Being Thrifty

I just don’t understand some people.  I know the saying “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is very true, especially in the garage/rummage/yard sale business, but this was taking that saying too far.

I love to go to yard sales.  Everyone who frequents these sales often knows that some are better than others.  That is pretty much a given.  However, I went to one last weekend that takes the cake.  It was nothing but trash.  I don’t think anyone could have found anything there to treasure.

There were candles that had been burned to almost nothing.  Lots of posters ~ all looked like they had been ripped off the walls ~ torn, ripped, tattered.  There were sheets that were torn and stained.   The person holding the sale wanted 25 cents each for the candles, a dollar a piece for the posters.  I don’t know what they wanted for the sheets ~ they were too disgusting to look at too closely.  A Playstation that was missing the cover and  had the wires cut was marked $20.

From what I could tell,  everything there belonged in the dump, not a yard sale.  I’m all for selling things you won’t be using and making a little cash in the process, but let’s not be ridiculous about it.