Today, my church’s youth group had its annual yard sale. This is a chance for the kids to earn money that can be used to offset the expenses associated with various trips during the summer. Students earn money by donating items and working the sale.
Because Chicky had to go out of town for soccer practice, I offered to work her shift.
I should get MAJOR Mom Points for this because instead of sleeping in, like I had originally planned, I had to wake up at 5:30am!!
Oy!
I will say that working garage sales is hectic but fun. You see a lot of interesting characters, that’s for sure. I mean, people have to be missing a few marbles to actually get up and drive around at 6am to hunt for good deals!
Hey, what am I saying. If I had a chance to do this at a grocery store, I would totally be there. Then again, I KNOW I’m a few eggs short of a dozen.
Doors were set to open at seven. By 6:45, there was a line all the way to the parking lot.
At seven, on the dot, an older woman, who’d obviously not taken the time to have her happy pill, started pulling on the locked door. She made quite a show of it, rattling the glass door several times.
I walked over and put my hands together in a prayer position to indicate that the workers were praying before beginning.
She didn’t get the message and proceeded to tell me, “It’s seven.”
Grrr…
I opened the door just a crack (I was afraid I’d get trampled), and explained that the teens were getting last-minute instructions, and the group was praying.
Again, this woman did not seem to care.
HELLO! I wanted to ask her if she’d forgotten that this was a CHURCH garage sale.
Good gravy!
“It’s seven o’clock,” she said, again.
Grrr…
I walked away, praying that I won’t be that impatient when I get to be her age.
Yeah, right. Who am I kidding.
Whatever.
The doors finally opened, and we got busy.
As I said, you see some interesting things at yard sales. One woman brought her pooch…in a stroller…
Her young child was walking beside the stroller.
Strange.
By 9:00, a few of us were starving, so the youth pastor ran to Burger King for some yummies…
Oh yeah, baby. They tasted as good as they looked!
There were some good deals to be had, and people took full advantage of them.
One woman brought up an assortment of things but changed her mind when she saw the price on a purse she had brought to the payment counter.
I fell in love with it…
It was a brand new Vera Bradley Cargo Sling. The color is Riviera Blue. The bag still had its tags on it.
The family that donated it had also donated two others. This family has three teenage girls, and they had been gifted the same bag multiple times.
The price sticker had $10.
Folks, this bag retails for $90.
Seriously good deal, eh?
I will say that I pondered it over for a couple of hours, lovingly admiring the pockets that adorn the inside and outside…
All I could envision was placing my knitting notions into those fabulous compartments.
It also has a wide, adjustable strap, which is perfect for me because I take my knitting EVERYWHERE…
The bright blue and yellow colors ensure that I will not leave this baby anywhere!
After considering the pro’s and con’s (were there actually con’s? I can’t recall thinking up any…), I broke down and wrote a check.
I’m tickled pink. I love my old bag, another Vera Bradley, which was a gift from Coupon Queen and Grand Pooba, but the straps are getting quite worn. I will keep it as I can always use another tote.
But, it’s going to be fun to have something new!
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