
Rainy day sales
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This weekend my mom and aunt came down from Bellingham, WA to hit some sales with me. It was crappy on Friday night, so I knew that some folks would cancel due to rain. Then Jenny called to say that … Continue reading
Southside sales
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Karl had invited Jenny and I to come to sales across town in his neighborhood on Saturday. I was feeling pretty iffy about going, since I had plans to have an end of summer party on Saturday night. But the … Continue reading
Man oh (Olympic) Manor
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There is a cool neighborhood near us called Olympic Manor, which is filled with incredible ’50s modern houses and, more to the point, has an annual yard sale day. Every time we’d drive by Meghan would ask me, “When’s Olympic … Continue reading
