i’m surrounded by affluent neighborhoods. i used to do my shopping there. you know, at garage sales.
now, however, everybody is so well off they don’t bother with garage sales anymore. or estate or lawn or whatever sales.
they just stick the stuff out by the curb with a free sign on it.
free furniture, appliances, clothing, books and other media, games and toys, glassware,… you name it.
i only shop on weekdays. i call it shopping although there is never any haggling over price. it’s free! weekends are for the grocery store and pharmacy, where you actually have to pay money.
on the street, you’ve got to be ready to load whatever into your car or trundle it away on a handcart or just pick it up and carry if off. that’s the deal. first come, first served, but if you can’t handle it, you’ve got to give it up to the next in line. it’s the new ethos.
once you get to know the other shoppers, you can keep you eye out for items they need. barter happens. you learn their clothing sizes. the whole thing gets more efficient.
another aid to efficiency is the recent profusion of neighborhood web sites, where you can browse the posts before going shopping, to see what’s available out there.
a certain amount of the merchandise is to be found in its original amazon shipping container.
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This was entertaining.
thanks. i never thought i was a shopper til all the merchandise was free.
Around here it’s much the same. Some places have ‘hard rubbish’ days where you put out all the stuff you don’t want but is too big for the bin. A lot of people call it ‘exchange rubbish’ day. Thanks for sharing your thoughts this week.
the world’s filling up. cheers.