tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post7722905942408938314..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: The point of no returnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-44263435488852746862008-04-15T10:56:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:56:00.000-05:00Best of luck on your sale. The pricing for the fo...Best of luck on your sale. The pricing for the food/drink table that Andrew's doing sounds fine. My kids did their own selling as well the last time I had a garage sale, & it was the best thing I could have done....keeps them focused on something, teaches them some marketing strategies, & makes them feel like real entrepreneurs! Hope it's a super day for all.<BR/><BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-79167173511608407172008-04-11T19:53:00.000-05:002008-04-11T19:53:00.000-05:00Okay, I have to say it makes me giggle that the ya...Okay, I have to say it makes me giggle that the yard-sale queen is having a yard-sale to sell all her yard-sale finds! Good luck!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295771924438697987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-7565542519696959722008-04-11T19:30:00.000-05:002008-04-11T19:30:00.000-05:00What makes everyone think the toile chair is for s...What makes everyone think the toile chair is for sale? Looks like the garage sale things are just being gathered together in Meredith's living room. That's my guess anyway.<BR/>VickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-87612005295584011852008-04-11T14:20:00.000-05:002008-04-11T14:20:00.000-05:00Hope the yard sale happens and you get rid of all ...Hope the yard sale happens and you get rid of all your stuff and make lots of money!Snizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609352449272402863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-30928447643439527582008-04-11T13:55:00.000-05:002008-04-11T13:55:00.000-05:00Is that toile chair for sale? Wish I lived closer...Is that toile chair for sale? Wish I lived closer!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282795765966618930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1890534261173749702008-04-11T12:11:00.000-05:002008-04-11T12:11:00.000-05:00Oh, I wish I was coming so I could buy that toile ...Oh, I wish I was coming so I could buy that toile chair!!! <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-81284339103961169562008-04-11T11:41:00.001-05:002008-04-11T11:41:00.001-05:00So can we deal on your toile chair?? ;)Praying all...So can we deal on your toile chair?? ;)<BR/><BR/>Praying all goes well!Janelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449455434527590302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-91189496371701565552008-04-11T11:41:00.000-05:002008-04-11T11:41:00.000-05:00I wish I could come to your sale. I see several t...I wish I could come to your sale. I see several things in that picture that I would love to have.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, and keep us posted!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540060049975721555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-5327454281410327422008-04-11T11:38:00.000-05:002008-04-11T11:38:00.000-05:00Oh good luck! I want to have one too but when wil...Oh good luck! I want to have one too but when will ever have the time?? Gah.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258405168792203613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-26583748764489529282008-04-11T11:17:00.000-05:002008-04-11T11:17:00.000-05:00I can't wait to hear about it! We were contemplat...I can't wait to hear about it! We were contemplating having one, but instead we're donating or selling on craigslist so far. I thought it would be easier to sell on craigslist, but maybe one exhausting day would be better than the trickles of people coming to get things. Do you price everything or let people ask you? Tagging everything is one negative for me. I have participated in consignment sales, and that was time consuming making me shy away from a yard sale at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-76385563475782309842008-04-11T11:12:00.000-05:002008-04-11T11:12:00.000-05:00Oh, I know that feeling. Just remember, people ar...Oh, I know that feeling. Just remember, people are doing you a FAVOR by using their gas to haul this stuff away. Otherwise you'd be selling it on Ebay, right?<BR/><BR/>Andrew's pricing sounds very reasonable, if he's making profit. People won't be able to help themselves, I'm sure they'll throw him a few extra quarters just for being a budding entrepreneur : )<BR/><BR/>My kids love to sell food at our yard sales because they always rake in the dough! <BR/><BR/>We have, in the past, sold everything from Twizzlers (3 pretty red ones tied in striped bakery twine for 10cents) to cookies, to homemade pies (at $10 a pie, there was not a single one left!) For the pies, I purchased at cost from my friend who has her own commercial kitchen; the kids got all the profit. Because of licensing laws, it would have been illegal for us to make/sell our own pies.<BR/><BR/>deb meyersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-50545275308359474572008-04-11T11:10:00.000-05:002008-04-11T11:10:00.000-05:00I also wish I could shop from your picture but I t...I also wish I could shop from your picture but I think I am 500+ miles from you.<BR/>Is that blue toile chair for sale?Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-5096181705904918712008-04-11T10:53:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:53:00.000-05:00Is it bad that I'm trying to shop from the photo? ...Is it bad that I'm trying to shop from the photo? LOL<BR/><BR/>Good luck - hopefully the weather isn't too yucky.Michelle Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423308673171062647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-51972871093328211572008-04-11T10:33:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:33:00.000-05:00Good for you for mopping. =) I do things like th...Good for you for mopping. =) I do things like that when I need to feel SOME sense of accomplishment when I am otherwise at a standstill.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16037837655750384138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-14113976846056644582008-04-11T10:25:00.001-05:002008-04-11T10:25:00.001-05:00Hang in there Meredith. And don't over do it. Your...Hang in there Meredith. And don't over do it. Your walking for two now.<BR/>Good Luck. Do your Big Money Dance!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542888194280473548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-58656824934680078692008-04-11T10:25:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:25:00.000-05:00Good luck with the yardsale. I'm going to a big on...Good luck with the yardsale. I'm going to a big one tomorrow and if you were near me, I'd go to yours too!<BR/><BR/>RhodaRhoda @ Southern Hospitalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741881774379561710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-47226389112458593032008-04-11T10:02:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:02:00.000-05:00Meredith, I wish I could come to your garage sale....Meredith, I wish I could come to your garage sale...I see several items in the picture I'd like to have. Best wishes for a GREAT sale.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190235296942905567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-62212650063340927772008-04-11T10:00:00.000-05:002008-04-11T10:00:00.000-05:00Can you email me where your garage sale will be? ...Can you email me where your garage sale will be? Is it on craigslist? I'm pretty sure I live near your Wild Oats~:-)<BR/><BR/>lydiathekicker@yahoo.comlydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582814419411441063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-74274306768365168612008-04-11T09:59:00.000-05:002008-04-11T09:59:00.000-05:00Bless your heart. I hope it goes off without a hi...Bless your heart. I hope it goes off without a hitch. I vowed never to have another sale. We had a huge sale at our house one time for a large group we belonged to at the time as a fund raiser. The night before the sale everyone brought the things to our house to set up, price the items, and agree as to who would be here to help with the sale etc. Well, wouldn't you know, it came a huge thunder storm, we lost power, and the power did not come back on for hours. So we had all this stuff and it was dark we could not do much with it. But the ad was in the paper, the signs were out, so the sale had to go on...The morning of the sale, only 3 others showed up. So it was a real test to get the things sold...but we did it. We managed to raise more than $1500.00 with that sale. <BR/>Good luck to you. I am sure it will all work out in the end. RoxieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-21727580569145685502008-04-11T09:41:00.000-05:002008-04-11T09:41:00.000-05:00We always charge 50 cents for soft drinks and bott...We always charge 50 cents for soft drinks and bottled water. That seems about right to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-75849688889470045772008-04-11T09:25:00.000-05:002008-04-11T09:25:00.000-05:00My mom is bringing a few items and staying to watc...My mom is bringing a few items and staying to watch the kids.<BR/><BR/>Andrew is setting up a concession stand with soft drinks and cracker packs.<BR/><BR/>What do you think on pricing? 50 cents each?Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-75594320030215878932008-04-11T09:24:00.000-05:002008-04-11T09:24:00.000-05:00I always panic a few hours before a sale, but some...I always panic a few hours before a sale, but somehow I manage to pull it off and so will you. I never have things as organized as I would have liked and thought I was going to, but does it really matter? Just put it out there and the rest will take care of itself. I do hope someone will be watching Elize as I don't know how you would do it and watch a toddler, too! Good luck. We will be anxious to hear how it goes. PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com