If the weather forecast holds true, we’ll be holding what has turned out to be our annual garage sale this weekend. I’m feeling particularly ruthless and in need of a good purge this year… everything must go! Three boys for the price of two, and I’ll throw in a well-broken in and still in prime condition husband for free!<\/p>\n
We’re finally carpeting the basement to turn it into a proper playroom for the boys, so a lot of stuff I have stashed down there has to go — like the papasan chair I so adored when we got it as a wedding present nine years ago but has languished as a cat bed these past few years, and the book cases used primarily to store my class notes and essays from university. (The papers will stay, just in a different hidey-hole. I’m not feeling THAT ruthless!) <\/p>\n
It’s also time to start recycling some of the boys’ lesser-used toys. I’ve been keeping nearly everything for Lucas, but recently realized he’s going to be adding his own share to the collection through his birthdays and other gift-worthy events. I’ll keep the really good stuff like the Thomas trains and the Little People garage, but we can probably part with the Caillou treehouse we bought for $2 at another garage sale four years ago, and our collection of Hot Wheels cars and Rescue Heroes could do with a little pruning. I imagine I’ll have to either banish the boys to Granny’s house for the duration, or offer them at least some sort of compensation for parting with toys they haven’t even glanced at in the last year or two. I might even let them take back one item each from the piles I put out — think it will work?<\/p>\n
I’m vacillating between putting little masking tape prices on everything, and just leaving items unpriced for best-offer. What do you think? Myself, I hate it when things don’t have prices on them at yard sales and often won’t even inquire about the price unless I find something I really like. I’m also not much of a haggler, and always feel a little foolish when I try. On the other hand, I’m often willing to take just about any price to get rid of something during a garage sale I’m hosting, and would hate for someone to walk away just because they’re put off by the price sticker.<\/p>\n
What’s your preference, price or no price?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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