Comments on: Garage Sales and OCD

By: Maribel

Maribel — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:28:19 +0000

The rich get richer!!! My friend Norma made $500 in a couple of hours having a garage sale. They bought all her old crap and thought it was just fabulous. I used to keep everything as well. Then I ran out of space in my closets, and am only down to the bare necessary 109 pair of shoes. The worst part is that Carla is the same…I miss Ruben and his fabulous projects.

I have a Colombian sister-in law-that comes here twice a year just to shop. I don’t mean just tourist stuff, it’s furniture, appliances, clothes for her girls, freakin groceries. Evidently our chocolate, juices, salad dressings, Splenda, cereal, assorted candies, gum, shampoo and other such items are soooo much better and cheaper here. That’s how I know the US dollar is becoming worthless. We used to go down there with $2000 and spend 5 weeks living in the lap of luxury, now we’re the poor bastards.
Geri, thanks for the space to vent!!! Monica and Norma say hi. You should come down next summer for Vince’s 50th in the Bahamas!!!!!

By: shellyherr

shellyherr — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:45:46 +0000

OK – I was with you and agreed with you until ….. you got to your impulse to save your kids extra cereal milk. HUH??? Would you at least refeed it to the same kid who left it?

I would have loved to have gone garage sale shopping with the latin uncles and watched them later in your garage fixing and repurposing everything. So ahead of us Americans. I’m sure they would have also been puzzled that shows called “trash to treasures” could be so successful considering that latinos have been doing this for a long time. I wonder for how long we can continue as the disposable society. Maybe rather than reusing straws, we can realize that we don’t need them in the first place.

Shelly

By: juli

juli — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:57:34 +0000

ok, that one was the funniest yet. Probably because I remember with horror the re-using of disposable straws. SOOOO funny. It’s funny better b/c whenever I go to your house I throw things away and you never miss them. Old food, ripped bags, dilapidated cups and silverware. It’s funny b/c you give me all of the boys old clothes, many of which are wonderful, but a good many shirts and pants I throw away due to the rips and stains. You even give me half a set of pjs or one sock. I’ve even gotten poop stained underwear. It’s funny because the thought of you smuggling food into your suitcase and getting caught at customs is something I would pay to see.

I love you!!!! Thanks for making me smile.