That is what my mom always says about yard sales. We never did them growing up because my mom was too proud to sell her old stuff for people's hard-earned money. I don't do yard sales either, but I do peruse craigslist frequently. Daily. I am de-junking my house and have a pile of stuff no one else wants, so I thought I'd post them on craigslist.com in case someone wanted it. The moral of this story for me is, after all is said and done, just take it to Deseret Industries.
I posted a laptop bag on craigslist for five dollars and a few minutes later I got an email from a girl named Ashley. Here is the conversation we had regarding the bag:
Ashley (7:35 pm) - Can I get one of those
Me (7:43) - Yes, what did you want?
Ashley (7:48) - Can I get it [link to laptop bag]?
Me (9:10) - Yes. What time do you want to come look at or come get it?
Ashley (9:26) - Do you go to isu
Me (9:29) - Not this semester but if it's easier to meet on campus I can do that. just let me know.
Ashley (9:31) - Ok well do you go to work or where do you live at
Me (9:51) - Nope, I have all day off except for 11:00. do you know where the Institute building is? If you want we can meet in the parking lot since it's pretty central. If you have a better place let me know and we can make it work.
Ashley (9:53) - Ok
Me (10:09) - What time would be best for you? It'd me easier for me to do after lunch, around 1 or 2 or whenever.
Ashley (10:13) - Ya at two
(After pulling into the institute building at 2:05 pm, I run into my brother Richard and we chat. He can't believe I'm actually meeting someone for $5. I realize how dumb this all is and bust up laughing uncontrollably. )
Me (2:12 pm Today) - Sorry I'm late. I'm parked in the five minute parking spot if you're still here.
(I wait......wait......don't see her or hear back.......So around 2:25 I drive away.
Ashley (3:07 Today) - Sorry I just got done with class
I had to hold back the urge to email her something snarky back for basically putting me on a goose chase for nothing. But I didn't.
I also posted some lamps on craigslist. A lady really wanted them and emailed me instantly. She was supposed to come get them at 11:00 am this morning, so I got up extra early to clean up and tidy up our disaster of a house right now (dejunk everywhere). 11:00 rolls around. 11:30 rolls around. 12:00 comes and goes. And nothing. She never shows up or emails me. I email her and tell her to let me know if she wants them still. Still haven't heard back.
On Saturday, I found cute side tables on craigslist so I emailed the seller and asked if they were available. He emailed back saying we could meet Monday before 1:00 pm. I emailed him and told him I could meet him at 11:00. No response. Monday morning comes. Still no response. Finally I texted him at noon and asked if I could still come get the tables. Seven hours later he replies "hey, sorry I've been moving all day. the tables are in Rexburg now. Do you ever come up to Rexburg?"
Again, I had to resist the urge to say something snarky. Instead I said nothing. I don't plan to respond to him and I don't plan to respond to Ashley and if the lamp lady chooses to write back, I probably won't respond to her either.
My day was basically wasted, so to put myself in a good mood, I went to JoAnn's and bought a bunch of cute fabric. I'm taking all my goods and going straight to DI tomorrow. God Bless the DI.
