From: "JD" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Do you stereo type a person who garage sales?
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 18:31:00 GMT


"Saler"  wrote in message
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> I am interested in finding out how many of you out there stereo type a
> person who frequents garage sales? What do you see them as? What tax
> bracket do you put them in? What do they look like? What is their
> demeanor? I want to know all! It seems in my experience that there is
> stereo typing going on when it comes to this particular shopper and I
> want to get to the sources and answers to some of my questions?
>
> Thanks alot and look forward to hearing from you all.
>
> Henry
> Ledesma-Cravey Publishing, Inc. publisher of the: The Garage Sale
> Weekender

Anyone who looks down upon people who frequent garage sales is a fool. If TV
programs like Antiques Roadshow hasn't proven that, nothing will.

Even if you put the unhidden treasure aside, what's wrong with looking for
bargains? Most of the wealthy people I've known were also the most frugal -- 
probably how they got wealthy in the first place.

The truth is, most people have gotten past the outdated stigma. The people
that tend to look down their noses at garage sale patrons are precisely the
people who need to save a few bucks by shopping at them.

Need more proof? Look at how the demographics of the typical
BigLots/McFrugal's/Pic-N-Save customer has changed over the years.