As soon as you walk in a group of little Ladies eagerly hand you a brown paper bag with the words "Here's a bag- fill it up for just $5.00 ". At first the customers think they mistakenly heard something else and ask "Excuse me,anything"? The ladies nod enthusiastically saying yes anything.
My first year , being a novice to this whole rummage sale lifestyle, I grabbed a bag and went straight for the clothes finding a few brand named pieces . I'd walk with a skip to my step and a "I found a bargin" swagger .I'd made my way to the register with about 10 items clutched to my chest. I was thrilled with the savings and the notion my money was headed to a mission in a Third world country warmed my heart .Plus by reusing the the grocery bag I waaaaaaaas green! All was good in the world and I was scoring good karma points.
As the years past I became an expert of "rolling up" the items . I can now strategically place about 20-25 items in my grocery bag! I had watched my ex-husband years ago place clothes in a suitcase in this" rolling up" manner. I figure it was a military thing or something he learned in his travels. It's funny the things we remember years later.
I made at list of the items I purchased all for $10 ( I ended up with 2 grocery bags)
- 10 skirts
- 2 pairs of jeans
- jogging outfit
- 39 blouses/shirts
- Banana Republic
- Chico's
- Eddie Bauer
- Daisy Fuentes
- Liz Claiborne
- Karen Scott
- Calvin Klein
- Old Navy
- New Port News
- Forever 21
I'll share more pictures once my son shows me how to use my camera. Sad, really. I can run a company yet can't take a good digital picture and download. It's been added to my bucket list. Really.
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