I had a bit of time today after attending a bridal shower before heading home. Perfect opportunity to go yardsaling as it was close to 3:00 pm which is a great time to go. There are typically a few stragglers moseying around while the host is tired and packing up. The advantage of going this late is they want to get rid of everything. Who wants to pack up all the leftover unwanted stuff and lug it back in just for it to sit in the basement for another year?
Besides the amazing bargains, my favorite thing about going yardsaling is the fun chatting with people. I inherited this social aspect from my Mom. The second to last one of the day was hosted by an elderly woman. She had a huge knee brace on so I asked her about it as I just had knee surgery. We shared bad knee stories about twenty minutes. She was such a sweet lady and was delighted to talk to a stranger about her ailment. I told her I learned the love of yardsaling from my Mom who has passed and I reminisced for a few minutes. She then asked if my Mom was a social butterfly like me. I got teary-eyed for a minute and then laughed with her. It was such an unexpected, feel-good conversation.
Funny thing is that I mentioned I was looking for lawn and patio stuff. She mentioned she wanted some of those garden Sheppard’s hooks. We agreed that those get scooped up quickly as they are pretty pricey new.
After another ten minutes of conversation, I left with a beautiful candle holder and a solid cherry wood Queen Anne nightstand for my hubby’s side of the bed all for a mere $10.00. The nightstand was likely worth well over $100.00 and was in brand new condition. Hubby loved it. Score!!
After that, I pulled over to the last yard sale of the day and immediately saw two huge garden Sheppard’s hooks. I chatted with the guy hosting for a bit about how the end of yard sales suck for the reason mentioned above. Upon leaving, I grabbed the two hooks and asked how much. His reply, $2.00 total. Are you freaking kidding me? This is exactly why I love yardsaling. Apparently, he WANTED HIS TWO DOLLARS (John Cusack movie reference).
Same one on Amazon for $30.00.
Score!
I think the below picture is what I think
non yard-salers imagine.
They are missing out! Big time.
