The “Yes” Sale
Socks and coats have replaced the carefree Summer garb for those of us out and about early on these Saturday Fall mornings. Yup, the season will soon come to a crashing halt by Halloween.
This said, Rosie W. shares some more “editorial commentary” about the sales that scream “Yes” with clever ads providing details of goods and great directions.
*No Early Birds*: Too bad, “Flippers”
*Clothing $2 a Bag : How can you go wrong? Stuff and stuff for all your friends
*Pottery*: Can’t resist.
*Treasures*: The hook is baited!
*Hand Made Jewelry*: Oooh lala….see you there
*Neighborhood/ Multi Family/ Community Sale/ Merging households/ Church* : MEANS BIG!!!! So no sense driving around when you can find so much in one place
*20 + years of Attic Treasures*: Now, if it said Basement…..but thumbs to an attic full of goodies.
*Houseplants*: Usually an indicator of other gems
*Old wicker, wrought iron, and sets of old china*: Grandma’s things? A must see!
And my three top picks, all from Charlotte in recent weeks:
***3 family yard sale, with $2 pony rides*** Family fun!
***Final move – over 50+ years accumulated. Can’t take it with us*** Enjoy retirement, and we’ll take the Fiesta Ware!
***The ultimate way to ‘go green’ and recycle is to buy used items. Our annual Polkville Yard Sale*** Community with an Eco Conscience….I’d go just to support their values.
Rosie P. chiming in with a few more catch phrase items that have "caught" my eye...........
quartz crystals, old wooden boxes, vinyl albums, custom handmade jewelry,western boots
A funky hand painted dresser and art deco coffee table with silver legs--out of Asheville, NC.
Weaverville, NC: A '63 VW bug, paintings, frames, and bookshelves.
Architectural pieces, wrought iron, and old advertising racks--here I come Todd, NC.
And it is a true shame that we did not save the fabulous ad from this summer from the sellers on the corner of Bend and Straight St. in Boone. They advertised not only a wide variety of odd and intriguing items, but also live bluegrass music and juggling. For those of you who have been following our FB page for a while, you will remember that this is the sale at which Rosie W. knocked on the door and roused the sellers to put out their treasures. They would win our "best local ad of the season" trophy if we actually had one to give.
Keep up the good work sellers! Everyone looks for different key words that interest them. We would love to hear from our readers and invite all Rosebuds to comment on things that they cannot pass up checking out. Happy Hunting!
Some key phrases for me are 'estate sale', 'make offer', 'moving sale' and I love the ones that say anything about guy stuff or tools so the hubby is happy. Personally, the items that get my interest are pottery, glassware, shoes and purses, and craft items. This summer, I've tried to hit the ones with furniture, especially baby furniture, to outfit my MIL's shop in N. Wilkesboro but she's all set so those items move down further on my list. There used to be a sale someplace in Deerfield every year (Pine Valley area maybe?) and they always had creative ads and even more creative signs at the sale - most of them were some kind of little rhymes that reminded me of the old Burma Shave roadside signs - I would go to that one just to see the signs and things; it was great fun but they must've moved or sold everything they wanted to be rid of because I don't think they've had a sale for at least 3 years.
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