Archive for: Garage Sales

One-Click Download of all 494 Virginia Garage Sales for TomTom

494 garage sales in Virginia this weekend. Whew! Don’t have a GPS? No problem, there are printable maps with directions available on the website as well. It’s time to hit the road and get shopping, there are few hundred just in the Hampton Roads area. This week I created the button for the whole state [...]

One-click TomTom downloads for April 10, 2010

Not only did I create the one-click download for your TomTom device for Hampton Roads, but I created one for the whole country this week to see if anyone uses it. Hampton Roads United States Don’t have a TomTom? Most other brands of GPS devices can import a CSV file. Look for the button just [...]

Garage Sale Season 2010 is Under Way – 5,000 garage sales this weekend!

It’s Friday morning on the east coast and there are already over 4,700 garage sale listings — I’m quite confident we will pass the 5,000 mark by tomorrow. Check out a glimps of the national map: The site is set up to view just your local area, because plotting this many sales takes a few [...]

Interior Decorating with Garage Sale Finds

Even during a recession, you can spruce up your home or office with new furniture and accessories to add character and warmth. One of the tricks to doing this, while saving money, is to buy items second hand, and garage sales are a great way to do this. When shopping for home decor at garage [...]

Analysis of garage sale shoppers

A cute article in the Buffalo News from late last summer gives an analysis of shoppers they experienced at their sale. Mostly, I think I disagree with the percentages, but I guess it depends on the region, the time of year and your merchandise. Allison, the author, even gave the shoppers in each category cute [...]