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8 Unhealthy Things Never To Buy At A Garage Sale

Posted on 03/5/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | Personal HealthWe all like a good bargain, but some of the so-called good buys at garage sales or resale shops can be hazardous to your (and your kids’ or grandkids‘) health and safety. In some instances, they could even be fatal. The folks at Readers Digest came up with a list of things never to buy at garage sales, plus the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) also publishes a helpful list of dangerous, recalled children’s products that often turn up at resale …

Garage Sale Gal, Lynda Hammond: Signs a Mystery

Posted on 09/21/2011 by | The Garage Sale Gal | Comments

Your LifeOkay, so let’s face it, going to garage sales isn’t brain surgery but finding them can sometimes be challenging. If garage sale signs aren’t placed just right then we might have to call on our maneuvering skills or we’ll be meandering aimlessly through neighborhoods searching for treasures. Where we put our signs is critical to throwing a successful sale. Julia Hooper found that out the hard way. “There were no other signs up when I put mine up so I …

Garage Sale: To Price or Not to Price?

Posted on 09/2/2011 by | The Garage Sale Gal | Comments

Money & SavingsI love walking up to a garage sale and seeing items neatly displayed, clothes hung in groups of like-colors. And everything with a price tag. A sale where each item has been painstakingly tagged with brightly colored stickers—.10, .25, .50…you get the idea. There’s something else I’ll admit—pricing things at garage sales is a big waste of time! And you’ll probably make more money if you DON’T tag them. Now hang on, before you log off, get a coffee refill …

Garage Sale Gal: (Don’t) Show me the Money!

Posted on 08/12/2011 by | The Garage Sale Gal | Comments

Money & SavingsWhen I walked up to her garage sale, I loved the sight of Lavonne Thorsen sitting at a fold-up TV dinner tray. “I’m having a good time,” Lavonne said with a smile. Lavonne’s job was to take care of the cash while her family made sales. She kept the money in a small cardboard box on the TV tray — something that can be quite tempting for people who have more on their mind than scoring a bargain. I know …