Second Video Entry!

This week we did not buy a whole lot but we had a ton of fun garage saling (was a little too cold though). It's so nice going from one house to another without having to get in and out of the car. 

Check out "The Bounty thus far..." to see what we picked up this week. 

We hope you enjoy this week's video!! Still not a lot of shots of us buying stuff because: 1) we really didn't buy a lot of stuff and; 2) we are still trying to get over the fear of asking people. I think we will get better over the next couple months! 

TIP OF THE WEEK: Never pay full price. It's pretty self explanatory, but just get over the slight awkwardness and make them an offer. They expect you to barter so go for it. Start by taking off $1 and soon enough you will be more confident and might even offend people.... lol. People can always say no to your offer but they can also say yes which means you get a GREAT deal! Go for it! You will never see them again. (probably. unless they live on your street).

So pumped it's almost the weekend and we get to do it again!!!!!!!! 

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WATCH THE VIDEO IN HD! CLICK ON THE "SPROCKET" ^^ AND CHOOSE 720HD!

if the video doesn't work type this address into your browser: http://youtu.be/7f94hiReidg

Keep "garage saliiiiiinnnnnngggggg woo-hoo"! 

Keeleah & Chris

May 26

What's up?!? 

So, last Saturday we had some family/wedding events to go to mid-morning so we were only able to get out to one garage sale. We chose the "TwentyPlace" garage sale (a retirement complex) not really knowing what to expect. The place had something in the vicinity of 40 garage sales! It was awesome! 

Before I go any further with this post we need to highlight the awesomeness that is garage saling this Saturday. There are not one but TWO of our favorite garage sales happening this weekend. 

First of all, for all you Hamiltonians, there is the annual Sunninghill Street garage sale. This is a street sale so you can park your car and walk (and walk and walk) from garage sale to garage sale. 

The second is similar but in Caledonia. The whole city is turned into garage sale heaven. It is great once your there BUT if you go to this one understand it will take you a while to get into Caledonia and a while to get out of Caledonia (a while could be an hour or more). Almost every street is a street sale and it's good fun. 

Both of these garage sales are especially great for people with kids because you can hit up a lot of garage sales at once and you don't have to keep taking your kid(s) in and out of the car seat which can get annoying and lead to a grumpy little one. 

Back to last Saturday:

Old people have a lot of really nice bikes for sale. There were bikes at, at least, five of the sales we went to on the complex. We didn't pick up any of them because, along with the really good condition, came a nice (and reasonable) price tag which we weren't willing to pay. Looking back on it we would have been the coolest couple on the block riding matching seniors bikes made in China with the original paint (sidenote: we also learned that old people have a story for everything they sell which is simultaneously awesome and impressive to hear and annoying when you just want to get to the next sale). We bought a little kids wagon. Not a wagon for kids to ride in but a wagon for them to pull their other toys in... baby girl loves it. Keeleah paid FULL PRICE ($0.50) for a basket thingy (which I mocked her for until...) she turned around and got a sweet blender for $2.00 at the next garage sale and totally redeemed herself.  It was great taking Abriel out of the car and just letting her walk from sale to sale instead of strapping her into the car seat between each one. The seniors loved her and she loved the attention and their pets and the balloons on the end of the driveways with garage sales happening (it was a very well executed complex sale).

Two things got the better of us when it came to video taping: (1) We assumed that old people wouldn't want us to tape so we didn't ask and; (2) we also left the camera in the car to walk "a bit" in the complex - which turned into us walking over half of the complex. In any case we didn't get footage from last week but we did think of a tip before we got through the day so here it is: 

Garage Saling is supposed to be fun. If something is getting in the way of it being fun or you aren't enjoying the experience anymore you should maybe look at alternatives like kijiji or craigslist or something. Keep it fun!

Come out with us Saturday! We will definitely be hitting up the Sunninghill Street Sale and (time permitting) the Caledonia sale. If you see us come say "hi" and become famous on our slightly-less-frequent-than-expected video blog!

Also, leave a comment with your best garage saling stories or finds. Or let us know what you are looking for and what you're willing to pay for it and we'll see if we can find it (and fit it in our ridiculously unequipped for garage saling sized car).

Happy Findings!

Keeleah & Chris

May 19

Happy Friday everyone!

Our newest video blog entry is below and it's a pretty good start. We aren't great at taping strangers in their driveways yet so there is a lot of  "car shots" but as the season goes along we will become more comfortable and the videos will show more actual garage sales. Thanks for being patient and thanks for watching!

We picked up some awesome things this week (including one of our wish list items). There seemed to be an endless number of garage sales going on (although some of them were only drive by worthy) and the weather was fantastic! In a surprising turn of events we were offered a price LOWER than we were going to offer for an item (a first in our experience). Also, in the video there is a special musical number for your viewing/listening pleasure performed by Keeleah. It's a moment you won't want to miss :) 

The tip of the day this week is:

"Hand the exact amount you want to pay to the seller as you offer it. People are much more likely to say "yes" when they see the money in your hand."

 the Garage Salers - May 19

if the video doesn't work type this address into your browser: http://youtu.be/L4AmYH1fvI4 also, the video is MUCH NICER to watch in HD so click the little "sprocket" at the bottom of the video window and choose 720HD!

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Chris & Keeleah 

New Video Intro

Hey Everyone,

Our brand new, out of the box, hot off the press intro is here for our new video blog. We will be posting our first "full length" garage saling video next week so make sure you stop back next Friday to check it out!

Also, while we have you reading, make sure you sign up for email notifications to get access to all our videos and Hamilton garage saling information throughout the summer.

Enjoy the video and maybe we'll see you out there!

Chris & Keeleah

(sidenote: upon watching the video a couple times I realize it looks like all we buy is stuff for our kid... this is not really the case as you will see in upcoming videos. Also, the video is better if you watch it in HD. just click the little sprocket at the bottom of the video window and choose 720HD)

if the video doesn't work copy this link into your address bar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztDWWWc4JzA

Ready, Set, FIND!!!

We hate spending money, we hate debt, we hate over spending on things..... Which means we LOVE garage saling.  What a genius idea to put things you don’t want any more on your lawn and sell them. We have been married for almost six years and I would guess that most of the items in our home were either given to us or we bought at a garage sale. Yes, we do have new things (like underwear) and unfortunately you can’t find every need and/or want on someone’s lawn but we sure try. We do have jobs and money but why pay full price when you don’t have too.  It allows us to have money for other things and it’s fun at the same time. We love sharing our crazy garage sale stories/finds with our friends and family.  Most of the time they look at us in disbelief so we decided to share this awesomeness with the rest of the world.   A lot of people cringe at the idea of buying used things, let alone used things off of someone’s lawn at eight in the morning.  Most people would also cringe at the idea of bartering people into selling those items for less but we thrive off it.  It’s like an adrenaline rush or shot of drugs for us (I am an addiction counsellor)... maybe we need help?? I would say some of our best times together have been garage sailing.  Now that we have a 14 month old baby it has brought a new element of garage saling for us.  We have many rules, many tips, many funny ideas and we want to share them with all of you.  We plan to video blog some of our great moments every Saturday morning and we hope you tune in to watch them.  We were going to make the first entry into a video entry.... but that would require too much effort right now.  We have also included a section of weekly garage sales in our area (Hamilton Ontario) so that you can join in on the fun. Maybe we will bump into you and you can appear in one of our videos.  If we get a demand we can expand it for different areas.  I hope you’re ready because anything really can happen while we are garage saling and we promise it will be entertaining.  Feel free to send us your comments or suggestions... we might just do them!

READY, SET, FIND!!