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A town-wide yard sale? Holy brilliant!
That is right up my alley. Who thought of this concept? I want to meet them. Yesterday my little town filled up the park with tents, tables, and totally kitschy housewares. You can’t really tell from these photos because the park slopes downward toward the water, so most of the tents are out of view, but look at all of those cars! The turn-out was great. I just wish I had spent more time there!
Two police officers on duty in this sleepy New England town? That’s a big event! A month or so ago I tried to call in a dog that was roaming around in front of our apartment, thinking that it might be lost. Getting ahold of a police officer was actually incredibly difficult! I mean, I’m not dissing the town – if it were a real emergency I would have called 911 – it’s just such a sign of how rural this part of New Hampshire is. I called and the phone just rang and rang and rang. I hung up and called again a little while later and pressed some button to be sent to the dispatcher who then told me that the officer on duty was out on a call and he’d swing by my part of town after he’d finished up where he was. Charming?
I never see this many people in the center of town so I love the idea of a town-wide yard sale. It’s such a great way to bring the whole community together and made for some great thrift shopping! There was so much to see, and I barely got a chance to check it out because I was on my way into work. We did, however, catch some of the leftovers that were still around today, so that was worth it! Maybe next summer we’ll get to make an afternoon of it!
Have you ever heard of a town-wide yard sale?
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Yes! I’m sorry you didn’t have more time to peruse all the wares on such a gorgeous day. I grew up in The County (Northern Maine) and they have 2 events similar to this one: in the summer a two-city and three-towns-wide yard sale and in the winter a Trash and Treasure sale in the hockey arena. It is one of the coolest thrifts ever- certainly worth the drive.
Thanks for the reminder of those, I’ll have to get them in my calendar as soon as they are scheduled.
Sounds amazing! I’d make the trip for those if I were still in Maine!
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Enjoyed your post and so glad to have found your blog. I’ve discovered a few other good ways to pass along yard sale leftovers. There’s ARC and the Vietnam Veterans of America who both come to your home and pick up your items.
Oh, there are no yard sale leftovers when I’m done with it
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I love yard sales. Philadelphia is way too big, no matter what part it is, to have a town yard sale but I have been to church yard sales and they are so fantastic. My boyfriend Josh and I go to yard sales and flea markets every Saturday morning.
What a fun way to spend your Saturday mornings! Grab a cup of coffee on the way and I’d be the happiest girl in the world – that’s ideal!
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