March 28th, 2007 - Saling season!
Yes, the title is spelled correctly, or as correctly as I can. Garage sale season started last weekend. There were four going on in our fair city and I hit them all.
The first was a great hit: They had a beautiful 4T Easter dress; it’s a little too dressy for church, but there’s a chance it will still fit next spring as it’s almost ankle length: Perfect for a wedding! But she’ll need a sweater to match (I have the whole summer to shop for that now). Also picked up a size 6 dress, but it turned out to have a very torn hem that I can’t fix so it’s heading to the dress up box. Since she doesn’t fit her 2T clothes anymore, I was also delighted to find some 4T tshirts–thank goodness since with the warm weather earlier this week she wore them! Also found a step stool; it’s plastic but for 25 cents worth it till I find a wooden one. Maggie needs a stool in both bathrooms and next to her bed. We currently have two (three if you could her potty chair as one, but it might not be tall enough). The one next to her bed has very narrow steps and isn’t terribly safe for getting down. I’m hoping to find two wooden stools this summer. Two dresses, two t-shirts, and a stool for $4.25.
Then I stopped at a thrift store I’d not been to before (well, when it was a consignment store I had been there). They advertised a special $1 for clothes, toys, and something else. I was shocked at the cost of things. I kind figured the clothing deal wouldn’t be all that great because I rarely pay $1 for clothing, but I was thinking garage sales there instead of thrift. Even so, things were pricey. I did find one dress for Maggie.
Next was the $2/bag clothing sale at a church. Things were pretty well picked over for clothes her size. Got a few things, some dress up clothes, and a couple of older sizes that were too good to pass up (black turtleneck that won’t go out of style.
The last one was a total bust. Looked like the guy had pulled junk out of his garage/storage and set it on tables. Nothing was priced, nothing was set out nicely. It was weird.