Is it just me, or do you also think garage sales gone downhill lately?
Remember the good ol’ days when I would come home with a haul like this one?
Here’s another good one that’s more recent, from 2023.
I always had some pretty good finds of the day too.
How about the time I found this awesome ‘portable’ typewriter?
Or this lovely glass tree topper to add to my non-collection?
I used to find plenty of vintage glass Christmas ornaments.
But this year I haven’t found any.
OK, to be fair, it might be slightly my fault. I’m not getting out there nearly as much as I used to, especially this year.
Mr. Q and I took our trip to the Brandywine Valley in May, which caused me to miss a few of my favorite neighborhood sales. And now I’ve gone and done it again since we have a trip to Canada coming up and I will miss two big neighborhood sales for this one. I think May and September are probably the top two months for sales in my area (Twin Cities, MN).
That being said, I have found quite a few sleds this year.
And I also have quite the stash of ice skates to work some magic on for the coming holiday season.
I’ve also definitely found plenty of toolboxes over the summer.
That brings me to my latest ‘haul’ … if you can call three items a haul.
My friend opK and I went up to Chisago (yes, that’s Chisago, not Chicago, although autocorrect begs to differ) for their city wide sales a week ago or so, and I came home with just three things.
First up, this vintage laundry basket.
It has a fantastic patina and is in great shape. My plan is to fill it with dried hydrangeas and then put it in my fall sale (tentatively scheduled for October 4, FYI).
I also nabbed a pair of vintage pillow cases.
I love the feel of vintage linens like these. It’s hard to describe if you don’t know what I’m talking about, but suffice to say they just don’t make ’em like this anymore.
I will soak these in some Oxyclean (although I haven’t found any stains on them), then wash them and hang them on the line for our own use.
The third item I brought home is another toolbox.
It will be added to the stash to be worked on at a future date.
And that’s it for my recent garage sale finds. How about you? Have you had any amazing finds lately? Leave a comment and let me know.
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Your coming to Canada!! That is wonderful!! Where abouts are you heading? September is a great month to visit!!
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We are going on a cruise from Montreal that visits several spots in Quebec and a few places east of there like Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands. We’re really excited about it! We just got some Canadian pocket money from the bank and your money is definitely nicer looking than ours 😉
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I’ve been hitting estate sales with excellent results. Not usually for do-overs but I could if I needed to for a specific item. My “rules of engagement “ are never to travel more than 15 miles, ALWAYS go on the last day when it’s at least 50% off, take $150 cash, and make sure my wingman can come too. (He drops me off at the door then finds a place to park in the shade and makes calls. ) That’s what husbands are for, right? If I snag a piece of furniture then he’s the muscle too since most estate sales don’t provide loading help. I don’t bother with garage sales, it’s just junk and there are very few in my area. Garage sales are time consuming and labor intensive for the homeowners so it’s understandable that they are dwindling We recently cleaned out my mother in laws house and most went in the dumpster, I kept a few things and the rest was donated to a pet rescue thrift shop.
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I like your rules of engagement! It’s good to have a plan 🙂
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I agree that they’ve gone downhill. I’ve been to a few good ones this year but nothing like I used to find. I’ve wondered if FB marketplace has made yard sales a thing of the past? I’ll keep stopping and shopping at yard sales and estate sales (thrill of the hunt) but in my area there are certain estate sales I don’t bother with even on half-price day because they’re expensive.
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That is a very good point Stacy, and I think you might be right about FB Marketplace giving people an option that’s easier than have a garage sale. And I’m with you on estate sales, there are certain ones that are always way overpriced for me.
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I love vintage linens. My Great Aunt ( who had 13 children, only 3 were born in the hospital) had tons of vintage linens. Most of which she and my Grand Grandmother made. When she passed I inherited quite a bit of them.❤️
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Lucky you! I can’t imagine giving birth to 13 children, 10 of them at home. Yikes!
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I live in Houston Texas, I don’t know how you find so many toolboxes…..They are very scarce here….handyman get to them at garage sales way before the pickers come….Keep the beautiful items coming.
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Honestly, I don’t know how I find so many toolboxes either! I just keep spotting them at sales. I guess not too many people are making them over (knock on wood), so no one else is really snatching them up.
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I love your ornaments haul. Here in California I never see hand blown ornaments, my favorites?
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Well, I used to see them with some regularity, but sadly haven’t seen any this year. Another item that has gotten popular and now gets snatched up quickly by early birds.
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I thought the same thing!! Or they price items
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Too high? For sure!
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