Bagging Up Bargains
18.05.12
Wednesday's opening night runs from 6 to 9, and "bag sale" day, on Thursday, is a mere two hours, starting at 10 a. m. That morning, anything and everything that fits into two sizes of bags (small, $3, large, $5) gets carted off, and the tempo is... There also are books, shoes, jewelry, clothing (babies', children's, men's, women's) toys, accessories, housewares, furniture, and electronics, with sales overseen by 15 "lieutenants" appointed with almost military precision by Debbie Walker, a... "I definitely have the rummage gene," announced Gayle Payne, a sale staffer for more than a dozen years, as she sorted through bags of linens inside the church's Commons building. Still, they go for a song - $5 is a high-end price tag for pretty much everything in linens at a sale that benefits 11 charities. The preparations have been months in the making, with planning starting just weeks after each annual sale ends. Donations are solicited months ahead, and it takes hundreds of people-hours...
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer