About 25 years ago we moved into our new housing development filled with young families who began to outgrow their clothing and toys after a few years.

Thus began the neighborhood joint garage sales. Every year in July we all got together and my neighbor and I decided to organize and advertise in all the local papers.

Signs were put on every corner in advance and we began our tradition. It’s a big effort to run an organized garage sale as everything has to be labeled for easy access and organized for a quick purchase. Over the years we purchased our own tables and clothing racks which turned out to be cheaper than paying for rentals each year.

People would look forward to shopping at our sales and would ask in advance when we were having it every year. It was a great way to get rid of s

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