Brookside Garage Sales, Coming Soon!

MAY 15-18, 2008 

Can you pull a BROOKSIDE SUBDIVISION garage sale together in 8 DAYS??? We know you can! But why bother? Here is a little GARAGE SALE motivational perspective courtesy of the www.thefuntimesguide.com …….

Did you realize that when you hold a garage sale, you’re not only contributing to your pocket change but you’re doing our planet a favor, as well?

As cheesy as it sounds, garage selling is a great way to re-use products that you no longer need. It contributes to the recycling, “go green” effort. Yes, having somebody re-use your old stuff actually keeps perfectly serviceable items from clogging up our landfills! (Even Goodwill and Salvation Army send things to the landfill!)

Also, by hosting a sale, you’re teaching your kids valuable entrepreneurial skills. This sounds frivolous, but garage sales are a form of ‘business incubator’, which teach folks the basics of business management - such as marketing and record keeping. When you think about it, garage selling is one of the purest forms of capitalism. Unlike most industry sectors, garage sales have low startup costs, low barriers to entry, and best of all the proceeds are not taxable!

Finally, the garage sale creates a hub of activity in neighborhoods that may otherwise need a little life injected. It’s amazing how many bored people drive around on weekends looking for an excuse to stop. They’ll pull over for real estate ‘OPEN HOUSE’, or a good garage sale - any excuse just to do something. Your garage sale gives them one more reason to get out of their cars, and walk around, recycle and smell the roses. All the while you get to make a buck!

Remember you can always call and have the left-over items which did not sell picked up and hauled out of your driveway for free! On Sunday, when it is all over…call 248-559-9000 and have Purple Heart come and take it all away. It is even a tax write-off!

So hats off to you, garage seller!

Note: Look for the subdivision maps and balloons posted at many participating neighborhood sales, so that you don’t miss a good one!