Thursday, August 1, 2013

Pyrex Picking at the World's Longest Yard Sale

I must admit that I'm not usually a fan of yard sales. Oh, I'll stop at them every now and again if I see them, but I don't usually plan my weekends around them. They're often too early -- and I'm definitely not a morning person. I also find it slightly awkward to pick through someone's belongings while they're watching me from their garage. I don't know why.

However, I just discovered that we now live right along the route of the World's Largest Yard Sale. How have I never heard of this before?! The yard sale started today and runs until Sunday.

My husband I spent the majority of the afternoon picking our way through various tents, yards and garages. There were yard sales galore, but also a number of fields and parking lots full of vendors, so it had more of a flea market atmosphere in some places.


Shockingly, I walked away with nothing. There was some Pyrex to be had, but I thought much of it was overpriced. I expected yard sale or thrift prices, but many of the items were priced like antiques. Plus, there wasn't anything that I squealed over, except for the Horizon Blue #444 Cinderella Bowl (it really is a lovely blue...) but I didn't want to pay $15 for it.  



I was on the hunt for Pyrex dinner plates with the turquoise trim, but I didn't find a single one amongst the treasures. 

Maybe some of you will have better luck -- anyone else heading out to the World's Largest Yard Sale this weekend? We only covered a few of the 700 miles of sales, so I'm sure there's lots more to be found along the route! 

Brenda




5 comments:

  1. We are close to the Gadsden end of the yard sale!!! I usually go on it with my grandma every year. There are a couple of them that start near Atlanta.


    Emily
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  2. Once upon a time you could find bargains, but antique dealers have taken over so much of the space now that I can hardly find anything to spend my money on.

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  3. Bummer! Still looks like tons of fun though! We don't have anything like that here in Colorado.

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  4. Oh well, you still had fun looking and enjoying all that awesome stuff! Yes, very expensive indeed! Thanks for your sweet and kind visit. Have a nice weekend.
    FABBY

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  5. I am afraid that I would just want to keep looking for that one special piece at a bargain price and suddenly realize I was a long way from my starting point! Looks like fun!

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