Friday, 19 September 2014

Where To Look To Find Local Garage Sales

By Linda Ruiz


Garage sales are a good place to pick up many things that might be a good addition to your own home decor. They often have treasures you have not been able to buy anywhere else and some of them have items bought overseas and available at a real bargain. The only issue is how to find local garage sales for you to visit.

Most people begin their search in the newspapers. Those that still take this printed material. Supermarket weekly ad sheets will also contain many of these ads. When you find these sale ads, they are usually listed with the thrifty ads or home services listings. This is usually a free publication that has a very narrow circulation and helpful for your neighborhood.

Depending on the prices asked for in the advertising policies of the paper, there may be a listing of some of the major items for sale. Some of the ads will include a home number that can be called to identify some of those items as well to plan your trip. The paper may also include an address for the papers website that has a more inclusive listing of these sales.

Using a search engine on the Internet is what a lot of people use to discover other items. It can be used to locate these sales happening all around you. Entering a simple term such as garage sale along with a plus sign and your city will bring up all that engine can find. There will be those who post on Craigs list, websites they have set up and, possibly, Facebook pages listing some.

Using the Internet and search engines, you can find many of the blogs or forums, read chat rooms, and find people who talk about yard or garage sales. They will be discussing things such as where they are and when to get there for the best items. A lot of the people posting on these sites will have their eyes out for additional ones. Many oi these individuals will be examining many of them and report back what type of items can be found at certain ones.

Twitter is also a good tool to be used by these people who spend a lot of time at sales of this type. They will post on their account what is happening in real time. These are good people to follow when you are looking for something specific or just want a general idea of where everything is happening.

What is still an interesting day can be spent the way it used to be spent. Driving throughout all of the private residences looking for sales. This is the way people used to find these sales and it can become a way to spend a relaxing full day. You can see what is placed out front and either move on or stop and take a closer look.

Regardless of where you actually do find that garage sale, it can be very productive if you find what you are looking for. Many people have changed their minds about what they are looking for and have, occasionally, change hobbies based on their findings. Just the hunt for one will help you get your creative juices flowing and help you get out into the sun and nice weather.




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