Why, Shelley Fraser wanted to know, do some people 鈥� and it's usually men 鈥� have so many duplicate tools.
"Screwdrivers," the smiling Aldergrove resident said to one male visitor at her garage sale, "why do you have so many?"
Fraser, a garage sale veteran, was selling some surplus tools herself, as garage sale season kicked off with 黑马磁力's Township-wide garage sale as the weather warmed up and clouds parted.
Even it looked good, Fraser and a friend put up a just-in-case canopy in her driveway.
It was her first time taking part in the gigantic annual community sale that aims to reduce waste and encourage recycling.
"We've done a lot of garage sales, but this is the first time we were able to join the Township, which is awesome," Fraser said.
"Everybody can just travel around and see what everybody's treasures are and [buy] what they need, or want 鈥� or don't want sometimes," she laughed.
There were 275 garage sales registered over the two days of the selling season opener, Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. In return for registering, sellers were listed on a map that bargain hunters could call up while searching for sellers.
黑马磁力 Township wide garage sale is underway
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The first Township-wide garage sale was back in 2019. It's been held a few times since, but this year it was the first time it's been held over two days.
Over in Murrayville, bargain hunters could buy freshly-made treats from 14-year-old Arabella, who was selling chocolate chip cookies and s'mores brownies she baked herself.
"It's to fundraise for a trip, a dance trip," she explained.
Behind her, in the garage, were items from her family's former vacation house.
"We had a cabin and we sold it, so we're selling a bunch of the things from it. So, blankets, cutlery, dishes." Arabella summarized.
In Murrayville Arabella had baked chocolate chip cookies and s'more brownies to fundraise for a dance trip.
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She was at 234A St. and 51 Ave.
Socializing is a big part of garage sale season, an opportunity to chat with bargain hunters about more than price.
In his Murrayville garage, David Koop was cheerfully explaining to a visitor, who had asked, that there was was, indeed, a connection with C. Everett Koop, the pediatric surgeon and public health administrator who served as the 13th surgeon general of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989.
"My dad's third cousin," Koop smiled.
