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In general I try not to go since I am in the getting rid of phase of my life. If I am with a good friend of mine she will stop to look. Usually if I buy anything it is yarn since I knit about 100 scarves/year for the homeless.
Whenever we drive by a yard sale, DH sings out to me, "buy my old crap!" and we don't stop.
I haven't shopped at a yard/tag/garage/estate sale in a while. I certainly did at one point, but I don't WANT to find something that I think I need right now.
But you mentioned Dansk, and I do need a couple of replacement Dansk salad plates.
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I go to garage/rummage/estate sales for fun but I have a list of things that I am looking for and stick to the list. I have a few things that that belonged to my mom, for example, a specific Fire King baking dish that I dropped and broke, a folding lawn chair made in the 50’s, etc. - things of the 40’s/50’s that are not made anymore. The items that I look for are usually only found in estate/garage sales or in antique stores. I like a deal so I stick to estate sales. I am not a collector and am not tempted to buy things that I don’t really want or need. My husband looks for tools because he says you can never have too many tools. I think you can have too many tools.
My husband buys tools, sprinklers, and nails. Last year he found a chop saw for fifteen dollars that is worth about two hundred dollars. He uses it all the time, so I figure he saved us a hundred and eighty five dollars. And a whole lot more than that by using the tool.
Today we went back to yesterday's sale because it was 30% off day, but someone bought the violin I wanted and should have bought yesterday. Oh well. We went back to the 50%off sale and I bought alpaca for making slippers and mittens for my granddaughter, a dollar fifty for two skeins.
The sprinklers are great because they are all metal, unlike the plastic ones in the stores.
Yes, good tools. We occasionally find something we need like a desk recently, that's in good shape.
I've also scored some very well-made (European) needlework frames, the type you do the needlework in, both lap frames and floor stands. Anything you see in most fabric shops is cheapo made in China cr@p.
It may sound gross, but I also like to pick up handkerchiefs which in good shape. I have a collection that should last me for years now. I actually use them for their intended purpose.
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
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