Garage Sale Junkie

A city near the town where we live had a citywide garage sale.
I was under doctor’s orders to stay in bed and keep my upper body elevated. I was on huge doses of calcium and painkillers. I was also taking thyroid hormones and whatever else was in all those bottles on my bedside table. But wait, there was a citywide garage sale going on two towns over.

Citywide.

“Honey, could you take me on an errand?”

“Aren’t you supposed to stay in bed?”

“Well, sort of, but it’s really important.”

“What is it—a garage sale?”

O.K. that wasn’t funny. How did he know that?

My husband, God bless him, knows not to stand in my way when there is a citywide, no matter how many prescription drugs are flowing through my veins.

My plan was to just sit in the car and do drive bys of all the sales.

No getting out, just car window-shopping.

All I wanted was one good buy, just one and then I could go home and rest and all would be right with the world.

What do I shop for?

Anything garden, of course.

We rounded a corner onto Lincoln Avenue and something caught my eye, a little glint. My husband said, “Are those pots?”

And there in front of a little bungalow’s white picket fence were a row of brand new glazed flowerpots.

I felt a twinge of excitement. My husband pulled over and I got out of the car. The nice man at the garage sale told me that his friend had a wrecking yard and he had come into possession of a whole truck container that had been destroyed.

Part of the contents of the container was these glazed pots.

He was asking a dollar a piece. I suppose I could have bargained with him, but I think I paid about ten percent of what they were worth.

“Honey, I want all of them.”

All was right with the world.
 

Comments

[Muum]

Nice find, I have been waiting for some similar pots (blue glazed)to go on clearance. HOpe you feel well soon, I had my thyroid out -oh- 14 years ago - cysts,benign, Hashimoto's.. and I'm ok now.

[chigiy]

Mumm,
I'm glad to hear you are alright. It sounds like we had similar problems except instead of Hashimoto's I had Graves. I'll keep my fingers crossed for your pots to go on sale.

[Annie in Austin]

Chigiy - if there were a garage sale olympics you'd have the gold. Those pots are a prize!
Like Muum I hope you are soon feeling well.

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

[Aiyana]

Great find! I've never been that lucky. One time my daughter went to a garage sale and a guy was selling a huge cacti collection in beautiful pots. These were mature specimens--some 20 years old. She bought all of them--over 40--for $100. Had to get four friends to help load them and it took 3 trips. Most of the cacti adjusted to their new home. She only lost 5 of them to the change.
Aiyana

[Eve]

Great pots. I made pots for a living, : )....as they say.

I hope you feel better soon.

I once bought some vintage salt and peppers, at a garage sale, about thirty sets and they sold for $30 to $50 dollars a set on eBay. I had no idea people collected those.

[Garage Sale Guru]

Few months ago I had my Gall bladder out and it didn't keep me from performing some drive- Buys!! I also use free online sales try garagesalehomepage.com

Good luck!!