Garage Sales can equal Big Deals!

Hey all just a little info to talk about garage sales.  I'm the first one to admit you have to really dig sometimes to find that diamond in the rough at garage sales...but this last Saturday I hit the jackpot.  I spent a total of $40 and with that money I got 19 pairs of jeans, 5 coats and 35 tops a beautiful 6' Christmas tree and some misc items for the home.  Now all in all that doesn't sound unusually amazing but all the jeans and tops except for like 12 total were name brand items like American Eagle, Hollister, Disney, Hard Rock, I mean real nice quality well taken care of items.  In this ensemble I did get 7 pair of jeans for my step daughter that fit her good and were desparately needed.  She has been telling me for weeks now she needed jeans and would like to be able to get some and I got her 7 pair for $3.50.  Heck if I would have taken her to the local dept store I would of been lucky to come out with one pair under $40.  Now this sale was not your normal sale of such nice items for such a low price but usually there is something in garage sales that you can get a great deal on.  Always remember to ask the seller if they can take less or come down on the price.  These ladies were so happy that I was purchasing so much stuff they gave me some extras only because I had asked a question about them and they felt like I deserved them.  So I got several items I didn't have to pay for at all.  Also a good idea is if they have something your very interested in ask if you can leave your name and number and if after their sale is over the item does not sell and they are still interested in getting rid of it that maybe something can be worked out.  I have also found in my garage sale experience that most of the time the higher middle class or the nicest homes offer the best items at the cheapest prices.  The average income homes tend to price items higher for the same merchandise.  So take the time to venture out on a fri or a sat morning and let me know what kind of deals you got.......Good Luck!!!