The weather was so nice this past weekend that my husband and I decided to spend some time walking around our neighborhood on Saturday morning peeking at yard sales.
We don’t have ANY extra money so we weren’t out to buy anything … even though I did see a few things that we could have used! One of the things that I saw, that I only wished I could have bought, were wrought iron candle sconces. They would have looked so nice in my dining room!
Do you ever go out and take a look at yard or garage sales in your neighborhood or perhaps local flee markets? It’s kind of fun. It always amazes me though at the things people try to sell .. like broken appliances. Why? Just throw them out if they really aren’t all that fixable.
Broken appliances are sometimes sold as collectibles. Maybe they were retro 40’s and 50’s. They can be used as props for plays, musicals,etc.
Grace, these weren’t retro appliances – not at all. They were broken modern appliances with burnt out cords and other damage which is why I can’t figure out why people try to sell truly damaged goods in yard sales. It would be cheaper to buy new than to try to repair some of the items I saw.
I used to hire Cubans when I owned a restaurant years ago. These Cubans would tell me stories of how they would repair and use 60+ year old cars and appliances. When you live in a country with a limited import/export industry, it is cheaper to fix appliances than it is to buy one…..not in this country. Maybe you live near Cuba (he, he, just joking).
I love yard sales. I don’t look at the appliances really, more of the furniture and some individual pieces that would be a cool center piece or something.