I was wondering if anyone else loved spending a weekend checking out yard sales? You can either check the local papers or even Craigslist and plan a route and make a whole day of it! And you would really be surprised at what you can find...!
Me and my wife used to. But it seems like peoples around here are just putting total junk in their yard sales. But We do enjoy them if we can find some good ones
I enjoy yard sales, but I follow one rule. If I do not need it now, or in the next 4 months, then I can not buy it. That way I don't get caught up in a good deal and make a bad one because what ever it was is useless.
I love yard sales, I don't get to go often enough but I always find great things when I do. I'm not much of a negotiator so I know I could probably get even better deals. I usually just pay whatever the marked price is.
I used to go all the time. Now I always plan on getting out to them, but just never make it. I hope to get back into it though, it's fun and you do find great bargains.
Yard sales remind me of the old quip; A man will spend $20 for a $10 item because he needs it and women will spend $10 for a $20 dollar item because it's on sale.
Therefore, I keep both myself and wife away from them.