My Yard Sale Experiences

When I was younger, my neighborhood would do yearly yard sales, and I used to make my parents let me sell things that I didn’t want anymore. I was probably around the age of ten when I first started selling at our annual yard sale. It all started with lemonade stands, then evolved to selling brownies, cookies, and peanut brittle. These were a big hit for cheap, which most customers used to like a cold refreshment or even a sweet treat while going around the neighborhood. I didn’t even know at a young age that I was engaging in sales while doing these yard sales. I didn’t even know what sales truly were at that age, I just wanted money. The older I got, I started to actually sell real toys and more valuable items. I used to take little sticky notes and mark down each item that I had, and put a price tag on them. Obviously, I didn’t sell anything for a lot of money, but I would say anywhere from like a dollar to around twenty dollars was about an average for me. I remember engaging with my customers and telling them that if they bought one thing, I would give them another item under twenty dollars for fifty percent off. I used to do a lot of bargain deals, especially when we weren’t selling much, because even though it wasn’t the full price, I still made more money offering the deal and them getting both rather than just one. Overall, these experiences in my life have played a big role in learning the essentials of selling at a local yard sale. I don’t really get to do the yard sales anymore, but it was a great experience at a young age. Although at the time when I was selling, I didn’t even realize just how much I was engaging with everyday sales talk and work. I would absolutely do a yard sale again just to see how much different getting sales would be now compared to what it was like at a young age. Finally, I am very thankful for all the lessons I learned from these young sales experiences.

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