Category Archives: Junk In My Trunk

The actual junk in the actual car trunk at the end of a day of saling. (Some photo-styling is allowed.)

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It really doesn’t bode well when your Saturday starts off with this. And this. And this. It gets even worse when the seller tries to engage you in a conversation about how you might really need that Christmas sweater. (Or … Continue reading

Wild Buck in the Manor

Posted by Meghan in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 6 Comments

This weekend was the Olympic Manor neighborhood sale, otherwise known to us as the “season closer. It’s been really good, it’s been really bad, but we have hit this sale for at least the last nine years. The sales have … Continue reading

Hang in there, baby

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Going to sales on Labor Day weekend — is it ever great? Judging from the last three years I would have to say no. But going to yard sales is like playing slots: you never know when your very next … Continue reading

Will look good when washed

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Between being out of town, and a number of Saturday social events, last weekend was my first time hitting sales in over a month! I was excited, especially with nice weather in the forecast and our friend Erica guest-starring. And … Continue reading

Free pile, smile

Posted by Meghan in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 9 Comments

O.K., so we haven’t blogged for almost three weeks in the middle of summer. Well, I am a married woman now and Jenny took off mere moments after the wedding to head off to Europe. So, now we are catching … Continue reading

Mega rummage

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Last Saturday we ventured out of our usual territory to hit a huge rummage sale hosted by a Japanese community center. Karl said it had been great in past years, so we drove over, passing a ton of signs — … Continue reading

Hot tip

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We were thrilled this week to get a hot tip about a juicy-sounding sale in our neighborhood! We got an email from a woman we know (who runs estate sales in town) tipping us off to a sale being run … Continue reading

Whole lot of “no”

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That’s pretty much what we found out there last Saturday. Not pictured: tons of books left sitting out uncovered while it rained (sad!), and a pair of boots Meghan picked up — when the seller proclaimed “Those have been worn … Continue reading