Garage Sale Day 1 Recap

As children Jessica (my garage sale partner in crime) and I both remember our Mom's garage sales. And ironically we both remember the same thing...donuts! What is a garage sale without donuts?!

So we started bright and early, a donut in hand, waiting for the masses. Our official open time was 8:00 am, but of course we weren't going to turn anyone away and by 7:55 am I already had a customer (I use that term loosely) trying to return a floor lamp. I had told her that it unscrewed in half for easier transport, however I guess the threads were stripped and it wasn't staying together tightly and if you lifted up on the top part it came apart. My solution: don't lift up on the top part. Her solution: complain. I finally said "well it's a $2 lamp, I am not in the repair business do you want to take it or do you just want your money back?" She choose the money. No problem, two hours later I gave it away to a very nice lady who agreed it could be ducted taped together hidden behind the lovely dresser she also purchased from me and all would be good!

At the end of day one I have made maybe $100 (I am trying not to focus on how hot it is forecasted to be tomorrow or the three days of preparation that has gone into this endeavor!) I said I was trying.