Open letter: Charity garage sale

Oh man, oh man! Although I've helped to run several garage sales in the past, this is the first time where I've nearly lost my cool. And I wasn't the only one. My friend had to walk away from customers a couple of times because of insulting monetary offers. Yes, we do expect a degree of haggling. But offering us ridiculous sums of money for good quality merchandise is just plain insulting. At one point I had to snip at someone to put down the merchandise if they weren't going to buy it. This was after I was offered 10 cents for a book. Apparently 25 cents was just too steep of a price.

Sometimes it's painful to bite your tongue.

And the kicker was all proceeds of the garage sale go towards charity.

So here's my open letter to all the cheap people who attended this morning's charity garage sale for Run for the Cure:

Dear cheap people attending my charity garage sale,

Stop being cheap! We, meaning the garage sale organizers, do expect a bit of reasonable haggling. However, what some of you offered today was downright insulting. Expect no apology from me about my pissy behaviour after offering me an insulting amount of money for good quality items. I almost spit out my watermelon after one of you offered $2 for a pristine luggage set. None of the money we made today goes to us. One hundred per cent of today’s proceeds goes to Run for the Cure, a fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Also, I don’t appreciate you rolling your eyes at me when I point out to you that this is a fundraiser for cancer.

My friend almost wanted to post signs that said, “Thanks for not haggling as this is a fundraiser for Run for the Cure.” She thought it may be rude. Now, I think it is appropriate and we should definitely do this next year.

And to the guy who let his kid play with all the kids toys for 20 minutes before leaving without spending a cent … you stay classy!

Sincerely, 
Sunburnt and peeved Yarnitmomma