![]() ![]() Homeowner's will be reluctant to let you use the bathroom in their home and will probably deny your request. If you’re delayed, call and reschedule a time to pick up your merchandise. Also, set an approximate time to pick the item up. If you purchase a large item and need to pick it up later, make sure that you pay for the item so it doesn’t get sold to someone else and that you get the name, address and phone number of the person hosting the garage sale. ![]() How would you like to have an item marked for 50 cents and have someone offer you a quarter? To Haggle or Not to Haggle - If you see an item that you want and it's listed for $1 or less, don't haggle over the price. If you do bring the kids, however, keep and eye on what they are doing. Bringing the kids is fine, especially if you are shopping for them. Even on a leash, they can be difficult to maneuver around. Leave the dog at home - Even though you are a dog lover, there are many who are not. It is rude to claim items as ‘yours’ while you continue shopping if you haven’t made any effort to let the proprietor and other shoppers know you intend to purchase them. Not Respecting Other Buyers - If you want to buy a large item or more items than you can carry, ask the proprietor to mark the item or start a ‘pile’ for you in an out-of-the-way place. Aggressive haggling or obnoxious negotiating tactics aren’t welcome, either. Driving a noisy vehicle or speaking and laughing loudly will not endear you to the seller. Loud or Obnoxious Behavior - Just because the seller is up early doesn’t mean his neighbors are. Save small bills and change throughout the week for your Saturday garage sale trip. ![]() If children accompany you, see to it that they respect the seller’s property as well.Ĭarrying Only Large Bills - While it is the seller’s responsibility to have adequate change, producing a $20 bill for a 25¢ purchase is extremely inconsiderate. Not Respecting the Seller’s Property - Walking unnecessarily through the yard, stepping in flowerbeds, and blocking neighbors’ driveways or mail boxes are definitely no-no’s. Garage sale shoppers who peer in garage windows with flashlights or knock on doors at 6:30 am give the rest of us shoppers a bad name. Here are a few faux pas that could be easily avoided by the simple practice of good garage sale etiquette.īeing an “Early Bird” - If the ad says the sale starts at 7 am, don’t show up at 6 am or don’t drive by the night before in hopes of beating the other shoppers to the bargains. As in any social situation, there are certain things you do or don’t do in order to be polite. Contrary to popular belief, a garage sale is not an-anything-goes, no-etiquette-needed free-for-all. There is a certain unspoken moral and ethical code governing the sacred act of selling one’s stuff. ![]()
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