About Garage Sales and Selling

This morning (Saturday) as I was out and about doing the roadwork portion of my morning Physical Training (remember you can take the boy out of the Army but you can't take the Army out of the boy, but that's a different story) and I was watching those early birds start setting up their old stuff to be sold as new stuff to someone else.

There was this one Garage Sale that really caught my eye.


The lady seemed Gung-Ho about having the Garage Sale as she was putting stuff out on the table in their driveway. However, the business partner stood around with a scowl and not very inviting, not really happy about the situation. He was standing there with arms crossed and an "I dare you to stop and buy something" look on his face.

During my brief observation, I saw no less than 4 vehicles drive past that Garage Sale and stop at the next one, three houses down the street. There were kids outside playing, the sellers had smiles on their faces. It was inviting and open.

I understand that it was very early on a Saturday morning but seriously if you are going to commit an entire Saturday morning to the time honored tradition of the Garage Sale, then why not do the best you can? Why not commit to selling what you can to at least make the four or five hours you committed worth the time and effort (heck at least, make enough in sales to pay for Lunch).

Try this:
• Keep the scowl faced business partner (in this case: the husband) out of view of the buying public.
• If the husband insists on being out there, tell him to turn that frown upside down or SLAP a smile on his sour puss.
• No standing around with crossed arms
• No STANDING AROUND....Keep Moving
• SMILE...A LOT!!!!

Hey, why not try this in all parts of your personal and professional life?


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