The only thing that gets me more excited than a trip to the thrift store? A nice Saturday morning yard sale! The deals that I get at yard sales are usually much better than my thrift store deals — which is saying a lot. I’ve gotten a tall faux plant for $5, multiple free chairs, and a hand painted floral tray for $15. Over the years, I’ve become an expert of sorts, and I have plenty of tips for yard sale shopping.
Here are my best tips for successful yard sale shopping.
I still see the old fashioned poster board signs hanging on telephone poles all the time. But another way to learn about yard sales is to find them listed online at places like Facebook Marketplace or Craig’s List.
On a typical day, yard saling would require a lot of listings from online and a car. But if you hit up a community yard sale, everything is conveniently close together. You just need to walk from one sale to the next!
A friend and I were yard saling together when we came across a yard full of boxes with junk piled in them. My friend wanted to go elsewhere, but I insisted that this was an exciting find. When people haven’t taken the time to sort their goods, that usually means they are just trying to get rid of “junk” as fast as possible. The more you have to sift through everything, the more likely you are to find overlooked treasures at a fraction of the cost.
I’ve never personally done this, but I saw someone else doing it and I thought it was one of the best ideas I’d seen. When you’re buying bigger items, reusable shopping bags don’t always do the trick!
If you enjoy yard sale shopping, you may also enjoy these tips for thrift store shopping.
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