Category Archives: Sale Tales

Fabulous but true tales of life in yard sale land.

Meeting the Wonder Douche

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 11 Comments

Well, hello! Did you miss us? We always slow down in the wintertime, but this has definitely been our longest hiatus since starting the blog. So by this weekend, we were delighted to find there were actually some promising sales … Continue reading

I Know Why The Caged Bird Goes to Yard Sales

Posted by Jenny in Guest Stars, Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 7 Comments

It’s been ages since we’ve had a guest star come along! With Meghan out of town, my Portland pal Bonnie Ditlevsen came along for the ride. I warned her that October didn’t promise a whole lot in the way of … Continue reading

“Epic” yard sale day

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The weather has been sort of freakishly nice in Seattle for the last couple of months. So last Saturday it still really felt like yard sale season … even though we know full well that October is when sales really … Continue reading

Biker dudes and arty nudes

Posted by Meghan in Sale Tales | 6 Comments

The last time my mom and aunt had come down that I remember was back in 2009, though I think they must have come down since then. It’s always comical when they come along, with the same issues every time: … Continue reading

Digger, picker, hoarder … bite me

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 8 Comments

Last Saturday was the first time in ages that Meghan, Karl, and I all went to sales together! We were excited and even more so when our first stop was some crazy sale listed as “DJ and yard sale” promising … Continue reading

Striking out in Oly Manor

Posted by Meghan in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 2 Comments

Once again both Jenny and Karl couldn’t do sales, but it was Olympic Manor sale day so there was no way I going to flake. I didn’t think to make a list, since Oly and the surrounding areas can usually … Continue reading

What did one record squirrel say to the other record squirrel?

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

Jenny bailed on sales and so did Karl, leaving me alone on Saturday morning. I was up insanely early and decided to hit a 7:30 AM sale across town and then head back to hit a sale a little closer … Continue reading

Hellish deals

Posted by Jenny in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 10 Comments

After a couple of non-blogworthy sales (Meghan alone w/ no interesting sales one week, neither of us going out the next) we made the rounds again last weekend. Our first stop was a block sale that we’ve been to a … Continue reading