Windfalls
#2
It takes time and patience. I am getting too long in the tooth to spend a lot of time "hunting" -- work all week, see grandkids, have husband, home and, of course sewing. You need time and energy to find the deals. I'm short on both counts.
#7
I drive all day as part of my job and this is the time of year I call the "yard sale accident waiting to happen." In Maine when you're driving along rural routes, you can be driving along 50-60mph and have the car in front of you SLAM on the brakes at the first sign of a "Yard Sale". LOL The other hazard is when they don't pull in but try to check out what's in the sale as they're passing by and then end up weaving all over the road. People are always looking for good deals! I only wish I had time to stop and check out a lot of them.
#9
That's right, it will happen when you least expect it. DH and I went out on the last day of the Hwy 70 yard sale and the first place we stopped was at an estate sale. Almost everything was gone, but sitting in the corner of the house was a Singer 66-18 in it's cabinet. I got it for $15. My DH cleaned it up, replaced the cord where you plug it in, put a new belt on it and it sews like a dream with perfect stitches. Her name is Helen.