Garage sale #2 was also a success, but there were more emotional ties for us with this one. There were some items that still sent my sisters and me down memory lane, but they accumulated dust more than care from us. These items will serve others better anyway, so off we parted with them.
Hare are pictures taken by my awesome sister JJo. No tips this time, just pictures and stories I’d like to share. Oooh, a garage sale highlight: I met a fellow blogger! 😉
Nope, the bike’s not for sale. That’s the bike of our first customer! Neighbors and village workers were gathering outside the garage 30 minutes before 10 am. We decided to open the garage door to them anyway. Welcome, welcome!
My sister P posts more signs. We sold more stuff this time. H got into the garage sale groove and sold his old comics and collectible toys.
Energy food. We munched on this before the sale started. Delicious! Care to have some? They’re sweet and salty heaven. 😀
Books galore. We donated the unsold books to the local library. Maybe our Sweet Valley Kids collection will create fond memories for other children too!
Much of the sentiment revolved around these stuffed toys. They’ve been with us since we were wee ones, but we know they’ll make other wee ones happier.
From the attic came out the very first stuffed toy I got from a boy, as well as the very first stuffed toy from my first boyfriend. Haha! My sisters and I shared a few laughs, then put them on the shelf along with the rest of these cuties.
My sister P used to collect stuffed rabbits. I wonder if it was difficult for her to part with these, I didn’t get to ask her. She collects penguins now anyway.
This gray mouse upfront holds a lot of memories for me! I remember my sisters and I made fun of it a lot. It was a huge, fat, gray mouse after all. He’s so much cuter than the little guy from Ratatouille too. Hmmm, come to think of it, he does look like the Ratatouille mouse’s brother. Oh, see the Seven Dwarves on the back row?
The brown bear on the upper left corner is a backpack, and was a present from Santa Claus. I got him when I was in third grade, I think.
Another bear I loved a lot (not in this pic though) was a peach one named… I forgot his name. When I saw one of the neighborhood’s security guards bring it to the counter, I took in a deep breath. After he paid for the bear, my sisters asked why I reacted that way. I told them that peach bear was the first stuffed toy our Dad bought for me. I remember asking for a teddy bear from him when I was a kid, but he wouldn’t buy me one. Finally, he did. I remember being both disappointed (why was it peach and not the classic brown?!) and elated (I have a bear from Daddy!!!). So it was a little heartbreaking seeing it wrapped in a plastic bag and whisked away.
My sister P goes, “Just think that maybe he (the guard) has a daughter who’s also asking for a bear from him. Maybe this is her first bear, too.”
And I felt better immediately. Thanks P!
We also tried selling collectibles. Wrong target market though! We’ll bring these toys to Greenhills instead. This is H’s Astroboy figure. Er… isn’t Astroboy giving a rude gesture?
These were gorgeous but gathering dust in my home and so… ciao, ciao. I was happy it was bought by a homemaker! I’m sure she’ll fill these jars with lovely spices.
The cashier’s foldable table. Sister P did the computing, I did the bagging, JJo did the picture-taking.
And ta-da! Here’s my highlight of the garage sale weekend — meeting Cookie and her kids! Yey! They win the Cutest Customers Award. 😀
Thanks for viewing the pictures with me! The stuffed toy pics still make me a little nostalgic, but as my Mom said, “It’s nice to know they’re being cuddled again.” True and wise words, mother dear.
I think we’re taking a rest from garage sales first. Maybe the next one will be a Christmas sale. We’ll see. 😀
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
Weng
September 4, 2008 at 1:32 pm (16 years ago)wow, what a successful garage sale! congratulations! i have a lot to sell, too, when i come home! 😀 i might have to do the selling at someone else’s garage though. hee hee. 😉
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julie
September 4, 2008 at 2:06 pm (16 years ago)Wow, you had a lot of stuff to sell. I remember those Sweet Valley High books
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Junnie
September 4, 2008 at 2:19 pm (16 years ago)Is Astroboy still available?
I was hoping you would have an online Garage sale…but then again..i wouldnt be meeting your sisters
and of course, I’d probably win the cutest online customer too 
Ylaine
September 4, 2008 at 2:48 pm (16 years ago)Congratulations Toni! I like Astroboy too! parang hubs ko, tawag ko siyang astroboy with his astro hair style.
Wawang Dopey.
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kaoko
September 4, 2008 at 3:38 pm (16 years ago)Poor Dopey.
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arjel
September 4, 2008 at 3:40 pm (16 years ago)congrats on the second one toni! hmm thinking online garage sale?
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Meeya
September 4, 2008 at 9:42 pm (16 years ago)poor dopey! someone should tell him to lay off on the dope, haha!
uy si astroboy hindi pang-general patronage. lemme guess, akala siguro ni little boy H dati e karate chop gesture yung ginagawa ni astroboy no? haha!
congrats on the successful second one! may #3 pa ba?
Love
September 4, 2008 at 10:46 pm (16 years ago)Cookie was my college batchmate!
jeanny
September 4, 2008 at 11:33 pm (16 years ago)wow books…i want to buy books from your garage sale!
oh congratulation too dearie!
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Daniel
September 4, 2008 at 11:59 pm (16 years ago)i need to do some purging as well. but i don’t know how and where to start. i’m having difficulty letting go of things that has been with me for quite some time. but rather than gathering dust and being left unused, might as well let others have it and be of more use.
hmmm….would anybody buy my hard bound quantum mechanics book?
Gracie
September 4, 2008 at 11:59 pm (16 years ago)Congratulations on a successful garage sale! Those stuffed toys are so cute. And the books, what a collection you’ve got there.
J.
September 5, 2008 at 5:36 am (16 years ago)I feel so bad for Dopey!!!
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Cookie
September 5, 2008 at 10:22 am (16 years ago)Hi Toni!! It was wonderful meeting you. I have yet to upload my pics of the Hezzies with Ghosper, Banana, and Popcorn. Rest assured, they are happy in their new home.
Kung mag-oorganize ka ng garage sale with bloggers sasali ako 😀
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notsquare
September 5, 2008 at 11:06 am (16 years ago)What camera did you use to take the pics? Nice the shots and the mood of the photos!
Congrats on a very successful and fun garage sale!
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odette
September 7, 2008 at 11:08 pm (16 years ago)awww, did you keep one wee stuffed toy from your childhood?
i remember when kj’s mom sold their family house, and most stuff had to be thrown away, he salvaged two stuffed toys that he and his brother had when they were little boys.
i love it that you donated your svk books to the library. they get to have a new lease on life.
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Toinky
September 18, 2008 at 11:06 pm (16 years ago)hi toni,
sarap namn ng royce!
san nyo ba nabili? thanks