Monday, August 6, 2012

The World's Longest Yard Sale: Part One

We're back from our first year of the World's Longest Yard Sale! It was amazing! I didn't take as many photos and I expected, but I've still got some posts for you. We started in Gadsden, Alabama, which is the stating point of the sale. We got on the road around 9 am, and for the first few hours it was bumper to bumper to bumper traffic. We quickly learned not to stop at every sale, but to cruise by and try to determine if it was worth stopping. 
Of course sometimes there were signs to help us.
Very nice.
It was HOT, so anyplace that offered air conditioning was a must stop.
Our first purchase of the day! That Santa barely fit into our trunk. I can't wait to put them up on the roof this Christmas! Well, I can't wait to watch Travis put them on the roof.
This gnome has bedroom eyes, don't you think?
There were lots of dogs to see! Boston terriers were popular. This guy closed his eyes whenever he turned towards us. 
This is what the road looked like. Solid cars wherever you could park, and bumper to bumper in front of us. A space seemed to materialize whenever we needed on though.


You don't even know how long I've been looking for a Pee Wee doll! I didn't want to pay a lot for him, so I was thrilled to see this one marked down to ten bucks.

This was the only pile of pictures I saw the whole time! I couldn't believe it.
We stopped at one estate sale along the route. It was weird. These velvet paintings were pretty awesome, especially those frames, but they were asking 50 dollars! Yeah right! 
We had been out about 4 hours and decided we needed lunch. There are lots of people selling hot dogs along the route, but nothing vegetarian. I didn't expect anyone to, but the next day we passed a few stands selling veggie dogs! We looked for restaurants with our GPS and when it started taking us down roads like this we go suspicious...
According to our GPS, this is a Cracker Barrel! It is funny now, but at the time I was FURIOUS. I don't do well in the heat! An hour later, and probably 5 closed roads later, we were finally back in the town where we started.
Look at this cute mint green building! It looks like they have turned it into a club called Twisted.
Gadsden had a cute downtown, but all the restaurants seemed to be closed. Which is weird at one on Saturday. We finally found a place called Jackson's and got a greasy lunch. Including fried pickles. It felt really awesome to sit in the air conditioning and we left refreshed and ready for more deals!

20 comments:

  1. Pee Wee is my hero; I'm glad you got him! That tropical velvet painting looked beautiful but I agree, $50, YIKES!!! It already looks like you guys had a great time AND got some good stuff. WELL DONE!!!

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    1. pee wee is one of my inspirations! another guy was selling a full set of pee wee action figures in package! but he wanted more than 10 bucks. haha.

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  2. Incredible Rae! Looks like yo bought up all the good stuff!

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  3. My mom told me on Thursday that it was time for this sale again. I have heard that it is so packed and pricey that it's not worth it, but from what I see in your pictures I wonder if that's true.... What do you think? I have a small vintage resale spot right now in a collective and once we move back that way I either want to open a collective or sell again within one. :)

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    1. you know, it wasn't nearly as crowded as I expected. We really only sat in traffic for the first hour, and i didn't mind at all. there was definitely a range of prices. some things were priced like high end antiques, while other things were 25 cents. there wasn't a lot of stuff at resell prices though, at least not that i noticed. doing further research, it seems like people think the best deals are in kentucky. haha. i think it is FUN and totally worth a trip. i was on the lookout for things for my antique booth though, and didn't see much.

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  4. I can't wait to see more pictures from, especially of what you ended up getting!

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  5. That looked like such fun, even if it was hot!!

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  6. I love your photos! it's a real slice of life, the buildings and the dolls and the food. looks like a busy day :)

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  7. LOL, my gps did the same thing to me when I drove to anniston, al a few months ago! Love pee wee (I have one too!) and the Xmas decorations!

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  8. I was totally going to send you our PeeWee! But it looks like the one you found might be in better condition than ours... not to mention that Lilly has started carrying him around with her.

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    1. you need to get a pee wee's play house box set for her! i'm going to force our kid to watch it. haha.

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  9. I see lots of very interesting things that are for sale. I saw Howdy Doodey
    love
    tweedles

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  10. I would have bought that "bedroom eyes" elf in a nanosecond for Crystal. ROFL. That elf is so creepy - would be perfect gift for someone. LOL

    -Your Boo.

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    1. hahah, i kind of wish i had bought it for your house warming gift. I did get you one little thing though, but you'll actually like it. love boo. miss boo.

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  11. I had that Pee Wee when I was a kid. I kinda miss having him, ha ha. And that gnome does look like he's giving some major bedroom eyes. Looked like a fun trip to me!

    <3 Jackie @ Let's Go Thrifting!
    http://LetsGoThrifting.blogspot.com

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  12. Oh it looks like a blast! Seeing that Pee Wee doll reminded me that my brother had him when we were growing up! I know there are pictures of him holding that doll! Must Find! He Would Die! hahaha!
    Love that Santa you brought home too!
    Erica

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  13. I can't believe you got a pee wee doll. Awesome. Yumm to the fried pickles too :)

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  14. I am kinda creeped by the elf! Was it hard to leave the bright red Samsonite behind?

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    1. i actually didn't even notice it until i saw the picture! i have a STACK of old luggage from the goodwill outlet (2.99 a bag!) so i'm not on the lookout for vintage luggage. i love using it for storage though.

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  15. I ahve so many comments I don't know where to start! OK, the sign for "leg-ons" makes me really happy. That is a great deal for the Pee Wee doll, and the gnome does indeed have bedroom eyes. I too get very cranky in the heat, and would have lost it. Looks like a fun time!

    Adrienne
    What Lola Wants

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