It’s That Time of Year Again, Which Means It’s Time for the Annual Community-Wide Garage Sale.
This year the garage sale will be held on Saturday, June 23rd from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The Board will be placing out signs for the sale the morning of the 23rd and would like to encourage residents to put their own signs out as well. Please see the attached document for helpful tips on prepping for the sale.
Sincerely,
VIS Group, Inc.
On behalf of the Capitol City Golf Club Board of Trustees
Prepping for the Sale
1. Get Supplies
Make sure you have everything you need at least a day before the garage sale starts. You’ll need chairs to sit on, a table or other flat surface to take payments and provide change, and plenty of areas to display your goods.
2. Don’t Forget the Change
Odds are, you’ll have to make $19.95 in change for your first customer. Make sure you have fives, ones, and at least twenty dollars in quarters. You can get them from your bank, but you’ll have to go inside a branch to do it. Make sure you have a covered container for cash and keep it safe.
3. Sort Your Items
Sort before you price. It’s the easiest way to keep your garage sale organized and make it easy on potential buyers. If you have a lot of clothes, divide them by men’s, women’s, and children’s. Most people are looking for something specific and will appreciate the organization.
4. Price Your Items
It’s best if you price your items individually rather than just group them into boxes with one price sign. As the garage sale progresses, people will get the boxes mixed up and you’ll have a hard time keeping it organized. To price items, use a roll of manila tape and a Sharpie, which is a lot cheaper than going out and buying fancy price tags.
5. Organize and Arrange Your Sale
Arrange your tables and put all the clothes on hangers the night before the garage sale. No matter what you tell yourself, you won’t have enough time to do it in the morning. Arrange everything the night before and store it in the garage for safekeeping. If you can’t put everything in the garage the night before, group similar items into laundry baskets and boxes. You will save time in the morning if you only have to pull items out of boxes that don’t require further separation.
